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SpaceX tries again to launch observatory, land rocket at sea
SpaceX is taking another stab at launching an observatory into deep space and landing the booster that carries it up. The unmanned ...
10 years ago
A perfect pair for Valentine’s Day
Head out of doors in the evening on Valentine’s Day to observe “a perfect pair” — Venus and Mar ...
Air Date: February 9, 2015
ListenPhilly becomes more powerful magnet for tech jobs
Tech-savvy millennials are moving to Philadelphia in huge numbers, but many of the jobs they want are still out in the suburbs. &n ...
10 years ago
ListenThe oldest planets ever discovered in our Milky Way have been around 11.2 billion years! Kepler 444 has identified five ...
Air Date: February 2, 2015
ListenNASA launches Earth-observing satellite
A NASA satellite has launched on a three-year mission to measure the amount of water in soil. A Delta 2 rocket carrying the Soil M ...
10 years ago
Obama says US must catch up to ensure drones are safe
President Barack Obama says U.S. laws and regulations haven’t yet caught up with technological developments that have made drones r ...
10 years ago
Next Monday (2/2) is Groundhog Day! Halfway through Winter. SpaceX gets another one billion dollars in investments for ...
Air Date: January 26, 2015
ListenBeware of the belching black hole
Chandra X-Ray satellite observes enormous eruption from our Milky Way Galaxy’s black hole . This extreme outburst ...
Air Date: January 19, 2015
ListenWith 8 exoplanet confirmations this week NASA’s Kepler Space Observatory has identified over 1,000 exoplanets pla ...
Air Date: January 13, 2015
Listen2015 astronomy & space exploration highlights
SpaceX ISS resupply launch could come as early as tomorrow or Wednesday. Dawn at Ceres – March 6th: orbited Vesta ...
Air Date: January 6, 2015
ListenNASA explores inflatable spacecraft technology
Devising a way to one day land astronauts on Mars is a complex problem and NASA scientists think it may be solved with something as simpl ...
10 years ago
2014’s out-of-this-world greatest hits
2014 was a spectacular year in space exploration/astronomy – headed by accomplishments of NASA’s Curiosity ...
Air Date: December 29, 2014
ListenImage by Matt Gibson on flickr – Yesterday Earth arrived at a point in ...
Air Date: December 22, 2014
Listen– Winter Solstice arrives Sunday at 6:03 pm – The Mars Rover Curiosity discovers evidence of lacustrine deposits in Gal ...
Air Date: December 15, 2014
ListenNASA Halts New Horizens’ Hibernation
-Geminid Meteor Shower peaks Friday -Earliest sunsets of 2014 will occur over the next few days -NASA Orion launch completely ...
Air Date: December 8, 2014
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