Giant Surprises from the Dwarf Planet
Listen 00:07:27Images and data beamed back from NASA’s New Horizons mission has astronomers rethinking what they thought they knew about Pluto. Kepler 452b, aka Earth 2.0 – follow all the action at Search ‘NASA finding another earth.’
Take Derrick’s challenge of spying Saturn and the bright red star of Scorpius, Antares in the night sky this week.
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Skytalk is hosted by WHYY's Dave Heller. Each week he discusses the latest news in astronomy with Dr. Derrick H. Pitts of the Franklin Institute.
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On the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, we discuss the mission, what we learned about the moon and space, the evolution of the spacesuit, and the new space race.
Air Date: July 19, 2019 10:00 am
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Delaware companies eye a future in space while marking Apollo 11’s anniversary
Two Delaware companies that contributed spacesuits and other materials to the moon landing 50 years ago see a role in future space missions.
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Armstrong’s famous ‘one small step’ quote — explained
What did Neil Armstrong really say when he took his first step on the moon?
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