Past Program - Our Island Universe
Summary: Our Island Universe is a 90 second look at new discoveries in our understanding of what lies beyond the horizon and what it means to us here on earth. Our Island Universe is a partnership between WMRA and James Madison University's John C. Wells Planetarium.
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Podcasts:
On this episode of Our Island Universe : How Cecilia Payne's work forever changed our understanding of the inner workings of stars.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : How actress Nichelle Nichols inspired a generation of scientists as Lt. Uhura on Star Trek and continued to inspire as a recruiter for NASA.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : We learn a little about Benjamin Banneker, an African-American man who helped survey the Nation's Capital.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : We celebrate Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space.
On this episode of Our Island Universe : The anticipated launch of the James Webb Space Telescope and the promise of new discoveries.
