Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)

Radio Programs

M2 An ancient family of stars Saturday, September 17, 2011
Early Start Getting an astronomical head start Monday, September 12, 2011
Lake Tides Small waves on big ponds Saturday, September 10, 2011
Border Star A star with a double identity Friday, September 9, 2011
GRAIL Playing follow-the-leader Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Lumpy Moon Measuring the Moon’s “lumpiness” Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sagitta Arrowing into the autumn season Sunday, September 4, 2011
Moon and Antares Kicking the Moon in the name of science Saturday, September 3, 2011
Evening Lineup II A pair of “pointy” stars Thursday, September 1, 2011
M7 A bright but distant star cluster Sunday, August 28, 2011
Kepler III Two ways to find planets Saturday, August 27, 2011
Kepler II Winnowing a list of possible planets Friday, August 26, 2011
Kepler I Watching for some stars to blink Thursday, August 25, 2011
Moon and Mars Roving across the Red Planet Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Triton A frigid moon like no other Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Changing Addresses Peering into a hidden planet Sunday, August 21, 2011
More Moon and Jupiter Jumpin' Jupiter! Saturday, August 20, 2011

Featured Images

Artist's concept of global ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa
 Water World Friday, September 16, 2011
A thick torus of dust encircles a quasar
 Water Works Tuesday, September 13, 2011
2011 image of the Apollo 12 landing site, from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
 Still Standing Friday, September 9, 2011
Map of the Moon's gravitational field
 Lunar Lumpiness Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Composite view of a giant storm on Saturn from the Cassini spacecraft
 Stormy Skies Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The star cluster M7
 Aging Family Sunday, August 28, 2011
NGC 4438 and NGC 4435, galaxies in Virgo
 Beautiful Eyes Thursday, August 25, 2011
Voyager 2 view of the Adams Ring at Neptune
 Pulverized Moon Monday, August 22, 2011

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