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MOUNT WILSON AFTER THE FIRE
September 7, 2009
Guests: Hal McAlister
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Hal McAlister directs the Mt. Wilson Institute. He could barely wait for the firefighters to escort him back up the mountain so that he could assess the damage to this shrine to astronomy. He talks...  more »

ALAN STERN'S BIGGEST PLANETARY SCIENCE MYSTERIES
June 8, 2009
Guests: Alan Stern
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Planetary scientist and New Horizons Principal Investigator Alan Stern recently came up with his list of the biggest unanswered questions in planetary science. He reviews most of them on this...  more »

OLDEST BANG SINCE THE BIG BANG!
May 18, 2009
Guests: Neil Gehrels
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Neil Gehrels, Principal Investigator for the Swift Mission, returns to tell us about the most distant event ever observed, a Gamma Ray Burst more than 13 billion light years away. Bill Nye reports...  more »

BRINGING ASTRONOMY TO THE PEOPLE WITH MIKE SIMMONS
March 9, 2009
Guests: Mike Simmons
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The 100 Hours of Astronomy worldwide celebration begins April 2nd. Co-chair Mike Simmons tells us what to expect and how to get involved. Mike also leads Astronomers Without Borders. One successful...  more »

AN ENORMOUS NEW EYE ON THE UNIVERSE
December 1, 2008
Guests: Richard Ellis
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Astronomer Richard Ellis looks forward to the Thirty Meter Telescope.  more »

THE JOURNEY TO PALOMAR -- A NEW DOCUMENTARY
November 3, 2008
Guests: Robin Mason, Todd Mason
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We journey to the Palomar Observatory to visit with filmmakers Robin and Todd Mason who have created a great new public television documentary about George Ellery Hale, builder of what were the...  more »

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE TECHNOLOGY PRESIDENT ALEXIS LIVANOS
September 8, 2008
Guests: Alexis Livanos
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Engineer, scientist, and executive Livanos talks about his company's fifty years of support for space science, the status of the James Webb Space Telescope, and his passionate concern about climate...  more »

THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO ASTRONOMICAL WONDERS
September 1, 2008
Guests: Robert Bruce Thompson
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It may be the only book amateur astronomers need. We'll talk with Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders co-author Robert Bruce Thompson. Bill Nye provides reassurance regarding dependence on...  more »

THE MILKY WAY: A NEW GALACTIC SELF-PORTRAIT
June 23, 2008
Guests: Bob Benjamin, Thomas Dame
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Astronomers have just announced findings that have reshaped understanding of our home galaxy. Bob Benjamin and Thomas Dame join us to explain. Emily Lakdawalla provides a Phoenix Mars mission...  more »

THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT IN THE UNIVERSE
April 28, 2008
Guests: Neil Gehrels
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The Swift spacecraft found the biggest explosion ever witnessed by humans just last month. This Gamma Ray Burst was halfway across the universe. Principal Investigator Neil Gehrels tells us about...  more »