Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)

Radio Programs

Shields Up! Protection against a dangerous universe Friday, December 17, 2010
Dangerous Space One of the hazards of space travel Thursday, December 16, 2010
Early Summer Flip-flopping the seasons Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Uhuru Opening a new view of the universe Saturday, December 11, 2010
Chippy Family Disrupting an icy world Friday, December 10, 2010
Orcus Giving birth to a distant moon Thursday, December 9, 2010
Eris Sowing discord in the outer solar system Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Distant Iceballs Clearing up some distant definitions Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Venus Arrival Peering into an alien atmosphere Monday, December 6, 2010
Sculptor Chiseling a faint constellation Sunday, December 5, 2010
Palomar 1 The Milky Way destroys a star cluster Saturday, December 4, 2010
Orion Nebula Discovering a stellar nursery Friday, December 3, 2010
Moon and Companions II Planning for a trip to hell Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Moon and Companions Dipping into some chilly lakes Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Royal Society Getting together for science Sunday, November 28, 2010
Moon and Regulus A mismatched stellar family Saturday, November 27, 2010
Witch Head Nebula An astronomical youth movement Friday, November 26, 2010
Brown Dwarfs III Objects that don’t show the extra pounds Thursday, November 25, 2010
Brown Dwarfs II A place for a tough umbrella Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Not-Brown Dwarfs Painting the colors of failed stars Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Featured Images

Shields like those of the USS Enterprise may protect real space travel
 Shields Up! Friday, December 17, 2010
Visible and X-ray image of a supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud
 Holiday Decoration Thursday, December 16, 2010
Enceladus passes in front of Saturn's rings
 Saturnian Iceball Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Sun glints off a lake on Saturn's moon Titan
 Sparkling Lake Tuesday, November 30, 2010
IC 2118, the Witch Head Nebula
 Witch Head Nebula Friday, November 26, 2010

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