
Science
Spring is the season for comets
Scientists are studying other moons in the solar system and it turns out our moon is much less dynamic than others. Europa, a moon of Jup ...
Air Date: March 11, 2013
ListenClocking the speed of a Supermassive black hole
Astronomers, who have been trying to accurately clock the speed of a Supermassive black hole for some time, finally got their chance. Ke ...
Air Date: March 4, 2013
ListenAsteroids falling towards Earth
The asteroid that hit Russia seemed like quite a surprise, but over the last decade scientists have been trying to ...
Air Date: February 25, 2013
ListenWith awards ceremony, Philly DoGooder goes big
Five months in the making, the Philly DoGooder campaign wrapped up with a lively awards ceremony Thursday night. The project had p ...
13 years ago
Rebuilding Shore road symbolizes New Jersey’s resilience
A highway in a part of New Jersey that was hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy is going to be rebuilt. About $215 million in federal highw ...
13 years ago
Curiosity Rover is digging deep into Martian rock, well, maybe not that deep. A drill will go just 2.5 inches into a fine grain piece of ...
Air Date: February 18, 2013
ListenWill an asteroid pass too close for comfort?
The 449th anniversary of Galileo’s birth back in 1564 comes up this Friday, February 15th and he is celebrating with an asteroid pa ...
Air Date: February 11, 2013
ListenMars Curiosity drills to new depths
Today is Clyde Tombaugh’s 107th birth anniversary. Born in 1906 , he was an American astronomer, rocket scientist and telescope bui ...
Air Date: February 4, 2013
ListenWhy N.J. is giving its angel investors a 10% tax break
Angel investors are rich people with a high tolerance for risk. They get in early on promising new ventures that either fizzle out o ...
13 years ago
The shadow doesn’t know much about the end of winter plus the Brown Dwarf stars story
The amazing universe of Brown Dwarf stars: the most numerous of all in the galaxy, they form like normal stars do but lack the mass neede ...
Air Date: January 28, 2013
ListenYes, Mars has a liquid past, the rocks tell the story
Mars Science Lab Curiosty has discovered fractures filled with calcium sulfates in sedimentary rock units. On earth, fractures like the ...
Air Date: January 21, 2013
ListenHopping down the Milky Way plus this week’s sky
Tips for mapping a path through the winter Milky Way? Since the Milky Way is now stretched across from the SE up to the NW, find a basic ...
Air Date: January 14, 2013
ListenA Jersey mystery: Who killed the ‘smart gun’?
For over a decade, a unique gun law in New Jersey has been on the books. It requires that all new handguns sold in the state be equipped ...
13 years ago
Listen 4:30Rogue planets wander the skies and mini shuttles return to orbit
So what happens with all the inner planets, rocky planets, gas giant planets, outer planets, dwarf planets, minor planets, exoplanets and ...
Air Date: January 7, 2013
ListenNew tower coming to University City skyline
Starting in the fall, a new $100 million tower will be sprouting up in University City. ...
13 years ago