Space
Monday’s lunar eclipse is the precursor to the August 21 total solar eclipse that will traverse the United States. Dr. Pitts and Da ...
Air Date: August 7, 2017
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We are now just three weeks out from a total solar eclipse traversing the United States. Those lucky enough to be in the direct path will ...
Air Date: July 31, 2017
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This is a great week to watch the development of lunar phases. Start watching on Monday night, with a barely visible 1.5-day old thin cre ...
Air Date: July 24, 2017
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On July 29th, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act and soon we sent men where only our imaginations h ...
Air Date: July 21, 2017
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A futuristic vacation guide to our galaxy for the savvy space traveler
How two space geeks imagine the future of trips to the stars. Rock climbing on Mars, playing baseball on the moon and skydiving th ...
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Shining Star (but just barely)
The smallest star ever just found, called ELBM-J0555-57Ab, is just about the size of Saturn but 300 times as massive. That makes it just ...
Air Date: July 18, 2017
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Double the data: studying space’s impact on identical twins
Astronauts often become lab rats of sorts – scientists have an intense interest in studying how space affects their bodies and mind ...
7 years ago
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3, 2, 1…Bake off! The mission to make bread in space
Crumbs may seem harmless here on Earth, but they can be a hazard in microgravity — they could get in an astronaut’s eye, or get i ...
7 years ago
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Houston, we have a people problem: the first ‘mutiny’ in space
In 1973, a communication snafu between astronauts in space and their colleagues on Earth, alerted NASA to the need for people skills and ...
7 years ago
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Inside the NASA program that makes science fiction technology real
Physicists and engineers in New Jersey are working on a power source that can take humans far out into our solar system. We have l ...
7 years ago
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On this date in July 1997, NASA placed the first rover on Mars. Sojourner was followed by Spirit and Opportunity, then Curiosity. It was ...
Air Date: July 10, 2017
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This week, Dave Heller and Dr. Derrick Pitts discuss Earth’s elliptical orbit, and how it can still feel hot on Earth when we are a ...
Air Date: July 3, 2017
You Must Remember This – An Eclipse Is Not Just an Eclipse
Kepler scientists this week announced the 219 newest additions to the exoplanet count – 10 of which are identified as “terres ...
Air Date: June 26, 2017
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‘2001’ came and went, but the movie’s ideas still resonate
The 1968 movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” painted a grand vision of the future — but for lots of us, the real 21st Century has ...
7 years ago
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Sun’s Original Twin: What happened to it? UC Berkeley astronomer Steven Stahler and Sarah Sadevoy of Smithsonian Astrophysical Obse ...
Air Date: June 19, 2017
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