Science
Geologists have identified Zircon in ancient sandstones in Australia; Zircons are very hard to destroy or alter and whe
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Air Date: March 12, 2014
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Can you BELIEVE it! – Switch to Daylight Saving Time this Sunday at 2:00 a.m. Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras
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Air Date: March 3, 2014
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China Space Agency says reports of Yutu’s Death were premature. There is some kind of mechanical problem, but com
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Air Date: February 25, 2014
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Warm wishes from the red planet
Summer arrives this Saturday… on Mars! The season will be six months instead of three, thanks to the planet’
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Air Date: February 11, 2014
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Astronomers now ‘mapping’ brightness variations in stellar atmospheres. T-class “star” Luhman16
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Air Date: February 3, 2014
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The science of grunting while weightlifting
Is there any benefit to making noises when you lift weights or hit a tennis ball? Or are you just being annoying?
My gym is the Pl
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This Superbowl Sunday is also Groundhog Day, cross-quarter day and Candlemas.
A newly discovered Supernova 11.4 million light year
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Air Date: January 27, 2014
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Astronomers have discovered a star with almost no impurities – just hydrogen and helium (and faint traces of calc
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Air Date: January 21, 2014
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Julian Calendar year 2767 begins tomorrow. 13 days out of step with Gregorian Calendar which started in 1582. ChinaR
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Air Date: January 13, 2014
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Let’s mark our 2014 calendars with these out-of-this-world reminders: Only 2 solar (April 29th- Annular, extreme
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Air Date: January 6, 2014
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Time marches on, but sunrise will be stuck at 7:22 a.m. for more than a week. Winter constellations becoming prominent
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Air Date: December 30, 2013
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Last minute gift for space geeks
LEGO Curiosity Rover model (295 pieces) goes on sale on Jan. 1. Designed by a mechanical engineer who actually worked o
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Air Date: December 23, 2013
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Time grows short to tackle the fall 2013 to-do list
Winter solstice arrives Saturday afternoon at 12:11. Saturday also marks a manned mission milestone, on 12/21/68 –
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Air Date: December 16, 2013
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Venus is VERY bright after sunset; at its brightest for the year tomorrow. Don’t miss it. Nothing is ever this br
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Air Date: December 9, 2013
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Earliest sunset arrives this Saturday, latest sunrise arrives early next month. Summer constellations can still be seen
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Air Date: December 2, 2013
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