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May 17, 2013 — Generations of physicists have claimed that time is an illusion. But not all agree. In his book Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe, theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that time exists—and he says time is key to understanding the evolution of the universe.
May 10, 2013 — Saul Perlmutter shared the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics for his discovery that the universe was expanding at an accelerating rate. Perlmutter explains how supernovae and other astronomical artifacts are used to measure the expansion rate, and explains what physicists are learning about "dark energy" — the mysterious entity thought to be driving the acceleration.
May 10, 2013 — The SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute's Jill Tarter has spent decades searching for the signals that would tell us we aren't alone in the cosmos. Tarter discusses the hunt, and what the presence of intelligent life elsewhere might tell us about our own future on Earth.
May 7, 2013 — Turns out our solar system — with its medium sized sun, its four small rocky planets, its four big gassy ones farther out — isn't like the others. We are unusual. Very unusual. Says one prominent astronomer, we are "a bit of a freak."
Apr 26, 2013 — The James Webb Space Telescope will succeed Hubble in 2018, boasting modern computers and a mirror with seven times the viewing area. Bob Hellekson, ATK Program Manager for the telescope, discusses the telescope's newly constructed wings, designed to support the telescope's folding mirror, and astrophysicist Stacy Palen talks about what the telescope may reveal about the cosmos.
Mars Call-in:
Archive of call-in about the Mars near encounter.
Mars' path over Canton
St. Lawrence University Physics Professor Dr. Aileen O'Donoghue
keeps an eye on the stars for North Country Public Radio.
Astronomy questions
for Dr. O'Donoghue.
Dr. O'Donoghue's Sky Events page
Astronomy Resources - astronomy related news, books and web resources.
More Astronomy Resources - submitted by Bruce McClure.
August's Night Sky: Catching Up with Mars
Aug 19, 2003 — On August 27th, the planet Mars will be closer to Earth than it has been in more than 50,000 years. Look for Mars rising in the east at twilight and setting in the west at dawn. Martha Foley talks with St. Lawrence University Astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue about our close encounter with the Red Planet. Go to full article
Looking Up with Astronomer Dave Levy
Aug 05, 2003 — David Levy has discovered 21 comets--8 from his own backyard. He's managed to turn a childhood fascination with science and the night-sky into a career as an author, educator, and science editor of Parade Magazine. He was in Plattsburgh Friday for a lecture and reception for a special showing of the Plattsburgh College Planetarium's "Light-Hearted Astronomer" display.
Levy is, himself, a light-hearted astronomer, a confirmed but knowledgeable amateur observer. News Director Martha Foley spoke with him by phone as he was visiting the Adirondack Science Camp at Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center near Lewis, about 40 miles south of Plattsburgh State. The camp is far from the glow of the North Country's minor metropolises, and it's where Levy caught the astronomy bug 40 years ago. Asthma kept him from a more traditional sports-based summer camp experience, but the college's summer science center was just right--it was really dark there, and kids could stay up late to stargaze... Go to full article
Levy is, himself, a light-hearted astronomer, a confirmed but knowledgeable amateur observer. News Director Martha Foley spoke with him by phone as he was visiting the Adirondack Science Camp at Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center near Lewis, about 40 miles south of Plattsburgh State. The camp is far from the glow of the North Country's minor metropolises, and it's where Levy caught the astronomy bug 40 years ago. Asthma kept him from a more traditional sports-based summer camp experience, but the college's summer science center was just right--it was really dark there, and kids could stay up late to stargaze... Go to full article
Looking Skyward
May 06, 2003 — Mars is a big show in the night sky this month, and there's a lunar eclipse coming soon. Martha Foley talks with St. Lawrence University astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue about the May night sky. Go to full article
What's Up in the Spring Night Sky?
Apr 15, 2003 — Martha Foley talks with St. Lawrence University Astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue about spring star gazing. It's time to say farewell to Orion and hello to Leo. Go to full article
Starlight, Star Bright: Venus, Mars and Jupiter in the Late Winter Night Sky
Feb 18, 2003 — Martha Foley talks with St. Lawrence University astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue. Go to full article
January's Night Sky
Jan 14, 2003 — It was another clear morning, with bright stars in the eastern and western skies. Martha Foley talks with St. Lawrence University astronomer Dr. Aileen O'Donoghue. Go to full article
The Winter Night Sky: Venus and Mother O'Ryan
Dec 30, 2002 — Anyone who was up and looking east this morning could not have missed a spectacular site: the crescent moon and Venus. Martha Foley talks with St. Lawrence University... Go to full article
The November Night Sky: Planets, Stars and Meteor Showers!
Nov 19, 2002 — This week's Leonid meteor shower may be the largest such display until the end of the century, with hundreds of meteors visible in the night sky.... Go to full article
Natural Selections: Asteroids
Apr 11, 2002 — Asteroids have left their mark on the earth and moon, but how big do they need to be in order to make it through the earth's atmosphere? Go to full article
Great Lakes Radio Consortium: Women Astronomers
Feb 20, 2002 — Astronomy historically has been dominated by men, but women have left their mark over the years. A new planetarium show is trying to shine a little light on advances in... Go to full article
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