Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)

3-5

Radio Programs

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
Annular Eclipse II Cycling through centuries of eclipses Sunday, May 20, 2012
Clockwork Eclipses Ticking off the hours until a solar eclipse Thursday, May 17, 2012
Brilliant Venus Lighting up the “evening star” Saturday, April 28, 2012
Vanishing Lights Ready for a stellar vanishing act Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Moon and Venus Resetting the clocks on Venus Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Moon and Jupiter A giant planet’s disappearing heart Sunday, April 22, 2012
Mercury in the Morning Teasing out a view of Mercury Monday, April 16, 2012
More Saturn at Opposition Dabs of color in the night sky Sunday, April 15, 2012
Moon, Mars, and Regulus Different pinpoints of light Monday, April 2, 2012
Venus and Pleiades The evening star and the littler dipper Sunday, April 1, 2012
Storm Season Stirring up cold fronts on Mars Saturday, March 31, 2012
Summertime The good old summertime Friday, March 30, 2012
Moon, Jupiter, and Venus A brilliant lineup in the evening sky Saturday, March 24, 2012
Alien Clusters Alien visitors from other galaxies Friday, March 23, 2012
Rings of Uranus A dark discovery for a giant planet Thursday, March 8, 2012
Double Treat A double treat in the evening sky Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Moon, Mars, and Leo A bold alignment in the night sky Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Evening Mercury Rethinking the birth of a planet Monday, March 5, 2012
Moon and Taurus The Moon and two stellar families Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Featured Images

An ultraviolet camera gazes skyward from the Moon during the Apollo 16 mission
 Looking Up Monday, April 23, 2012
Water geysers from the south pole of Enceladus, a moon of Saturn
 Leaking Moon Monday, March 26, 2012
Venus and Jupiter pass each other in the evening sky, March 10-14, 2012
 Celestial Headlights Saturday, March 10, 2012
Mars is at opposition in early March 2012, shining brightest for the year
 Mighty Mars Saturday, March 3, 2012

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