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A baker’s dozen (+1)

A 14th moon of Neptune has been discovered and this one gets the prize for smallest size. Also, we’ll look back o ...

Air Date: July 23, 2013

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NASA is looking for a few good names

You have until July 1st to sign up to send your name to Mars with MAVEN – first spacecraft dedicated to study of ...

Air Date: June 25, 2013

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Solstice oh-so-bittersweet

Friday marks the official start of summer, but the advent also brings the curtain down on the growing sunrise to sunset ...

Air Date: June 17, 2013

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The intrepid Mars Rover Opportunity rolls on

Opportunity has traversed 22.2 miles in its nine years and four months on the Red Planet, and is still performing good ...

Air Date: May 27, 2013

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New moon = Dark skies = Great celestial viewing opportunities

For a challenge, check out the Eta Aquarid meteor shower through Friday, 5/10. For an easier challenge, there are plane ...

Air Date: May 6, 2013

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Not too old for an “out of this world” walk

At the age of 59, International Space Station cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov (pictured above) set a new record last week by ...

Air Date: April 29, 2013

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Come to the Carnival!

April 15, 2013 [Dave Heller] Come one, come all: techies, geeks, freaks, families and those just looking for a fun ...

Air Date: April 15, 2013

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Faster than a speeding bullet . . . WAY faster than a speeding bullet

Astronomers catch sight of the fastest orbiting body yet – a small star circling a black hole every two-and-a-half hours! Remarkabl ...

Air Date: March 25, 2013

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Curiosity generates ‘thirst’ for more information about the Red Planet

The Mars Rover hits paydirt, or more appropriately pay-clay pointing to water, water everywhere; including possibly drops to drink. It ...

Air Date: March 18, 2013

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Clocking the speed of a Supermassive black hole

Astronomers, who have been trying to accurately clock the speed of a Supermassive black hole for some time, finally got their chance. Ke ...

Air Date: March 4, 2013

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Digging deep on Mars

Curiosity Rover is digging deep into Martian rock, well, maybe not that deep. A drill will go just 2.5 inches into a fine grain piece of ...

Air Date: February 18, 2013

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Will an asteroid pass too close for comfort?

The 449th anniversary of Galileo’s birth back in 1564 comes up this Friday, February 15th and he is celebrating with an asteroid pa ...

Air Date: February 11, 2013

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Mars Curiosity drills to new depths

Today is Clyde Tombaugh’s 107th birth anniversary. Born in 1906 , he was an American astronomer, rocket scientist and telescope bui ...

Air Date: February 4, 2013

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The shadow doesn’t know much about the end of winter plus the Brown Dwarf stars story

The amazing universe of Brown Dwarf stars: the most numerous of all in the galaxy, they form like normal stars do but lack the mass neede ...

Air Date: January 28, 2013

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Yes, Mars has a liquid past, the rocks tell the story

Mars Science Lab Curiosty has discovered fractures filled with calcium sulfates in sedimentary rock units. On earth, fractures like the ...

Air Date: January 21, 2013

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