Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)

Radio Programs

Skylab High-flying eyes on the Sun Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Setting a Date Zeroing in on the Big Bang Monday, May 13, 2013
Getting Away Escaping from a black hole in a hurry Friday, May 10, 2013
Keeping Tabs Keeping an eye on a fuzzy foot Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Recalibrating Recalibrating a space telescope Tuesday, May 7, 2013
File Cabinet Leafing through a starry filing cabinet Monday, May 6, 2013
Big and Little “Extreme” constellations Sunday, May 5, 2013
Model Cosmos Taking the measure of the solar system Friday, May 3, 2013
Star Factory A massive factory for making stars Thursday, May 2, 2013
GALEX Keeping an eye on the galactic action Sunday, April 28, 2013
Moon and Antares Naming a “rival” of Mars Saturday, April 27, 2013
Saturn at Opposition Stirring up some giant storms Friday, April 26, 2013
Moon and Saturn A futuristic buggy race Thursday, April 25, 2013
Bright Visitors Bright visitors from beyond Earth Monday, April 22, 2013
Alpha Centauri Planet A nearby planetary neighbor Sunday, April 21, 2013
Coma Galaxy Cluster A brilliant cluster of galaxies Friday, April 19, 2013
Coma Star Cluster Golden tresses and glistening stars Thursday, April 18, 2013
Messy Impact Debating a devastating impact Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Featured Images

The powerful quasar SDSS J1106
 Phenomenal Cosmic Power Friday, May 10, 2013
Hubble Space Telescope, May 2009
 Recalibrating Monday, May 6, 2013
Cassini view of Saturn's north pole
 Eye of the Storm Thursday, May 2, 2013
Hubble Space Telescope image of Comet ISON, April 2013
 Closing In Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Artist's depiction of planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B
 Close Neighbor Sunday, April 21, 2013
Hubble view of Coma Cluster of galaxies
 Crowning Glory Friday, April 19, 2013
The Antennae galaxies
 Getting Together Tuesday, April 16, 2013

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