Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)

Radio Programs

More Moon and Aldebaran Putting a star on the bathroom scale Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Moon and Aldebaran Taking the measure of a bright star Monday, October 25, 2010
Nedelin Catastrophe Rocketry's deadliest accident Sunday, October 24, 2010
Alderamin Rounding up a regal star Saturday, October 23, 2010
Celestial Sea The Moon takes a dip in the sea Thursday, October 21, 2010
More Moon and Jupiter Charting the limited speed of light Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Moon and Jupiter Saving four big moons Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Stellar Heavyweight Bulked-up stars in a nearby galaxy Sunday, October 17, 2010
Moon and Antares A star that's on guard Monday, October 11, 2010
Galactic Sweep From downtown to the hinterlands Friday, October 8, 2010
Niels Bohr Follow the jumping electrons Thursday, October 7, 2010
Protoplanetary Disks III Looking into a young star system Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Protoplanetary Disks II Giving birth to planets Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Protoplanetary Disks Stirring up some new stars Monday, October 4, 2010
Moon and Regulus Taking the measure of a neighbor Sunday, October 3, 2010
Nebulium Breathing in an exotic element Saturday, October 2, 2010
Herculean Galaxies Stirring up spiral galaxies Friday, October 1, 2010
Planet Names The unromantic names of distant planets Thursday, September 30, 2010
Transit Treasures Compiling profiles of distant planets Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Planet Hunt Hunting hundreds of planets Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Featured Images

Cassini image of Saturn's moon Mimas, October 2010
 Scarface Monday, October 25, 2010
Comet Hartley-2 from McDonald Observatory
 Jolly Green Comet Thursday, October 21, 2010
Infrared view of Comet Hartley 2 from WISE
 Heading for a Rendezvous Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Artist's concept of a protoplanetary disk with wide gaps
 Planet Nursery Monday, October 4, 2010
Ground-based image of the galaxy cluster Abell 2151, in Hercules
 Galaxies Galore Friday, October 1, 2010

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