Science
December 25 marks Christmas Day and December mini-moon day! The moon was at apogee, or the greatest distance from Earth (for the month). ...
Air Date: December 26, 2016
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The Winter Solstice arrives on Wednesday at 5:44 am. It marks the northern hemisphere’s greatest axial tilt away from the sun, prod ...
Air Date: December 19, 2016
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Astronomers at Yale University and University of Toronto have identified something very new over in the Coma Cluster of galaxies 300 ligh ...
Air Date: December 12, 2016
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Reality mars plans for manned mission to Mars
Space exploration is fraught with danger, as evidenced in the National Geographic series MARS. Reinforcing that message, the recent ESA/ ...
Air Date: December 5, 2016
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A supercluster of galaxies was recently found lurking on just the other side of the Milky Way. Only 800 million light years out, it is si ...
Air Date: November 28, 2016
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Direct imaging of exoplanets is now possible – a new instrument on the 8m Subaru telescope in Hawaii is imaging exoplanets. T ...
Air Date: November 21, 2016
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Don’t serve up stomach bug along with holiday meal
Happy holidays. Tis the season for norovirus — a stomach ailment that can start with contaminated food. And nothing leaves a wor ...
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Meteor shower? Or meteor drizzle?
With clear skies, the Leonid Meteors are available to be viewed from November 15 – 20, peaking on the 18th. The Leonids are typical ...
Air Date: November 14, 2016
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How should Pa. balance energy needs with environmental protection?
Pa. coal production has slowed since the Marcellus Shale boom began, and concerns linger about the environmental impact of both. StateImp ...
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360 years ago Tuesday (in 1656) Edmund Halley was born. Not only is Halley celebrated because of his namesake comet, the first whos ...
Air Date: November 7, 2016
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Clocks change back one hour to Standard Time on Sunday. The moon is one day old on the 31st; not the best for Hallowe’en, but ...
Air Date: October 31, 2016
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This rebroadcast show is all about the human body – more specifically, what happens to us after weR ...
Air Date: October 27, 2016
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It turns out that the universe is more crowded with stuff than we previously thought. A new estimate of the number of galaxies in the Uni ...
Air Date: October 24, 2016
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Where are we in the zodiac now, and why would it matter? This week on SkyTalk, Dave and Dr. Pitts discuss the difference between astronom ...
Air Date: October 17, 2016
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Now for our feature presentation: we’re going to explore the science of movie magic as seen on the big screen and behind the scenes ...
Air Date: October 14, 2016
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