Science
Hopping 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
New app, Murmur, lets users vote on Mummers Parade favorites
Alfie Hanssen is a big fan of Philadelphia’s yearly spectacle. “I remember last year just sitting in lawn chairs in th ...
13 years ago
The best of 2012: From Mars to Space Ex to millions of diverse exoplanets!
This year, “Curiosity” rover arrived safely on Mars and is making its way to the stream beds of Mt. Sharp, looking for life- ...
Air Date: December 31, 2012
ListenLibrary help desk assists confused e-readers
If you need help figuring out the new Kindle or iPad you just got for Christmas, there’s a help desk for that. The Free Libr ...
13 years ago
Fiscal cliff talks a boon for year-end giving?
The end of the year is when most people do ...
13 years ago
Every star has its planet; so imagine billions and billions of planets.
The closest star to the earth (not our Sun, of course) looks like it has FIVE planets, an exciting development that opens all sorts of ex ...
Air Date: December 24, 2012
ListenWinter is here and it’s the end of the world according to the Maya
This Wednesday marks the start of the Saturnalia celebrations. Saturnalia, the Roman mid-winter festival, was used by early Christians t ...
Air Date: December 17, 2012
ListenPhiladelphia releases new tool for searching crime in the city
Want to see reported crimes near your home address over the last 30 days? Go to ...
13 years ago
Mercurial Ice and a Gigantic Black Hole
Astounding! Water on the planet closest to the Sun? According to NASA , Mercury’s surface temp is -297 to 800F at the equator diurn ...
Air Date: December 10, 2012
ListenSunrise – Sunset: A Trick of Time
The earliest sunset of the year is this Friday at 4:35 pm and after a week or so, sunsets are starting to come later. It can be con ...
Air Date: December 3, 2012
ListenBlackstone LaunchPad expands to Philadelphia, puts up $3M for student entrepreneurship
The charitable arm of one of the nation’s largest investment firms is bringing one of its programs to two Philadelphia universities ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia Magazine’s ThinkFest looks to convene region’s innovators
There’s the New Yorker Festival in the Big Apple, ...
13 years ago