Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)

3-5

Radio Programs

Moon and Companions The Moon slides across the sky Sunday, March 17, 2013
Capistrano Meteorite A California town gets a visitor Friday, March 15, 2013
Moon, Jupiter, and Aldebaran Jupiter’s large adopted family Monday, February 18, 2013
Moon and Jupiter A large, close-knit planetary family Sunday, February 17, 2013
Mercury in the Evening A visit from a reticent planet Saturday, February 16, 2013
Space Watch IV A very close encounter Thursday, February 14, 2013
Space Watch III Painting our way out of a jam Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Space Watch A target in a cosmic shooting gallery Monday, February 11, 2013
Grand Sky A “grand” view of the night sky Saturday, February 2, 2013
Winter Circle Bracketing the Winter Circle Saturday, January 26, 2013
Apophis Keeping an eye on a troublemaker Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Holiday Skies Lighting up the holiday sky Monday, December 31, 2012
Long-Night Moon Lighting up the long night Thursday, December 27, 2012
Moon and Jupiter II Lighting up the Christmas-night sky Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Moon and Jupiter Bright lights for Christmas Eve Monday, December 24, 2012
Moon and Mars Visitors from other worlds Saturday, December 15, 2012
Moon and Jupiter A chilly Moon for a chilly time of year Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Celestial Equator Splitting the sky in half Monday, October 15, 2012
Zagami Meteorite A startling messenger from Mars Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Double Impact Bowling over a giant planet Sunday, September 30, 2012
Uranus at Opposition Overlooking a giant planet Friday, September 28, 2012

Featured Images

The starry ceiling of Grand Central Terminal
 Grand Sky Saturday, February 2, 2013
Moon, Jupiter, and Taurus, October 4-5, 2012
 Bull Rush Thursday, October 4, 2012
Venus-Regulus encounter in the pre-dawn sky, October 2-4, 2012
 Morning Mashup Monday, October 1, 2012
Recent image from Mars rovers Curiosity and Opportunity
 Mars Targets Saturday, September 29, 2012

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