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What’s So Funny About Space?
August 23, 2009, 3:00 pm

What’s so funny about space and science? In our season finale, the cosmic and comic converge with comedian Joan Rivers.

What’s Exploration Worth?
August 16, 2009, 3:00 pm

What price do we put on knowledge? How does it profit a man if he learns about the universe, but goes to bed hungry?

A Universe of Inspiration
August 9, 2009, 3:00 pm

Attempts by scientists and artists to reveal deep truths about the universe may take different forms, but they often end up agreeing with the poet John Keats that truth is beauty.

Cosmic Quackery
August 2, 2009, 3:00 pm

Mark Twain once said, “Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.” Proponents of pseudoscience adhere to this adage, but are their distortions deliberate, the result of scientific ignorance, or due to a deep desire for extraordinary possibilities?

Anniversary of Apollo 11
July 26, 2009, 3:00 pm

Forty years ago, on the dusty plains known as the Sea of Tranquility, Neil Armstrong stepped off a lunar module and into the pages of history.

Exciting Times for Science
July 19, 2009, 3:00 pm

Special guest Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central’s Colbert Report talks about the joys of being a science geek.

Travels In Time
July 12, 2009, 3:00 pm

Could you travel to the past and visit Julius Caesar? Could you travel to the year 4000 and see what the future is like? Find out about the possibilities and paradoxes of time travel.

Summer Skies
July 5, 2009, 3:00 pm

Star light, star bright, what will I find over the rainbow? Take a tour of the summer skies of the day and night.

Space Spin-Offs
June 28, 2009, 3:00 pm

Technology tuned to the stars, brought down to Earth. Learn about the many products in our lives that were developed because of the space program.

The Science of Star Trek
June 21, 2009, 3:00 pm

The Star Trek TV and movie series imagine a bright future for humans in space, one in which we explore alien worlds with the aid of advanced technology. Because the writers tried to include as much realistic science as possible within the fictional framework, the stories have been an inspiration for students, scientists, inventors… and anyone interested in pondering our destiny on Earth and beyond.

The Search For Aliens
June 14, 2009, 3:00 pm

Do you want to believe? Seth Shostak of SETI talks about his hunt for aliens in this show about the search for life beyond Earth.

Would You Be a Space Tourist?
June 7, 2009, 3:00 pm

Richard Branson has formed Virgin Galactic and is now taking reservations aboard the maiden voyage of SpaceShipOne. Would you spend the estimated $200,000 for a 45-minute trip into space? Listen...

Telescopes That Rocked Our World
May 31, 2009, 3:00 pm

This year marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of the first telescope. On this week’s show, we reflect on how telescopes have changed our perception of our place in the universe. Our guests include Dava Sobel, author of The Planets, Vatican Astronomer Father Chris Corbally, and astronaut Paul Richards. Listen...