Science
If we lived on a planet that orbited a lone star outside of a galaxy, a starless night sky would be possible. Now astronomers have discov ...
Air Date: June 15, 2015
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Trailing U.S. startup leaders, Philly region begins to catch up
The Delaware Valley’s startup sector is growing, but still lags far behind heavyweights Silicon Valley and New York in overall acti ...
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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is closing in on Pluto. Ahead of the July 14th close approach; astronomers recently learned more abo ...
Air Date: June 8, 2015
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University City Science Center plans expansion that will double its size
The country’s oldest and largest urban research park is about to get even bigger. University City Science Center has announc ...
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Looking For Life In All The Right Places
NASA plans to send a three-year orbital mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa as early as 2022. It’s at the top of the list of mos ...
Air Date: June 1, 2015
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500,000 quasars (quasi-stellar radio sources) have been detected – including 100 binaries, two triples, and now – one quad. A ...
Air Date: May 25, 2015
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The dwarf planet Pluto will be visited by New Horizons this summer, with the closest approach scheduled for June 14th. This complet ...
Air Date: May 18, 2015
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Last Thursday, after 11 years in space, NASA’s Messenger spacecraft made a scheduled crash onto the surface of Mercury, but not bef ...
Air Date: May 4, 2015
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This Friday, May 1st is a cross-quarter day – halfway between the first day of spring and the first day of summer. It’s a day ...
Air Date: April 27, 2015
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Philly mayoral candidates talk tech
Candidates for mayor of Philadelphia are promising four more years of open, data-driven governance. Speaking to a crowd at Philly ...
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Come One, Come All: No Telescope Needed
Friday marks the 5th Annual city-wide Astronomy Night, which is the first event of the 2015 Philadelphia Science Festival. Commun ...
Air Date: April 20, 2015
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A digital reboot of humanities at U of Penn
The University of Pennsylvania is rebooting one of its most tradition-bound departments. The recently announced Price Lab for the ...
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Rings, Centaurs, and Known Science
Four planets of our solar system have rings – Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. Astronomers can now identify at least two non-pl ...
Air Date: April 13, 2015
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Seventh- and eighth-graders at Alexander Adaire School in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood are getting an extra education in co ...
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