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Kasey Moore and 8-year-old daughter, Sadie, from Northeast Philadelphia wear homemade hats as they watch the eclipse outside the Franklin Institute in Center City
Science

A total solar eclipse races across North America as clouds part along totality

It will be another 21 years before the U.S. sees another total solar eclipse on this scale.

1 year ago

Tyler Hanson, of Fort Rucker, Ala., watches the sun moments before the total eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.
Science

Are you in the path of totality? Total solar eclipse streaks across U.S. on April 8

The moon's shadow will slice a diagonal line from the southwest to the northeast across North America, briefly plunging communities along the track into darkness.

1 year ago

Visitors hold their hands out to receive the sun's energy as they celebrate the Spring equinox atop the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Thursday, March 21, 2019.
Weather

The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?

On the equinox, the Earth's orbit lines up so both hemispheres get the same amount of sunlight.

1 year ago

A view of the Earth from a balloon device
Science

During total solar eclipse, Drexel researchers will send a balloon into the stratosphere to measure ozone

The project is part of an initiative from NASA and the National Science Foundation to collect data and give students a chance to learn about scientific ballooning.

1 year ago

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Scott Joachim tries out an Apple Vision Pro headset during the first day of sales at a Palo Alto, Calif., Apple store on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Studio 2

Our Virtual Reality Future, Super-Earth Space Discovery, Ballet Brothers

Will we all be walking around with our phones strapped to our faces? We'll talk about Vision Pro. Plus, NASA discovers a new planet - a super-Earth - that could support life.

Air Date: February 6, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 49:58
Brendan Happe of Philly Moon Men with his telescope on South Street.
Science

From pavement to the planets: South St. turns into observatory

Visual trips to Jupiter, Saturn, the moon and more are available for anyone who walks by Brendan Happe and his telescope.

1 year ago

Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts interacts with one of the institute's exhibits.
Arts & Entertainment

Franklin Institute has a new take on the final frontier

The science museum’s newly expanded exhibition, Wondrous Space, puts outer space within reach.

2 years ago

This illustration provided by NASA depicts the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft at the asteroid Bennu. On Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, the spacecraft droped off rubble it grabbed from the asteroid Bennu, closing out a seven-year quest. (Conceptual Image Lab/Goddard Space Flight Center/NASA via AP, File)
Studio 2

Investigating An Asteroid, Comedian Nicole Byer, New Jersey Election Update

NASA scientists are studying space rock samples that returned to earth after a 7 year journey. Plus, Nicole Byer’s dating advice and the latest on hotly contested NJ races.

Air Date: November 1, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 49:55
In this still from
The Pulse
Science

Documentary explores the UFO sighting that changed the course of 62 children’s lives

In ‘Ariel Phenomenon,” filmmaker Randall Nickerson explores who and what we believe

2 years ago

Listen 13:10
This illustration provided by NASA depicts the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft at the asteroid Bennu. On Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, the spacecraft will fly by Earth and drop off what is expected to be at least a cupful of rubble it grabbed from the asteroid Bennu, closing out a seven-year quest.
Science

NASA’s 1st asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft

Scientists expect to get at least a cup of rubble from Bennu. The pristine samples are believed to be leftover building blocks from the dawn of our solar system.

2 years ago

Dr. Harold C. Connolly
Science

New Jersey professor participates in NASA mission of analyzing asteroid sample

Dr. Harold Connolly Jr. of Rowan University is a mission sample scientist for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return.

2 years ago

Listen 1:18
Susan Casey is the author of several books, most recently, The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
Studio 2

The Unexplored Deep Ocean, Mercury in Retrograde, Pa. Supreme Court Race

In the deepest parts of the ocean, strange creatures lurk and industrial fishing and deep sea mining pose a threat. Plus, mercury is in retrograde right now. So, what?

Air Date: August 30, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 49:47
Revelers gather at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge to celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, near Salisbury, England, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents, tourists and costumed witches and wizards have gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun
Community

Antlers and fancy dress: Stonehenge welcomes 8,000 visitors for summer solstice

Druids, pagans, hippies, local residents and tourists celebrated for the night and greeted sunrise on Wednesday, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.

2 years ago

Workers near the top of the 526 ft. Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center spruce up the NASA logo standing on scaffolds in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket scheduled for May 27 will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its first test flight with astronauts on-board to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Science

NASA talks UFOs with public ahead of final report on unidentified flying objects

NASA is holding its first public meeting on UFOs a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings.

2 years ago

Moon Japan UAE
Science

Tokyo company loses contact with moon lander in likely crash

A Japanese company's attempt to land a spacecraft on the moon has apparently failed.

2 years ago

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