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Planetary Hygiene

September 28, 2018

Scientists strive to keep our spacecraft germ-free.

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The "Pillars of Creation," an astronomical feature in the Eagle Nebula are made of gas and dust clouds and form new stars.

Sun’s Birthplace

September 13, 2018

Where did our Sun get its start?

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Fireball Sounds

August 23, 2018

Seismologists track a fireball by its sound.

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Yellow-tinged full moon

Baseball on the Moon

April 11, 2018

Could a well-thrown baseball sail from the moon’s surface into orbit?

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NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the Lagoon Nebula. (NASA/ ESA/ J. Trauger/Jet Propulson Laboratory)

Space Smells

April 5, 2018

A listener wants to know if space has smells.

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Star Wars Robots

March 5, 2018

How realistic are Star Wars’ lovable droids?

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Lost & Found Spacecraft

February 8, 2018

An amateur radio operator tracks down a lost spacecraft.

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Space Music

December 6, 2017

Turning the Voyager spacecraft particle detector into a musical instrument.

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JunoCam Imagery

November 27, 2017

Amateur scientists and artists process the latest images of Jupiter.

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Universal Gravity Reduction

November 17, 2017

Is the expanding Universe weakening our gravity?

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Space Plastic

August 23, 2017

Astronauts’ replacement tools could come from an unconventional source.

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Neighborly Asteroid

August 7, 2017

A fast-approaching asteroid will help space scientists practice their tracking skills.

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Exploration Telepresence

June 22, 2017

Tomorrow’s space pioneers will be very different from the explorers of yesterday.

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Albatross Satellites

May 8, 2017

High-resolution space satellites monitor threatened albatross populations in remote areas of the world.

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Saturn’s Hexagonal Storm

February 16, 2017

Planetary scientists puzzle over a strange, hexagon on Saturn.

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Nano Silicon

January 20, 2017

Scientists strive to keep our spacecraft germ-free.

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Planetary Hygiene

January 19, 2017

Scientists strive to keep our spacecraft germ-free.

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Planetary Hygiene

January 1, 2017

Scientists strive to keep our spacecraft germ-free.

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Star Distance

November 28, 2016

Astronomers calculate the distance to the furthest stars by comparing them to stars they know.

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Supermoon

November 14, 2016

A rare supermoon lights up the sky tonight.

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Jupiter’s Hot Spot

August 1, 2016

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is heating the gas giant’s upper atmosphere from below.

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Cold Organic Molecules

July 7, 2016

Scientists propose a chilly start to the molecules that form the basis of all life.

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Mars Tsunamis

June 8, 2016

Ancient seismic sea waves on Mars left a lasting record, and insights into how life could have evolved on other planets.

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Space Elevator

April 8, 2016

Could a “space elevator” carry supplies to the International Space Station?

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