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556-Earthly Moon Rock
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In a most amazing turn of events, an international team of astronomers have published research in the Journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters w...

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


  • Added: Sep 20, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
547-Impact Mars
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A given piece of ground on Mars receives several times more space rock impacts than a similar sized area on Earth. Perhaps, in the future the Marti...

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


  • Added: Jul 19, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
541-Most Dangerous in 2018
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Fortunately, on its current path, the most dangerous asteroid discovered in 2018 cannot come closer than 12.5 times the Moon's distance to humanity...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, KENW, WLPR , WTIP and more


  • Added: May 25, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
529-Africano 4
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My Catalina Sky Survey Teammate Brian Africano discovered his 4th comet while asteroid hunting in the constellation of Ursa Major with our Schmidt ...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
520-Comet Lemmon
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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An interstellar traveler visits our neighborhood on its tour of the Milky Way.

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
519-Greg's Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The discovery of a Jupiter family comet whose fate is to become a garden variety main belt asteroid.

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
518-Busy Night
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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On Halloween night while observing with the Catalina Sky Survey's 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona I discovered 21 space rocks streaking th...

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
510-Fourth Closest
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Ten hours and 46 minutes after my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard discovered a Toyota RAV4 sized space rock, now named 2018 UA, streaking...

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
509-Close
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Until recently the discovery of very close approaching asteroids was rare, however, due to improvements in telescopes, cameras, and computers aster...

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
508-Quiet Sun
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Don't count on the decrease in solar activity to save you from human produced global warming, however something potentially important to you is hap...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
507-Eric's Night
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunters are developing the equipment and skills which enable them to predict the impact of tiny space rocks. Thus in the future you may h...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
506-Large PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Richard Kowalski was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Pegasus with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bi...

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
505-What A Night
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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To give you an idea of the celestial traffic in our neighborhood, on a recent clear night, using our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, my C...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Bored Animals
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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An animal welfare researcher calls the study of the biological basis of boredom in animals.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Advice for Clinton/Trump on the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Experts from around the Great Lakes gathered to discuss their priorities for the future of the region., Credit: Northland College
Groups around the US and Canada are watching the presidential election, hoping the next US president will continue to prioritize restoration effort...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 6
Can we sell cattails -- and save wetlands?
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Harvester amid the cattails, Credit: Sam Corden
Researchers are harvesting invasive cattails, and seeking commercial uses for them

Bought by WCPN, WXXI Rochester, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO


  • Added: Oct 28, 2016
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 4
Erosion threatens homes on Lake Michigan
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: heavy machinery is used to move concrete along shoreline, Credit: Susan Bence
Lake Michigan is experiencing record high water levels – bad news for some residents along the western shore. Huge chunks of the shoreline are erod...

Bought by WCPN, WXXI Rochester, WILL, WCMU Michigan, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 6
Dogs sniff out pollution along Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Kenna checks a creek in Bridgman, Mich., Credit: Rebecca Thiele
Trained dogs are helping localities find leaky sewer pipes that are polluting Great Lakes tributaries.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO


  • Added: Sep 23, 2016
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 5
How safe is your beach? New test may provide answer
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Brianna Boggan takes a water sample at Villa Angela-Euclid Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Although a lot of beaches are tested for contamination in the water, many agencies use dated information to determine if it’s safe to swim. A new ...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WCPN and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 7
Mayor John Hamilton Discusses Contaminates in the Water Supply
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Water supply in Bloomington and its contaminates are discussed.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2016
  • Length: 08:32
This Week in Water for November 22, 2015
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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EPA’s Fracking Study Faulted By Its Own Scientists. That and other stories in H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 22, 2015
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 1
The Lungs of the Earth in Peril
From: Judy Lubow
Series: Planet Warning
Caption: PRX default Piece image
As the rainforest is being depleted, two new areas of concern arise.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1