Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)

Featured Images

High-resolution view of Phobos, moon of Mars
 Doomed Moon Sunday, January 13, 2013
Gemini Observatory view of outskirts of Orion Nebula
 Knotheads Thursday, January 10, 2013
Combined optical and X-ray view of two possible black holes in the galaxy IC 342
 On the Job Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Hubble Space Telescope view of globular cluster M2
 Stars Galore Sunday, January 6, 2013
Comet McNaught, 2007
 Bright Interlopers Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Soyuz spacecraft approaches space station with Moon in background
 Ready for Arrival Monday, December 31, 2012
Cassini images of Dione, Rhea
 Saturnian Two-Fer Thursday, December 27, 2012
Van Allen Probes and Earth's Van Allen radiation belts
 Dangerous Exposure Thursday, December 20, 2012
Artist's concept of Mariner 2 flying past Venus, December 14, 1962
 First Encounter Thursday, December 13, 2012

Radio Programs

More Moon and Mars Taking a ride on a Martian moon Sunday, January 13, 2013
Bigger Diamonds Real astronomical “sparklers” Friday, January 11, 2013
Diamonds Making “ice” from fire Thursday, January 10, 2013
Moon and Antares Building a stellar onion Saturday, July 28, 2012
M2 A distant home for old stars Sunday, January 6, 2013
Bright Interlopers Disorderly visitors head inward Thursday, January 3, 2013
Comets Icy remnants from the birth of the planets Wednesday, January 2, 2013
More Sirius A stellar weight-loss program Sunday, December 30, 2012
Sirius A beautiful dog gets closer Saturday, December 29, 2012
Moon and Jupiter III Mixing up some lunar water Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Northern Cross A star pattern with a double identity Sunday, December 23, 2012
Winter Solstice A changing calendar cycle Friday, December 21, 2012
Storm Probes Plunging into the danger zone Thursday, December 20, 2012
More Mariner 2 Destroying a “second Earth” Friday, December 14, 2012
Mariner 2 Pioneering a path to another world Thursday, December 13, 2012

Resources

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