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Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast
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Spitzer Space Telescope Podcast
PBS Nova Podcast
Thinktank Planetarium Podcast
Cranbrook Space Odyssey Podcast

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New Discoveries at Mercury 2 Jul 2008 at 11:00pm Mercury's magnetic field is "alive." Volcanic vents ring the planet's giant Caloris basin while the planet itself is surrounded by a plasma nebula of unexpected complexity. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the Podcast Planets Align for the 4th of July 30 Jun 2008 at 11:00pm Look beyond the fireworks on 4th of July weekend. A trio of worlds is converging for a pretty sunset sky show. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the Podcast The Tunguska Impact--100 Years Later 29 Jun 2008 at 11:00pm One hundred years after the Tunguska event in Siberia, scientists review what they've learned about the mysterious blast from the heavens. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the Podcast NASA to Attempt Historic Solar Sail Deployment 25 Jun 2008 at 11:00pm This summer, NASA engineers will try to realize a dream older than the Space Age itself: the deployment of a working solar sail in Earth orbit. The name of the device is NanoSail-D and it is scheduled for launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket as early as July 29, 2008. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the Podcast Apollo Relic Reveals its Secrets 19 Jun 2008 at 11:00pm In 1967, Surveyor 3 landed on the Moon. Two years later, Apollo astronauts visited the little unmanned spacecraft and brought pieces of it home to Earth. Now, a portion of Surveyor's robotic arm, the scoop it used to sample moondust, is teaching researchers some long-lost secrets. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the Podcast Solstice Moon Illusion 15 Jun 2008 at 11:00pm Sometimes you just can't believe your eyes. This week is one of those times. Check out the full Moon on June 18th and prepare to be deceived! Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the Podcast NASA's Newest Space Telescope Blasts Off 10 Jun 2008 at 11:00pm NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope left Earth today onboard a Delta II rocket. "The entire GLAST Team is elated," reports program manager Kevin Grady of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. "The observatory is now on-orbit and all systems continue to operate as planned." Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the Podcast NASA Plans to Visit the Sun 9 Jun 2008 at 11:00pm NASA has a daring new mission on the drawing board: Solar Probe Plus, a spacecraft tough enough to visit the sun itself. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the Podcast Strange Ring Found Circling Dead Star 28 May 2008 at 11:00pm NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found a bizarre ring of material around the magnetic remains of a star that blasted itself to smithereens. Although rings and spheres of material are common in the universe, this one is not like any ring astronomers have ever seen before. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the Podcast Cartwheel Coronal Mass Ejection 26 May 2008 at 11:00pm Imagine a billion-ton cloud of gas launching itself off the surface of the sun and then ... doing a cartwheel. That's exactly what happened on April 9, 2008, when a coronal mass ejection or "CME" pirouetted over the sun's limb in full view of an international fleet of spacecraft. Please vote for this podcast at PodcastAlley! Get this podcast story. Read more... Listen to the Podcast

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Astronomy Show - WCTV

5 Jul 2008 at 2:22pm

Astronomy Show
WCTV, FL - 5 hours ago
Kids enjoy a laser light display of the planet and the stars that surround us. Organizers say their goal is to get kids to learn more about science and the ...

Overlooked attractions in the West - Chicago Tribune

5 Jul 2008 at 1:02pm When pondering the West -- that unwieldy stretch of U.S. soil from Texas to the Pacific Northwest -- travelers tend to flash on archetypes -- the Golden Gate Bridge, Disneyland ...
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SMU astronomer a star - TheChronicleHerald.ca

5 Jul 2008 at 2:01am

SMU astronomer a star
TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 17 hours ago
By KRISTEN LIPSCOMBE Education Reporter Saint Mary?s University observatory technician David Lane now has a star on the astronomy geek?s version of the ...

SMU astronomer a star - The Chronicle Herald

5 Jul 2008 at 1:56am An asteroid has been named after David Lane of Saint Mary?s University. (Ted Pritchard / Staff) Saint Mary?s University observatory technician David Lane now has a star on the ...
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Planetarium taking shape - Arizona Republic

4 Jul 2008 at 11:52pm

Planetarium taking shape
Arizona Republic, AZ - 19 hours ago
About 5000 students per semester enroll in the department's classes to study chemistry, astronomy, engineering, geology, physics and physical science. ...

Public Observing Sessions & Laser Guided Sky Tours - Owen Sound Sun Times

4 Jul 2008 at 8:48pm Excellent Introduction into Astronomy, these sessions are open to the public during the Stargazing Manitoulin Star Party and are held in the dark sky preserve at Gordon?s Park ...
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The Night Sky Over Bellingrath - WKRG

4 Jul 2008 at 8:34pm This is an Astronomy program for families. Astronomers from the Physics Department of the University of South Alabama will be on Bellingrath's Great Lawn to help families view the ...
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