History of Astronomy

Radio Programs

Nicolas Louis de Lacaille Mapping southern skies Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Moon and Regulus A special day for astronomy Saturday, April 20, 2013
Argo Navis Sailing across the southern sky Monday, April 1, 2013
Moon and Jupiter A large, close-knit planetary family Sunday, February 17, 2013
Quasars II Lighting up a distant galaxy Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Quasars The long-range secret of odd “stars” Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Missed Opportunity Missing a “stellar” opportunity Monday, January 28, 2013
More Mariner 2 Destroying a “second Earth” Friday, December 14, 2012
Mariner 2 Pioneering a path to another world Thursday, December 13, 2012
‘Titanic’ Discoveries A big moon keeps its secrets Monday, November 19, 2012
Uranus at Opposition Overlooking a giant planet Friday, September 28, 2012
Moon and Antares Flirting with the stars Thursday, September 20, 2012
BL Lacertae A star that’s more than a star Friday, September 14, 2012
Eclipse Watcher Risking life and limb for a solar eclipse Sunday, August 19, 2012
Cloudy Skies A cruel twist of nature Saturday, August 18, 2012
Tuttle Comets War, embezzlement, and comets Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Swift Comets From hardware-store owner to cosmic celebrity Monday, July 16, 2012
H-R Diagram Drawing the lives of the stars Saturday, July 7, 2012
The Sombrero Looking beneath the brim of a galaxy Monday, July 2, 2012
Leo Minor Stars without much flash Saturday, June 23, 2012
Johann Galle Taking note of a new planet Saturday, June 9, 2012

Featured Images

Artist's concept of Mariner 2 flying past Venus, December 14, 1962
 First Encounter Thursday, December 13, 2012
Solar eclipse of August 19, 1887, from near Berlin
 Fire in the Sky Saturday, August 18, 2012
False-color view of Comet Swift-Tuttle, 1992
 Swift Comet Monday, July 16, 2012
H-R Diagram
 Stellar Plot Saturday, July 7, 2012

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