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500-Why Look

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

What asteroid hunters fear is that a small space rock capable of injuring people and damaging buildings is heading our way and that we will not fin...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , WTIP and more

Added: Sep 28, 2018
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 9

494-Guard Down

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

In 2018, July and August were cloudy and rainy in both Arizona and Hawaii sidelining the worlds two most productive asteroid hunting surveys. A co...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KUPR low power FM, WLPR , and KKRN

Added: Sep 08, 2018
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 5

493-Ringed Dynamo

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Even though humans have been aware of the planet Saturn from from the dawn of history this beautiful object still offers mysteries for us to explore.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KKRN, WLPR , and KUPR low power FM

Added: Sep 07, 2018
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 5

491-One Half Inch

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Fuzzy, spread out, asteroid images due to atmospheric and or equipment produced distortions can cause important objects to slip through an asteroid...

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KKRN, WTIP and more

Added: Aug 30, 2018
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 6

489-Martian Water

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Exciting new research indicates that there could be a lake of liquid water beneath the south Martian polar cap. Further research will be required t...

Bought by KENW, WLPR , WLPR , KUPR low power FM, WTIP and more

Added: Aug 23, 2018
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 7

477-Hannes's Discoveries

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Recently, my newest Catalina Sky Survey Teammate, Hannes Groeller, had an excellent training night, working with Greg Leonard, on our 60 inch teles...

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, WTIP, KKRN and more

Added: Jul 12, 2018
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 7

466-Dangerous Impactors

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

Asteroid hunters have discovered more than 90% of the Earth approaching asteroids whose impact could cause global climate change. It was thus unus...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KUPR low power FM, KKRN, KSFR and more

Added: Jun 02, 2018
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 7

464-Big Atira

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

The recent discovery of an asteroid, whose orbit lies completely within that of the Earth, reminds asteroid hunters to continue to search near the ...

Bought by Harford Community Radio, KENW, WTIP, KRWG, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana and more

Added: May 25, 2018
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 8

463-Exiled Asteroid

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

An asteroid is exiled to the outer regions of the solar system during Jupiter's rampaging tack away from the Sun long ago. During that process eno...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KRWG, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KKRN and more

Added: May 24, 2018
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 6

Race and the Space Race

From: Richard Paul

The unlikely story of Civil Rights and the Space Program.

Bought by Nevada Public Radio, KUHF, WXXI Rochester, KWGS, KRCU Public Radio and more

Added: May 30, 2017
Length: 58:53
Purchases: 23

Best of 2016: Insiders vs. Outsiders in Medicine

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

A look back at how outsiders have influenced medicine throughout time.

Added: Sep 07, 2016
Length: 13:51

Deadly currents -- why they hit the Great Lakes

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS

Caption: Silver Beach County Park in St. Joseph, Michigan, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

Since 2002, powerful currents in the Great Lakes have caused more than 150 drownings, researchers say. A look at the science behind the currents.

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRVO Public Media, WMUK, Delta College Public Radio and more

Added: Aug 12, 2016
Length: 03:37
Purchases: 9

Cornea-copia

From: Elaine Vitone
Series: Pitt Medcast

Caption: Adult stem cells (green) and corneal cells (blue) one month after applying to the eye., Credit: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Corneal blindness affects millions worldwide. A husband-and-wife team at the University of Pittsburgh has been working toward the dream of regrowin...

Added: Jun 08, 2016
Length: 13:23

Where Have All the FEMA Trailers Gone?

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

Caption: FEMA trailer with bicycles. , Credit: Courtesy of Akasha Rabut

Ten years later and thousands of miles away, Hurricane Katrina lives on.

Added: Dec 02, 2015
Length: 27:58

Biohacking project a glowing controversy

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: A still from the BioCurious Kickstarter video

When we think of garage scientists, the eccentric, gray-haired Dr. Emmett Brown from Back to the Future might come to mind. But these days, garages...

Bought by WTJU