The nose knows on Mars
Listen 00:05:13European Space Agency and Roscosmos partnered to send a methane-hunting orbiter and a EDL systems tester to Mars. Should arrive in October. Plus, Universal Oddities: A dance between two black holes is observed 3.5 billion light years away – the bigger dance partner spins at one-third the speed of light !
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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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41 years since it left Earth in the rear view mirror, NASA’s Voyager 2 bids adieu to our solar system. Earlier this week, engineers ...
Air Date: December 13, 2018
Shedding Light on the Dark Side of the Moon
China’s next lunar visitor Chang’e 4 is due to touch down on the far side of the moon on December 31st. If it succeeds in th ...
Air Date: December 10, 2018
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Early Sunsets in Early December
Starting on Monday, December 3rd, we’ll embark on a ten-day period when sunset arrives around 4:35 in the afternoon, marking the ea ...
Air Date: December 3, 2018
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