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Here Comes the Sun(s)

A quintuple star system is discovered in the constellation Ursa Major. Multiple systems are not unusual, in fact most stars are mu ...

Air Date: August 3, 2015

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Giant Surprises from the Dwarf Planet

Images and data beamed back from NASA’s New Horizons mission has astronomers rethinking what they thought they knew about Pluto. Ke ...

Air Date: July 27, 2015

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Happy Anniversary

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Air Date: July 20, 2015

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Happy Anniversary ADA!

Twenty-five years ago, President George Herbert Walker Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, bettering the lives of many Ameri ...

Air Date: July 20, 2015

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Centipedes from Hell!

Geophilus Hadesi discovered in Croatian caves – more than half a mile below the earth’s surface! These ‘extrem ...

Air Date: July 13, 2015

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Girl in Glass

Your baby is born prematurely… a nightmare of unknowns. We talk with Deanna Fei ...

Air Date: July 13, 2015

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Night Sky Fireworks Beyond the 4th

Call this Venus Week! Friday, Venus shows its greatest illuminated portion – and it will be at its brightest for this year on Sunda ...

Air Date: July 6, 2015

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Independence Day/Independent Life

At this time of year when we think about our nation’s independence, let’s look at what independence means in our lives. Your first s ...

Air Date: July 6, 2015

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Far Out

The Sun will be at its furthest annual distance from the Earth next Monday afternoon – 94,506,507 miles. Heading outdoors to ...

Air Date: June 29, 2015

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Ambition: Good News Bad News

Determination, individualism – work hard you’ll get ahead and get a piece of the American pie. Those are hallmarks of our society ...

Air Date: June 29, 2015

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Glorious Lamp of Heaven

Our region reached the maximum hours of daylight for the year yesterday. We lose two seconds today; a minute by the end of the week, and ...

Air Date: June 22, 2015

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Understanding Male Bonds and Codes

Bro-mances, buddy films –that’s the Hollywood picture of male friendship — but what do men really need to have an intimate rela ...

Air Date: June 22, 2015

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Lights Out

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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Fatherhood: Wisdom and ways

Fatherhood will be celebrated this month on Father’s Day. For many, fathers and father figures are key to supporting and raising childr ...

Air Date: June 15, 2015

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