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Radio Programs

Last Ride Shuttling a big magnet into space Monday, April 18, 2011
Moon and Spica Stirring up two stellar companions Sunday, April 17, 2011
Moon and Companions Follow the ice-crystal road Saturday, April 16, 2011
Birth of a Moon New ideas about the birth of a moon Friday, April 15, 2011
Watery Mars Divining for water on Mars Thursday, April 14, 2011
Moon and Regulus Catching a stellar carnival ride Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Space Day A double reason to celebrate Tuesday, April 12, 2011
First-Quarter Moon Half a Moon equals a quarter Monday, April 11, 2011
Revolutionary Star Looking for a "revolutionary" star Sunday, April 10, 2011
Crater Sipping from a faint celestial cup Saturday, April 9, 2011
Flickering Crab A dead but fascinating star Friday, April 8, 2011
Moon and Aldebaran Predicting the future of a star Thursday, April 7, 2011
Moon and Pleiades "Flashy" sisters in the evening sky Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Compton Observatory One of the great ones Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Saturn at Opposition Spinning up a Saturnian day Monday, April 4, 2011
NGC 4361 Sculpting a beautiful stellar corpse Sunday, April 3, 2011
Gienah A young-but-old star Saturday, April 2, 2011
April Springing into a beautiful month Friday, April 1, 2011
Sunflower Galaxy A good night for galaxy-watching Thursday, March 31, 2011

Featured Images

The Opportunity rover crosses the Martian plains toward Endeavour crater
 Crater Crawling Saturday, April 16, 2011
Image of water distribution in northern hemisphere of Mars
 Watery Mars Thursday, April 14, 2011
Launches of Vostok 1, STS-1 (space shuttle Columbia)
 Double Date Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Streamers of dust partially obscure the "seven sisters," members of the Pleiades
 Veiled Sisters Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Infrared view of planetary nebula NGC 4361 in Corvus
 Cotton-Candy Star Sunday, April 3, 2011
MESSENGER's first color image of Mercury, March 29, 2011
 First Glimpse Thursday, March 31, 2011

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