Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)

3-5

Featured Images

About one hour after sunset, late August and early September
 Red Rivals Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Neil Armstrong aboard the lunar module Eagle, July 21, 1969
 Leading the Way Sunday, August 26, 2012
View of the asteroid Vesta from the Dawn spacecraft
 Ready for Departure Thursday, August 23, 2012
Solar eclipse of August 19, 1887, from near Berlin
 Fire in the Sky Saturday, August 18, 2012
Moon and Companions, June 2012
 Moon and Company Monday, June 25, 2012

Radio Programs

Red Rivals Colorful rivals in the evening sky Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Dawn II Piecing together the story of an asteroid Thursday, August 23, 2012
Dawn A witness to the dawn of the solar system Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Eclipse Watcher Risking life and limb for a solar eclipse Sunday, August 19, 2012
Perseid Meteors The perfect spot for the Moon Saturday, August 11, 2012
Mars, Saturn, and Spica A bright but rapidly closing triangle Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Moon and Spica Two bright stars for the price of one Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Desert Storm A rain of stones from beyond Earth Thursday, July 19, 2012
Summer Delights Bright delights in the summer sky Sunday, July 15, 2012
More Moon and Companions A sky show that’s worth getting up for Saturday, July 14, 2012
Moon and Companions A gathering of astronomical superstars Friday, July 13, 2012
More Vega The bright stars of the “ox boy” Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Distant Sun Slipping away from the Sun Wednesday, July 4, 2012
The Ecliptic Following the path of the Sun Sunday, July 1, 2012
Venus and Jupiter An encore performance in the dawn sky Friday, June 22, 2012
Moon and Jupiter Swinging into the morning sky Saturday, June 16, 2012
Johann Galle Taking note of a new planet Saturday, June 9, 2012
Celestial Geometry A hubbub over celestial geometry Saturday, June 2, 2012
Moon, Spica, and Saturn Parsing the changes of the Moon Thursday, May 31, 2012
Moon and Venus Sliding past the Moon and headed for the Sun Monday, May 21, 2012

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