
Space
NASA’s 2024 return to the moon will go through companies in Pa., NJ.
Fifty years ago, NASA had to design and build everything for the Apollo mission. Now, it will place an order with a private Pennsylvania company for a lunar lander.
2 years ago
If you want to own a plot of lunar land, there are websites that will sell you one. Are those websites for real?
2 years ago
Listen 04:24Happy Independence Day…& Aphelion
There will be a total Solar Eclipse Tuesday July 2nd in Chile and Argentina. The Exploratorium in San Francisco will cover the eclipse li ...
Air Date: June 29, 2019
Listen 05:52What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains
The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. It brings the longest day and shortest night of the year for the 88 percent of Earth’s people.
2 years ago
Long-distance trip: NASA opening space station to visitors
NASA announced Friday that it will open the International Space Station to private astronauts, with the first visit as early as next year.
2 years ago
“The Apollo Chronicles” by regional producer Rotfeld Productions premieres at The Franklin Institute next week at Night Skies ...
Air Date: June 8, 2019
Listen 05:39Astrophysicist explains how boxing makes her a better scientist
Federica Bianco says colleagues from both careers are surprised at her alternate identity, but each role enhances the other.
2 years ago
Listen 05:26New Constellation On the Block
There is a new Constellation to see – and this one is artificial! The first set of satellites dedicated to eventually providi ...
Air Date: June 1, 2019
Listen 07:04The moon has two distinct faces; gravity readings of the moon’s surface by a lunar orbiting satellite suggest that not long after forma ...
Air Date: May 25, 2019
Listen 06:34SpaceX launches 60 little satellites, with many more to come
SpaceX has launched 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage.
2 years ago
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing dress rehearsal flight Apollo 10. Astronauts Tom Stafford, John Young and Ge ...
Air Date: May 17, 2019
Listen 07:06Space-tourism dream edges toward reality in New Mexico
British billionaire Richard Branson and his space-tourism company Virgin Galactic announced new steps Friday toward offering thrill rides into the low reaches of space.
2 years ago
Two researchers suggest a small amount of Earth’s heaviest elements were created in the collision of two neutron stars 4.6 billion ...
Air Date: May 11, 2019
Listen 06:21New study says universe expanding faster and is younger than we thought
The universe is expanding faster than it used to, meaning it's about a billion years younger than we thought, a new study by a Nobel Prize winner says.
2 years ago