Adler Night and Day

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning July 20, 2010 through August 2, 2010. In this episode: We're joined by Dr. David Koch of the Kepler Mission. Kepler is the NASA space observatory designed to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars. Find out how the mission is progressing and what we're learning!

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning July 6, 2010 through July 19, 2010. In this episode: We're joined by Dr. David Koch of the Kepler Mission. Kepler is the NASA space observatory designed to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars. Find out how the mission is progressing and what we're learning!

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning June 22, 2010 through July 5, 2010. In this episode: We're joined by Jim Manning of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Mark and Jim discuss the resources of the ASP and the importance of science literacy.

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning June 8, 2010 through June 21, 2010. In this episode: We're joined by Dr. Lynn Cominsky of the Fermi Gamma Ray Observatory. Gamma rays are the most energetic form of radiation. Where do they come from and why are they important?

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning May 25, 2010 through June 7, 2010. In this episode: We're joined by Dr. Meg Urry. Dr. Urry is the 2010 recipient of the Adler Planetarium's Women in Space Science award.

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning May 11, 2010 through May 24, 2010. In this episode: We've been talking a awful lot about solar activity lately, but just what is a sunspot, a CME, or the solar wind? Plus, we talk a bit about the new Solar Dynamics Observatory!

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning April 27, 2010 through May 10, 2010. In this episode: What are cosmic rays and how do they differ from gamma rays? Are they harmful to life on Earth and what have we learned from them?

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning April 13, 2010 through April 26, 2010. In this episode: What is "citizen science" and how can great can its impact on research be? Zooniverse is out to get the public involved with the internet's largest, most popular and most successful citizen science projects.

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning March 30, 2010 through April 12, 2010. In this episode: Just what is the science behind all of those outrageous stories? Dr. Mark Hammergren gets the tough questions about crop circles, Nibiru, 2012, and more!

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning March 16, 2010 through March 29, 2010. In this episode: Light plays an incredibly important role in our lives. From natural light to manmade light, what are its impacts and how do we deal with here on the ground and out in space?

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning March 2, 2010 through March 15, 2010. In this episode: What are super massive black holes? How do we "see" them and are they a danger to us?

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning February 16, 2010 through March 1, 2010. In this episode: What is the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and what did it help us to understand about our Universe?

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning February 2, 2010 through February 15, 2010. In this episode: What are gamma rays and what do they mean to us? What do we know and how are we studying these high-energy particles.

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning January 19, 2010 through February 1, 2010. In this episode: We catch up with the IBEX mission. The first maps are in... so what do they mean?

Up-to-date night sky activity beginning January 5, 2010 through January 18, 2010. In this episode: We look ahead to 2010 and talk about what's planned for the year in spaceflight. We talk about new Mars rovers, Earth observing missions, and the Shuttle retirement.