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Radio Programs

Moon and Mercury Peering into a small planet’s big heart Thursday, June 21, 2012
Summer Solstice Lining up the summer solstice Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Unproductive Sun Outshining the Sun — sort of Monday, June 18, 2012
Lunar Secrets New secrets from old moonrocks Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Back to the Moon(rocks) New discoveries from old rocks Monday, June 11, 2012
Solar Spotters Getting a better bead on the Sun Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Venus Transit II A last-in-a-lifetime event Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Venus Transit Measuring out a solar-system ruler Monday, June 4, 2012
Partial Lunar Eclipse Taking a “bite” out of the Moon Sunday, June 3, 2012
Transit and Eclipse Lining up with Earth and the Sun Friday, June 1, 2012
Moon, Mars, and Regulus Dark ice at the Moon’s poles Monday, May 28, 2012
The Llama The sparkling eyes of the llama Saturday, May 26, 2012
Happy Coincidence A beautiful scientific coincidence Friday, May 18, 2012
Serpens Piecing together a celestial snake Saturday, May 12, 2012
Leo’s Outlines Outlining the celestial lion Saturday, March 17, 2012
Moon, Saturn, and Spica A stellar weight-loss plan Friday, March 9, 2012
Secret Mars Unlocking the secrets of the Red Planet Friday, March 2, 2012
Leap Day Leaping into the modern calendar Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Featured Images

Apollo 17 at the rim of Shorty Crater, December 1972
 Back to the Moon(rocks) Monday, June 11, 2012
June 5, 2012, Venus transit from International Space Station
 Seeing Spots Saturday, June 9, 2012
Diagram of Venus transit of June 5, 2012
 Sun Spot Monday, June 4, 2012
Partial lunar eclipse of June 4, 2012
 Lunar Nibble Saturday, June 2, 2012
Illustration of annular eclipse of May 20, 2012
 In the Zone Friday, May 18, 2012
Saturn's moon Titan floats in front of the giant planet
 Moon on a String Friday, May 11, 2012
Saturn and its rings as seen by Cassini
 Subtle Color Sunday, April 15, 2012

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