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Star light, star (very) bright
Astronomers get their first glimpse of Yellow Hyperstar (HR 5171) one of the 10 largest known stars – 12,000 lig ...
Air Date: March 17, 2014
ListenGeologists have identified Zircon in ancient sandstones in Australia; Zircons are very hard to destroy or alter and whe ...
Air Date: March 12, 2014
ListenCan you BELIEVE it! – Switch to Daylight Saving Time this Sunday at 2:00 a.m. Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras ...
Air Date: March 3, 2014
ListenChina Space Agency says reports of Yutu’s Death were premature. There is some kind of mechanical problem, but com ...
Air Date: February 25, 2014
ListenWarm wishes from the red planet
Summer arrives this Saturday… on Mars! The season will be six months instead of three, thanks to the planet’ ...
Air Date: February 11, 2014
ListenAstronomers now ‘mapping’ brightness variations in stellar atmospheres. T-class “star” Luhman16 ...
Air Date: February 3, 2014
ListenThe 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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Listen 5:16This Superbowl Sunday is also Groundhog Day, cross-quarter day and Candlemas. A newly discovered Supernova 11.4 million light year ...
Air Date: January 27, 2014
ListenAstronomers have discovered a star with almost no impurities – just hydrogen and helium (and faint traces of calc ...
Air Date: January 21, 2014
ListenJulian Calendar year 2767 begins tomorrow. 13 days out of step with Gregorian Calendar which started in 1582. ChinaR ...
Air Date: January 13, 2014
ListenLet’s mark our 2014 calendars with these out-of-this-world reminders: Only 2 solar (April 29th- Annular, extreme ...
Air Date: January 6, 2014
ListenTime marches on, but sunrise will be stuck at 7:22 a.m. for more than a week. Winter constellations becoming prominent ...
Air Date: December 30, 2013
ListenLast 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 ...
Air Date: December 23, 2013
ListenTime 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 – ...
Air Date: December 16, 2013
ListenVenus is VERY bright after sunset; at its brightest for the year tomorrow. Don’t miss it. Nothing is ever this br ...
Air Date: December 9, 2013
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