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337-Lucy

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

The Lucy Spacecraft, named after the human fossil Lucy, will revolutionize our knowledge of the origins of our solar system.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, KKRN, KENW, Radio Newark, and WLPR

Added: Mar 09, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 5

329-Near Neighbor

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Asteroid hunters are able to find small space rocks before they make a close approach to planet Earth.

Bought by Radio Newark, KENW, KUPR low power FM, KKRN, KMXT and more

Added: Feb 09, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 6

327-Suddenly Bright

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Large asteroids can approach the Earth, suddenly, without much warning.

Bought by Radio Newark, KENW, KMXT, KKRN, WLPR and more

Added: Feb 02, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 6

326-Asteroids 2016

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

2016 was another record year for asteroid hunters during which we discovered 1,894 new Earth approaching objects.

Bought by Radio Newark, KMXT, KUPR low power FM, KKRN, KENW and more

Added: Jan 26, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 8

321-Dangerous Comets

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Humanity should be ready in the unlikely but potentially catastrophic situation in which a comet comes out of nowhere and is heading for planet Earth.

Bought by Radio Newark, KMXT, KENW, WLPR , KKRN and more

Added: Jan 12, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 6

319-Lost and Found

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Asteroid hunters rediscover and object first observed 15 years ago. It might be a candidate for mining in the future as space colonists look for r...

Bought by Radio Newark, KMXT, KENW, WLPR , KKRN and more

Added: Jan 05, 2017
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 6

315-See Comets

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

2017 will be a good year to view comets with your unaided eye or a pair of binoculars.

Bought by Radio Newark, KMXT, KENW, KRWG, WLPR and more

Added: Dec 22, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 7

314-Our Number

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

The extremely unlikely scenario of an impactor with our number on it.

Bought by Radio Newark, KMXT, KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM and more

Added: Dec 15, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 6

311-Bright and Bald

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Humans are developing the ability to study an Earth approaching object to prepare for one that is on an impact trajectory with our home planet.

Bought by WTIP, Radio Newark, KMXT, WLPR , KENW and more

Added: Dec 09, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 7

308-Planning For Impact

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Planning for the unlikely event that an asteroid is on a collision course with planet Earth will minimize injury and the loss of life.

Bought by Radio Newark, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KKRN, KRWG and more

Added: Nov 25, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 6

307-Stepping It Up

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Asteroid hunting competition.

Bought by Radio Newark, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KKRN and more

Added: Nov 25, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 7

295-Close Passes

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Small close approaching space rocks are part of our environment.

Bought by Radio Newark, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more

Added: Oct 14, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 8

288-Coming Out Of Monsoon

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Watching the night sky for you.

Bought by KRSC, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, Radio Newark, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana and more

Added: Sep 16, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 9

279-Hottest

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Our world is undergoing an alarming warming.

Bought by KRSC, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more

Added: Aug 18, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 9

274-New Horizons Continues

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

After a successful trip through the Pluto system, the New Horizons Spacecraft is heading towards an even more distant object.

Bought by KRSC, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more

Added: Jul 28, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 9

238-Now Three

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

The Catalina Sky Survey now operates three telescopes, 24 nights per month, in the Catalina mountains north of Tucson, Arizona.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more

Added: Mar 24, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 8

WorldCanvass: Research to Real Life (Part 3)

From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass

What does it mean to be a ‘research university?’ WorldCanvass guests answer that question from multiple perspectives on this program called “Resea...

Added: Jan 29, 2016
Length: 31:17

How To Edit a Human: The CRISPR Genetic Revolution

From: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Series: Quirks & Quarks

Science magazine named it as their Breakthrough of the Year for 2015. It's a game-changing new gene editing tool, called CRISPR. And it has the pot...

Added: Jan 06, 2016
Length: 30:18

203-Big Rock

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

A rare very large Earth approaching object is discovered in an unusual place in the sky.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KENW and more

Added: Nov 29, 2015
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 7

Behaving Against Our Interests: Paul Ehrlich #110

From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth

Today it could be argued that human beings daily act against our own self-interests. How? Biologist Paul Ehrlich and fellow scientists tell us we a...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Bandon Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KRZA, KPIP-LP and more

Added: Oct 27, 2015
Length: 28:30
Purchases: 6

WorldCanvass: The Evolution of Climate Change (Part 3)

From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass

Members of the scientific research community, political leaders, and entrepreneurs consider the topic of climate change and how it’s evolved in bot...

Added: Oct 19, 2015
Length: 26:10

Big Rockets and Little LightSails

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Space Launch System on the Launchpad, Credit: NASA

Digital editor Jason Davis is a lucky guy. He follows and reports on human spaceflight progress, as well as the progress of the LightSail solar sai...

Bought by WRGY, KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP and more

Added: Oct 12, 2015
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 8

190-EX Most Dangerous

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Generally the more data one obtains on a Near Earth Object the less likely it is to strike Earth. This is a story of how this process works.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WYAP and more

Added: Oct 08, 2015
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 7

Science writer Mary Roach talks about "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers”

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

Mary has developed a career specializing in popular science and doing it with respect and wit. Since the publication of her first book “Stiff,” she...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio