Radio's Guide to the Universe
StarDate celebrated its 10,000th broadcast on February 15, 2006. The program debuted in 1978, making it the longest-running national radio science feature in the country. It airs on more than 360 radio stations in the United States.
StarDate tells listeners what to look for in the night sky, and explains the science, history, and skylore behind these objects. It also keeps listeners up to date on the latest research findings and space missions. And it offers tidbits on astronomy in the arts and popular culture, providing ways for people with many diverse interests to keep up with the universe.
StarDate is a production of The University of Texas McDonald Observatory, which also produces the Spanish-language Universo radio program and Universo Online web site and the bi-monthly StarDate magazine.
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March 3-9: Exploding stars. There are all kinds of ways for stars to explode. Big stars can stop producing energy; little stars can steal too much gas from their companions, or two of them can ram together.
March 10-16: Frosty geysers. The Cassini spacecraft is set to fly through some cold geysers this week -- tall plumes of water from one of Saturn’s moons. We’ll have details. And we’ll tell you how our Moon will butt heads with a star.
March 17-23: Competition. Our solar system has more planets than any other yet discovered. But a system in the constellation Cancer is catching up fast. We'll talk about this family of giant planets, plus take a look at some of the planetary goings-on closer to home on StarDate.
March 24-30: Moving family. Most of the stars of the Big Dipper are members of a big stellar family. The family isn’t as tight as it used to be, but it still moves through space together.
March 31: Planets galore. The roster of planets beyond our own solar system is closing in on 300. We’ll have details on one planet that may have survived a powerful collision, plus much more. Join us for tales of planets across the galaxy on StarDate. |
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