Space
Mars’ close approach is Tuesday, July 31. A large subglacial lake of (very salty) liquid water has been found on Mars. This conclus ...
Air Date: July 31, 2018
Listen 05:58UFO spotters meet up at annual MUFON summit in New Jersey
The Mutual UFO Network boasts more than 500 UFO field investigators worldwide.
6 years ago
Underground lake found on Mars beneath a mile of ice
An Italian team of scientists says it has strong evidence of a subsurface lake of liquid water on Mars.
6 years ago
Scientists have discovered 12 more of Jupiter’s moons, bringing the planet’s total count to 79. There are 175 known moons in ...
Air Date: July 23, 2018
Listen 06:29Galileo would be stunned: Jupiter now has 79 moons
More than 400 years after Galileo Galilei discovered the first of Jupiter's moons, astronomers have found a dozen more.
6 years ago
Relive Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear
Follow a replay of the NASA lunar exploration events from 49 years ago online. ...
Air Date: July 17, 2018
Listen 07:50Astronomers identify supermassive black hole as source of neutrinos
A team of astronomers believe they've found the mysterious source of high energy neutrinos that travel for billions of light years in space before hitting Earth.
6 years ago
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft arrives at asteroid Ryugu on Wednesday, beginning a string of encounters including fly-bys, ...
Air Date: July 10, 2018
Listen 07:23Scientists capture first birth of a planet
An international team of scientists has discovered a young planet — just 5 or 6 million years old — forging its own path through space and likely growing along the way.
6 years ago
Celebrating the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of July
Independence Day is sandwiched between the start of the dog days of summer and Aphelion. The dog days of summer are traditionally ...
Air Date: July 2, 2018
Listen 07:18Enormous dust storm on Mars threatens the Opportunity rover
A massive dust storm on Mars is threatening NASA's Opportunity rover, which has been conducting research on the Red Planet for well over a decade.
6 years ago
New discoveries advance case for possible life on Mars
Scientists reported Thursday that NASA's Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed.
6 years ago
Astronaut and moonwalker Alan Bean dies at 86
Bean was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 12, which made the second moon landing in 1969.
7 years ago
An especially carnivorous supermassive black hole sitting at the center of a galaxy is gobbling galactic gases at an astonishing rate ...
Air Date: May 21, 2018
Listen 06:00Earth’s Volcanic Activity Makes It Unique
Is the current volcanic activity in Hawaii possible elsewhere in the solar system? Mercury, Venus, and Mars no longer have volcani ...
Air Date: May 14, 2018
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