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769-Green Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: C/2023 P1 (Nishimura), Credit: Trevinca-Skies on Spain
Given the effects of climate change today who can predict what planet Earth will be like when C/2023 P1(Nishimura) comes back near our home planet...

Bought by Raven Radio, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KGLP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Oct 22, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
768- Capricornus Observatory, Csokako, Hungary
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Artists Conception Earth and Asteroid, Credit: Texas A&M
In 2023 T. Maroti of the Capricornus Observatory, Csokako, Hungary discovered two Earth approaching asteroids which were passing through the night...

Bought by Raven Radio, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, RADIOLEX, WTIP, KGLP and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Is it worth it to buy environmentally-friendly feminine hygiene products?
From: Possibly
Caption: Period products!, Credit: Fatima Husain
If you flip through magazines or social media today, you might come across advertisements for environmentally-friendly feminine hygiene products. W...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Should I grill with gas or charcoal?
From: Possibly
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If you're choosing between charcoal and gas, choose gas. Grilling with charcoal for an hour produces three times the emissions of grilling with gas...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
What's the most energy-efficient way to heat your home?
From: Possibly
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First make sure your home is well insulated. Then, swap out your furnace or boiler for a device known as a heat pump. Heat pumps run on electricity...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
What Creates More Greenhouse Emissions - Flying Or Driving?
From: Possibly
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In general, if you're traveling alone, driving creates two times the emissions of flying in a plane. Driving with just two people in the car makes ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
Is It Possible To Convert Your Gas Car Into An Electric Car?
From: Possibly
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Technically yes. There are some car hobbyists who have done this, but there's no streamlined approach to converting your car. The process would be ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
Can we turn methane leaks into a climate solution?
From: Possibly
Caption: Anaerobic digester
It turns out, there's a way to capture methane before it leaks into the atmosphere. In the case of a landfill, you can cover the surface and then i...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Does global warming cause extreme weather?
From: Possibly
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Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
590- Noctilucent Clouds
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Noctilucent Clouds exist at more than 50 miles above the Earth's surface or about 4 times higher than the tops of the most intense tropical thunder...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
Saving and Caring for Wildlife during the Covid-19 Pandemic with the World Famous Busch Wildlife Sanctuary.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Saving and Caring for Wildlife during the Covid-19 Pandemic with the World Famous Busch Wildlife Sanctuary. Executive Director Amy Kight and Ressa ...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: May 08, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
586-Northern PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My Catalina Sky Survey teammate David Rankin was observing in the constellation of Ursae Major with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona wh...

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


  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
582-Stealthy Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroids which approach Earth from inside of our orbit about the Sun are often difficult to discover and may represent a unique threat to our home...

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


  • Added: Mar 20, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
574-Record Year
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In 2019, asteroid hunters set a new record by discovering 2,433 Earth approaching objects including 85 which could potentially become a threat to p...

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


  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
534-Followups
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Without followup data, many if not most of the Earth approaching objects would be lost as they move away from us leaving us with no idea when they...

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


  • Added: Apr 06, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
533-100 Moons
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A small telescope makes a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the celestial visitors to our neighborhood.

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


  • Added: Mar 31, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
512-Aten
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Aten Asteroids are stealthy space rocks which can be dim and hard to detect since for most of their path about the Sun their illuminated side is f...

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


  • Added: Nov 10, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
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
502-Pair of PHAs
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid Hunters keep careful track of nearly 2,000 Potentially Hazardous Asteroids [PHAs] to make sure that they are no threat to humanity. The re...

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


  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
500-Why Look
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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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
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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
491-One Half Inch
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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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
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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
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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
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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