Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)

Radio Programs

Guitar Nebula Strumming a few astronomical notes Saturday, March 16, 2013
ALMA Cranking up a giant new telescope Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Pulsar Planets Reborn from a violent demise Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Planetary Debris Rocky evidence of planetary systems Monday, March 11, 2013
In the Zone Comfortable worlds around feeble stars Sunday, March 10, 2013
Lots of Planets Strength of discovery in numbers Saturday, March 9, 2013
Four Suns A world with four suns in the sky Friday, March 8, 2013
Planet Hunters Hunting for leftover planets Thursday, March 7, 2013
Ringing Beat The beat of vibrating stars Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Side Jobs A space telescope gets some extra jobs Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Comet PanStarrs A comet gets ready to shine Monday, March 4, 2013
Moon and Antares Two stars with different fates Sunday, March 3, 2013
Adhara Another impressive “dog” star Saturday, March 2, 2013
Moon and Spica Illumination from a disappearing act Thursday, February 28, 2013
Small Black Holes II Black holes that fizzle in a hurry Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Small Black Holes Looking for tiny black holes Monday, February 25, 2013
Moon and Regulus A different kind of star system Sunday, February 24, 2013
Yardsticks Measuring astronomical distances Saturday, February 23, 2013
Procyon A pair of stellar light bulbs Friday, February 22, 2013
The Beehive Brightening up a meager constellation Friday, February 15, 2013
Space Watch II Searching for cosmic bullets Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Double Cluster Sparkling stellar jewels Sunday, February 10, 2013

Featured Images

Comet C/2011 L4 Panstarrs in the western evening sky in March
 Sneaky Comet Sunday, March 10, 2013
A black hole is created in the Large Hadron Collider, then quickly evaporates
 Making a Black Hole Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Self-portrait of Curiosity rover on Mars, February 2013
 Self-Portrait Monday, February 18, 2013

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