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215-Blinky
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A rapidly spinning asteroid comes close to both the Earth and our Moon.

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


  • Added: Jan 07, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
200-Comet Showers
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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It is possible that showers of comets changed the course of life on Earth.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KKRN, and KENW


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
198-Asteroid Water Wagons
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroids have been hauling water to our Moon and depositing it in places which are very handy for future human colonists.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KKRN, WYAP and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
196-Dark, Bright, and Beautiful
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Time spent under the natural night sky is one of the great joys of being human.

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


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
176-Weird Life
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Strange life forms at the bottom of Earth's oceans may provide clues about creatures which may exit on other worlds.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KKRN, and KENW


  • Added: Aug 21, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
151-A Climate Changer
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Large asteroids which impact the Earth can cause global change.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KKRN, KALH and more


  • Added: May 28, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
144-One Of A Million
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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There are millions of small space rocks which come near the Earth. Here is the story of one of them.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KMXT and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
143-Busy Little One
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A small asteroid has paid numerous visits to the vicinity of the Earth, Mars, and our Moon.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
140-A Weird Orbit
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroids which travel outside the plane of our solar system are likely to have been involved in a collision sometime in the past.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
139-Next Step To Mars
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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NASA is proposing that the next step towards the human exploration of Mars be a manned mission to an asteroid which has been placed into orbit arou...

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
115-Ballistic Capture
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A new plan for a space trip to Mars will be able to deliver a steady stream of supplies to a human space colony on the red planet.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
110-Asteroids Accessible By Human Space Flights
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunters have discovered nearly 100 small objects which are accessible by astronauts.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KMXT, and KENW


  • Added: Jan 01, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
109-Eighteen Sleeps Later
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The NASA New Horizons Spacecraft is on a voyage of discovery to the distant parts of our solar system.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WRST-FM Oshkosh, Radio Newark, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 01, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
107-Mining Asteroids
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Mining asteroids may seem farfetched, however, some on our planet are actively pursuing this goal.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KMXT, Radio Newark and more


  • Added: Dec 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
81-Views From The Shores Of The Cosmic Ocean
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Through out history humans have viewed the night sky and used it as a source of information and sense of wonder. There is a new place to view the ...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KMXT, Radio Newark and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Winter Wolves
From: Jennifer Jerrett
Caption: Biological Technician Rick McIntyre, Credit: NPS / Neal Herbert
Some of the best howling of the season at Yellowstone National Park

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, Radio Newark, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 01, 2014
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 4
Antarctica
From: Hold That Thought
Series: People, Places, and Ideas to Explore
Caption: Doug Wiens in Antarctica
Prof. Doug Wiens describes his explorations of Antarctica. Wiens uses seismographs to study the physics behind ice movement and examine questions a...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 12:26
213: Kauai Thoughts
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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On a recent visit to Kauai host Peter Neill had some chance encounters that prompted this reflection of what it means to be connected to real, mean...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:42
Imaginary Island of California
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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The Island of California appeared on maps for over a century.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
Tiny Forests in the Utah Desert
From: Jennifer Jerrett
Caption: A tiny forest of hairless twisted moss, Credit: NPS photo by Neal Herbert
Like trees in a forest, biological soil crusts play a key role in the ecosystems in which they are found. Damages to these tiny organisms can have ...

Bought by Radio Newark, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 05:49
  • Purchases: 5
Blue Holes
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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Exploring the secrets of these ancient flooded caves from Australia to Egypt to Belize.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Matt Harding
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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By dancing around the world, Internet video star Matt Harding believes he’s helping to unite people.

Bought by WEZU, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU and more


  • Added: May 07, 2009
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 6
Glaciers
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Get your earbones popped with the almost religious sound of glaciers calving as you go for a paddle in a kayak with host Richard Nelson on this epi...

Bought by KCHU, KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, WMNF, and Remix Radio


  • Added: May 01, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 5