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Interview Archives: Astronomy
Thursday October 13, 2011, 10:06 AM
A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos
Dava Sobel, Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Biography • History • Science • Astronomy
Tuesday October 04, 2011, 11:06 AM
"The James Webb Space Telescope"
Jonathan P. Gardner, Ph.D., Chief of the Observational Cosmology Laboratory; the Deputy Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Exploration • Science • Astronomy
Tuesday August 23, 2011, 11:06 AM
The Sun's Heartbeat and Other Stories from the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet
Bob Berman, Columnist and Contributing Editor for Astronomy; Host on the Northeast Public Radio Network
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Science • Astronomy
Tuesday April 26, 2011, 11:06 AM
The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society & the Birth of the Modern World
Edward Dolnick, Journalist
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Biography • History • Science • Astronomy
Thursday September 03, 2009, 10:06 AM
Heaven's Touch: From Killer Stars to the Seeds of Life, How We Are Connected to the Universe
James B. Kaler, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Astronomy, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Science • Astronomy
Thursday April 23, 2009, 10:06 AM
"Exploring the Universe with the World's Most Powerful Microscope"
Jonathan Richard Ellis, Ph.D., Theoretical Physicist with CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Science • Astronomy
Monday April 06, 2009, 10:06 AM
The Crowded Universe: The Search for Living Planets
Alan Boss, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Science • Astronomy
Friday February 29, 2008, 11:06 AM
Late Winter and Early Spring Night Skies
James B. Kaler, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
As the seasons change…so does the sky…and this morning on Focus 580 we’ll talk about what’s on display as we move from late winter into early spring. Our guide will be Jim Kaler, Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Illinois. He will point out some of the most interesting features now in the night sky…and take general questions about astronomy and space exploration.Play now:
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Categories: Science • Astronomy
Thursday August 03, 2006, 10:06 AM
The Summer Skies
Jim Kaler, Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Science • Astronomy
Tuesday May 09, 2006, 11:06 AM
THE VIEW FROM THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE: DISCOVERING OUR EXTRAORDINARY PLACE IN THE COSMOS
Joel R. Primack, Professor of Physics at the University of California
Santa Cruz, Lawyer
Nancy Ellen Abrams, Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Law • Literature • Science • Astronomy
