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2 Jun 2014
- 15:06 UTC NASA Goddard Shorts NASA | MMS Mission Trailer In March 2015, NASA will launch four identical spacecraft to study how magnetic fields around Earth connect and disconnect, explosively releasing energy - a process known as magnetic reconnection. The ...
- 15:06 UTC NASA Goddard Shorts NASA | Global Hawks Soar into Storms During this year''s Atlantic hurricane season, NASA is redoubling its efforts to probe the inner workings of hurricanes and tropical storms with two unmanned Global Hawk aircraft flying over storms ...
- 15:06 UTC NASA Goddard Shorts NASA | GOES-R: Living with Space Weather In addition to monitoring weather on Earth, the GOES-R satellites will monitor weather in space caused by electromagnetic radiation and charged particles released from solar storms on the Sun. Many ...
- 15:06 UTC NASA Goddard Shorts NASA | The MMS Mission''s Unique Orbit Scientist John Dorelli explains the MMS mission''s orbit and why the four spacecraft fly in a tetrahedron formation. On its journey, MMS will observe a little-understood, but universal phenomenon called ...
- 15:06 UTC NASA Goddard Shorts NASA | Heliophysics Work-Study Students The Heliophysics Work-Study and Academic Year Internship Program provides STEM opportunities for traditionally underrepresented groups, and compares the effectiveness of Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School''s work-study program and Eleanor ...
- 15:06 UTC NASA Goddard Shorts NASA | A First for IRIS: Observing a Gigantic Solar Erupt... A coronal mass ejection burst off the side of the sun on May 9, 2014. The giant sheet of solar material erupting was the first CME seen by NASA''s Interface ...
- 14:06 UTC NASA Goddard Shorts NASA | WFIRST: Uncovering the Mysteries of the Universe The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) is an upcoming space telescope designed to perform wide-field imaging and spectroscopy of the infrared sky. One of WFIRST''s objectives will be looking for ...
- 14:06 UTC NASA Goddard Shorts NASA | Neutron Stars Rip Each Other Apart to Form Black H... This supercomputer simulation shows one of the most violent events in the universe: a pair of neutron stars colliding, merging and forming a black hole. A neutron star is the ...
- 12:30 UTC Scientific American... Dark Matter Shell Saved Wanna-Be Galaxy A failed dwarf galaxy called the Smith Cloud apparently survived an ancient collision with the Milky Way because of a protective dark-matter cloak. Clara Moskowitz reports. ... -- Read more ...
- 11:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... ‪Hangoutathon 2013 - Gravity Waves, Pulsars, and You‬ - R... Ryan Lynch talks about outreach and educations with the NanoGrav project, which uses pulsar timing studies to try to detect gravity waves. Links: NANOGrav: http://nanograv.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Nanohertz_Observatory_for_Gravitational_Waves Einstein@Home: http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Einstein@Home Pulsar Search ...
- 07:00 UTC NASA's Jet Propulsi... What's Up - June 2014 Moon and planet pairings at dawn and dusk. Spot elusive Mercury. Some comets. And more.
- 07:00 UTC Are We Alone? A New Hope for Life In Space Alien life. A flurry of recent discoveries has shifted the odds of finding it. Scientists use the Kepler telescope to spot a planet the same size and temperature as Earth ...
1 Jun 2014
- 12:00 UTC Exposing PseudoAstr... Episode 111 - The Cydonia Region of Mars Explores claims made by "Mars anomalists" that the Cydonia region of Mars (the region with the "Face on Mars") was constructed, designed, or arranged by intelligent aliens. This episode takes ...
- 11:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Awesome Astronomy Sky Guide - June Edition Our hosts Ralph Wilkins & Paul Hill tell us what to look out, and up, for in June. - The Summer solstice happens at 10:51 UT on June 21st. - ...
31 May 2014
- 21:16 UTC StarTalk Radio Cosmic Queries: More Space and Science with Bill Nye Get schooled on space and science by guest host Bill Nye and Chuck Nice when they answer your Cosmic Queries about everything from evolution and carbon dating to gravity and ...
- 19:17 UTC Space Talk with Jim... Shooting Straight with Royce Bartlett 5/31/14 Shooting Straight with Royce Bartlett 5/31/14 Royce Bartlett hosts this interactive show that covers all aspects of firearms.
- 18:21 UTC Space Talk with Jim... Just Cruisin' w/ Larry Jackson 5/31/14 Just Cruisin' w/ Larry Jackson 5/31/14 Larry talks about what's new with the cruising industry.
- 18:13 UTC The Space Show Emily Lakdawalla, Friday, 5-30-14 Guest: Emily Lakdawalla. Topics: The Planetary Society, space geology, robotic & science missions, science mission budget. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show ...
- 12:00 UTC Exposing PseudoAstr... Movie Episode 1 - The Cydonia Region of Mars Also released to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_C4bFfATGY Explores claims made by "Mars anomalists" that the Cydonia region of Mars (the region with the "Face on Mars") was constructed, designed, or arranged by ...
- 11:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Cosmic Chatter - Morgan Rehnberg - Monthly News Roundup This month's top stories: - NASA tries to re-start the ISEE3 spacecraft. - One ten-billionth of the universe is simulated by the Illustris computer. - The Kepler spacecraft will be ...
30 May 2014
- 16:00 UTC NASACast Space to Ground: New Crew Boards ISS New crew on the station, a robot repairs itself and extiguishing fires in space. Question or comment? Use #spacetoground to talk to us.
- 16:00 UTC ESOcast ESOcast 65: The Chilean Sky in Ultra High Definition In the Spring of 2014, a team of ESO Photo ambassadors embarked on a pioneering expedition to ESO's three observatories in Chile. Their mission was to capture a wide range ...
- 12:07 UTC Recycled Electrons Headed by Christopher Nolan Rob and Grant discuss old spacecraft and old TV shows. We also ponder 1994: the year humanity peaked in both space and at the Oscars. [MP3 Link] Episode #107. If ...
- 11:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... ‪Weekly Space Hangout - May 23, 2014: How Do You Say "Cam... Streamed live on May 23, 2014 Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: David Dickinson (@astroguyz, www.astroguyz.com), Alessondra Springmann (@sondy), Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) & Mike Simmons (Astronomers without Borders) This ...
- 10:17 UTC Royal Astronautical... NASA Exploration Programme - A Path to Mars Dr Ellen Stofan, Chief Scientist at NASA speaks at the Royal Aeronautical Society headquarters at No.4 Hamilton Place in London, UK. This lecture provides an overview of NASA’s plans to ...
- 01:29 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Learning Space - Telescopes to Tanzania
29 May 2014
- 20:21 UTC The Space Show The John Batchelor Show "Hotel Mars," Wednesday, 5-28-14 Guests: John Batchelor, Dr. John Logsdon, Dr. David Livingston. Topics: U.S.-Russia space cooperation, NASA, RD180 engines, GPS, & more. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space ...
- 16:00 UTC NASACast NASA X Future Forward-ERA NASA is constantly looking into ways to make flying safer and more efficient. On this episode of NASA X follow testing on new vertical tail design, engines, and see why ...
- 16:00 UTC NASACast This Week @ NASA, Mid-Year Report, 2014 The This Week At NASA crew is on a short mid-year hiatus, – but we thought we’d leave you with a quick look back at some of the big and ...
- 16:00 UTC NASACast NASA EDGE: SpaceX-3 NASA EDGE checks out the experiments heading the the International Space Station and the CubeSats being launched during SpaceX's 3rd resupply mission.
- 11:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Space Scoop - Time Flies on an Alien World Recorded by our editor, Richard Drumm. Our Universe is constantly in motion. Not so long ago, Space Scoop explained that right this moment you’re hurtling through space at hundreds of ...
28 May 2014
- 18:01 UTC The Space Show Michelle Evans, Tuesday, 5-27-14 Guest: Michelle Evans. Topics: The Mike Adams Memorial Re-dedication, X-15, test pilots, & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, http://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. ...
- 11:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Learning Space - Come to the Dark Side Streamed live on May 21, 2014 Learning Space is a weekly show about astronomy and science education and outreach. This week, we'll be talking about a host of "dark skies" ...
- 09:39 UTC Cheap Astronomy 191. Dear Cheap Astronomy - Episode 014 - 28 May 2014 This week we work our way through more great questions.
- 05:33 UTC SciByte ISEE-3 Back To Life | SciByte 132 Hello everyone and welcome back to SciByte! We take a look at resurrecting a space probe, classroom decorations, brain control, viewer feedback, a three year look back at SciByte, Curiosity ...
- 04:00 UTC Tonight's Sky Episode 52: June 2014 Four distinctive constellations drift far overhead.
- 03:27 UTC StarStuff Martian minerals made by microbes? Discovery of microbe-made stevensite on Earth raises questions about minerals found on Mars. Also; the failed galaxy shielded by dark matter on a collision course with the Milky Way, and ...
- 00:15 UTC Scientific American... Pluto Bids To Get Back Planetary Status Pluto has at least five moons, an atmosphere and now a new analysis places its diameter as bigger than its outer solar system rival Eris. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
27 May 2014
- 21:00 UTC At the Eyepiece Ep 92 - New Celestron, DayStar and Lunt Stuff, Backyard O... Ep 92 NEW Celestron WiFi Scopes NEW Lunt LS50 PT Main Topic Backyard Observatories http://backyardobservatories.com/ http://skyshed.com/ http://www.skyshedpod.com/ http://explora-dome.com/ http://astroclosets.com/ http://www.telegizmos.com/365%20Cover%20Page.htmEp 92 NEW Celestron WiFi Scopes NEW Lunt LS50 PT Main ...
- 15:49 UTC The Space Show Space Show Webinar: Partial Gravity for HSF, Sunday, 5-25... Guests: Joe Carroll, Dr. John Jurist, Dr. Jim Logan. Topics: Partial/Artificial gravity, tethers, NASA, HSF & more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space ...
- 11:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Cheap Astronomy - Forbidden Planets Our host, Steve Nerlich, answers these questions: 1. Just how plausible is a binary star system? 2. How plausible are habitable planets around binary star systems? 3. Could Tatooine be ...
- 05:00 UTC The Planetary Socie... At Spacefest VI With Apollo Astronaut Gene Cernan and a H... Planetary Radio visited Spacefest in Pasadena to talk with planetary scientist and space artist Dan Durda, Marc Rayman of the Dawn asteroid mission, and a guy who calls himself the ...
26 May 2014
- 16:17 UTC Brains Matter 167 – Robert Lloyd – 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who – Par... During the Astronomical Society of Australia conference, I went and visited the Poster Sessions where students showcased their research. In today’s episode, I speak to Sarah Bruzzese, one of the ...
- 11:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Astronomy Cast Ep. 346 - Numbered Places: Area 51 Streamed live on May 19, 2014 Who knows what mysteries lurk at the military's Area 51 complex in Nevada? Conspiracy theorists and UFO chasers think it's a big alien cover-up. ...
- 07:00 UTC Are We Alone? Just For the Fund Of It Get ready for déjà vu as you listen to some of our favorite interviews in the past year. It’s our annual fundraising podcast. Come for the great interviews, stay for ...
- 00:00 UTC Astronomy Cast Ep. 346: Numbered Places: Area 51 Who knows what mysteries lurk at the military's Area 51 complex in Nevada? Conspiracy theorists and UFO chasers think it's a big alien coverup. But it's probably something more boring, ...
25 May 2014
- 22:22 UTC StarTalk Radio Cosmic Queries: Space and Science with Bill Nye Guest host Bill Nye the Science Guy and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer your most intriguing questions about space and science, from asteroid deflection and life on exoplanets to the ...
- 16:16 UTC Talking Space Podca... Episode 611: That’s My Shuttle On our 200th episode of Talking Space, we welcome on decorated fighter pilot and two-time shuttle astronaut Bob Springer. We begin with his military career and his favorite planes to ...
- 11:00 UTC 365 Days of Astrono... Astro Folklore - Avivah Yamani - Sail to the Sky Avivah tells us a folklore story from Indonesia. For people in Mentawai, the Pleaides has a special place and meaning for them. Even though we know it as the seven ...
24 May 2014
- 19:33 UTC Space Talk with Jim... Just Cruisin' w/ Larry Jackson 5/24/14 Just Cruisin' w/ Larry Jackson 5/24/14 Larry talks about what's new with the cruising industry.