Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)

Radio Programs

Aries Moving the point of the vernal equinox Saturday, October 27, 2012
Tiny Black Hole A record-setting black hole Friday, October 26, 2012
Star Destroyer A star loses a life-and-death struggle Thursday, October 25, 2012
Alpha and Beta Aquarii Rare supergiant stars Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Lucky Stars Lucky stars in the evening sky Monday, October 22, 2012
Shrinking Iceball A distant iceball gets smaller Friday, October 19, 2012
Moon and Companions Colorful companions for the Moon Thursday, October 18, 2012
White-Dwarf Planets II Dead stars consume dead planets Wednesday, October 17, 2012
White-Dwarf Planets Close planets around dead stars Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Deneb Algedi Deciphering the tale of an aging star Sunday, October 14, 2012
Bringing Up the Rear The tale of some starry tails Saturday, October 13, 2012
Capricornus The edge of the celestial sea Friday, October 12, 2012
Moon and Venus Long pauses in long-distance calls Thursday, October 11, 2012
Dark Portrait Snapping a picture of the unseeable Tuesday, October 9, 2012
IC 10 A faint but busy galactic neighbor Monday, October 8, 2012
Faint Triplets A faint set of stellar triplets Sunday, October 7, 2012
Aquarius Life-giving waters from a faint constellation Saturday, October 6, 2012
European Southern Observatory Organizing a new observatory Friday, October 5, 2012
More Venus and Regulus A well-timed early morning encounter Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Venus and Regulus Venus chugs past the heart of the lion Monday, October 1, 2012
Jovial Water Worlds Giant oceans around a giant planet Thursday, September 27, 2012

Featured Images

Infrared/ultraviolet view of Helix Nebula
 Colorful Demise Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Planetary nebula R Leporis
 Stellar Twister Thursday, October 11, 2012
The nearby starburst galaxy IC 10
 Active Neighbor Monday, October 8, 2012
The 'lucky' stars of Aquarius
 'Lucky' Stars Saturday, October 6, 2012

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