Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)

Radio Programs

Moon and Antares An unlikely abode for life Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Last Ride Shuttling a big magnet into space Monday, April 18, 2011
Moon and Companions Follow the ice-crystal road Saturday, April 16, 2011
Birth of a Moon New ideas about the birth of a moon Friday, April 15, 2011
Moon and Regulus Catching a stellar carnival ride Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Space Day A double reason to celebrate Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Revolutionary Star Looking for a "revolutionary" star Sunday, April 10, 2011
Crater Sipping from a faint celestial cup Saturday, April 9, 2011
Flickering Crab A dead but fascinating star Friday, April 8, 2011
Moon and Aldebaran Predicting the future of a star Thursday, April 7, 2011
Compton Observatory One of the great ones Tuesday, April 5, 2011
NGC 4361 Sculpting a beautiful stellar corpse Sunday, April 3, 2011
Gienah A young-but-old star Saturday, April 2, 2011
Sunflower Galaxy A good night for galaxy-watching Thursday, March 31, 2011
Epsilon Aurigae A long-lasting stellar eclipse Monday, March 28, 2011
Taking Inventory Taking inventory of the solar system Saturday, March 26, 2011
The Big Dog A constellation with a bite Friday, March 25, 2011
Moon and Antares The Moon crosses the serpent bearer Thursday, March 24, 2011
Lightning Shows III Firing beams of antimatter Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Featured Images

A view of NGC 3582, a large stellar nursery in Karina
 Life and Death Tuesday, April 19, 2011
The Opportunity rover crosses the Martian plains toward Endeavour crater
 Crater Crawling Saturday, April 16, 2011
Launches of Vostok 1, STS-1 (space shuttle Columbia)
 Double Date Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Infrared view of planetary nebula NGC 4361 in Corvus
 Cotton-Candy Star Sunday, April 3, 2011
Storm clouds swirl through Saturn's atmosphere in an image from Cassini
 Artistic Storm Monday, March 28, 2011
New stars and the raw materials for more stars in the stellar nursery NGC 6729
 Star Maker Thursday, March 24, 2011

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