Space
The dwarf planet Pluto will be visited by New Horizons this summer, with the closest approach scheduled for June 14th.
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Air Date: May 18, 2015
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Last Thursday, after 11 years in space, NASA’s Messenger spacecraft made a scheduled crash onto the surface of Mercury, but not bef
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Air Date: May 4, 2015
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This Friday, May 1st is a cross-quarter day – halfway between the first day of spring and the first day of summer. It’s a day
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Air Date: April 27, 2015
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Come One, Come All: No Telescope Needed
Friday marks the 5th Annual city-wide Astronomy Night, which is the first event of the 2015 Philadelphia Science Festival.
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Air Date: April 20, 2015
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Rings, Centaurs, and Known Science
Four planets of our solar system have rings – Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. Astronomers can now identify at least two non-pl
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Air Date: April 13, 2015
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Newly discovered dwarf galaxies orbiting our Milky Way may offer opportunities to gain insight about so-called dark matter (the invisible
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Air Date: April 6, 2015
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Fastest star in the west (or east, north and south)
US 708 now holds the speed record for extragalactic stars: 2.7 million miles/hour! In this case it’s thought the velocity was provi
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Air Date: March 30, 2015
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Water, Water (Almost) Everywhere
– A total solar eclipse is available to be seen – if you’re willing to travel . . . and if you’re willing to chan
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Air Date: March 16, 2015
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Meetings at The Jet Propulsion Lab last week indicate that a major reason why NASA is pursuing landing on Mars is to protect human existe
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Air Date: March 9, 2015
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Harvest Moon provides visual feast
Thursday’s full moon is the Harvest Moon, which is the full moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox, which arrives S
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Air Date: September 16, 2013
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Dog day night viewing highlights
Moon is full tomorrow night, so watch as the moon rises as the sun sets or moon sets as sun rises. Venus and Saturn are
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Air Date: August 19, 2013
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Perseids pack peak punch tonight
Count on an early setting moon, and with clear skies the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower has the potential to
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Air Date: August 12, 2013
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A 14th moon of Neptune has been discovered and this one gets the prize for smallest size. Also, we’ll look back o
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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
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Air Date: June 25, 2013
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