Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)

Radio Programs

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
Plurality of Worlds Changing ideas about the universe Monday, January 17, 2011
Sirius The long path to a nearby star Sunday, January 16, 2011
Galactic Pileup A big galactic pileup Saturday, January 15, 2011
Alnilam Sailing on a stellar wind Friday, January 14, 2011
Orion's Belt Paying attention to a celestial trio Thursday, January 13, 2011
Spinning Horsehead A spinning horse's head Saturday, January 8, 2011
NGC 1502 A necklace for the celestial giraffe Thursday, January 6, 2011
Stellar Shock Wave A star rams its way through the galaxy Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The Camel Leopard Spotting a spotted constellation Tuesday, January 4, 2011
More Moon and Venus Dipping into a distant atmosphere Thursday, December 30, 2010
Moon and Saturn Diving into a Perrier ocean Monday, December 27, 2010

Featured Images

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
Reiner Gamma, a prominent lunar swirl in the Ocean of Storms
 Lunar Swirl Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Hubble view of Hanny's Voorwerp and the galaxy IC 2497
 In the Spotlight Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Infrared image of the Lagoon Nebula
 Blue Lagoon Thursday, January 6, 2011
The Horsehead Nebula
 Galloping Nebula Saturday, January 8, 2011
Over the Rim Friday, December 31, 2010
Opportunity rover view of Santa Maria crater
 Crater Climbing Thursday, December 30, 2010
The Opportunity rover casts it shadow on the rim of a Martian crater
 Martian Robot Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Geysers on Enceladus
 Fizzy Moon? Monday, December 27, 2010

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