Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)

Radio Programs

Comet Encounter Returning to the scene of a wreck Monday, February 14, 2011
Lunar Guidance Following a guiding star Sunday, February 13, 2011
NEAR Encounter A close encounter with an asteroid Saturday, February 12, 2011
Interesting Planets Interesting worlds in other star systems Friday, February 11, 2011
Beta Pictoris A speck of light with a difference Thursday, February 10, 2011
Upsilon Andromedae An out-of-whack solar system Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Defining Planets An uncertain count of planets Tuesday, February 8, 2011
More Apollo 14 Taking care of some lunar business Saturday, February 5, 2011
Mars in Conjunction Hiding in the bright sunshine Thursday, February 3, 2011
Messengers The messengers of the stars Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Winter Milky Way The bright and dark Milky Way Sunday, January 30, 2011
Moon, Venus, and Antares Puffing up a stellar supergiant Friday, January 28, 2011
Titan IV Sailing an alien sea Thursday, January 27, 2011
Titan III A "great" lake on a frigid moon Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Titan II Stirring up a lively brew Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Titan A remarkably familiar world Monday, January 24, 2011
Counting Planets II Keeping score in the search for planets Thursday, January 20, 2011
Counting Planets Adding to the planetary census Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Habitable Zones Looking for worlds with rainy days Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Featured Images

Newly forming planetary system around Beta Pictoris
 Messy Star System Thursday, February 10, 2011
Ground and orbital views of Opportunity rover at Santa Maria crater
 Looking In Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Spiral galaxy NGC 3621 in the constellation Hydra
 Galactic Sparkler Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Antares, brightest star of Scorpius, shines through the rings of Saturn
 Peeking Giant Friday, January 28, 2011
False-color image of Orion Nebula from European Southern Observatory
 Delicate Power Friday, January 21, 2011
Earth is in the middle of the Sun's habitable zone
 In the Zone Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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