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StarDate (Exploration)

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  • StarDate tells listeners what to look for in the night sky, and explains the science, history, and skylore behind these objects. It also keeps listeners up to date on the latest research findings and space missions.
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M33 - StarDate: November 27

Fri, Nov 27
A close galactic neighbor. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Mini Us - Featured Image: November 27

Fri, Nov 27
M33, the Triangulum galaxy, is like a miniature version of the Milky Way.

Delta Trianguli - StarDate: November 26

Thu, Nov 26
Doubling up on suns. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Mothallah - StarDate: November 25

Wed, Nov 25
Counting birthday candles. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Triangulum - StarDate: November 24

Tue, Nov 24
A faint little triangle. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Jovial Family - Featured Image: November 23

Mon, Nov 23
The four largest moons of Jupiter form a diverse family.

More Moon and Jupiter - StarDate: November 23

Mon, Nov 23
A tug of war between Jupiter's moons. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Moon and Jupiter - StarDate: November 22

Sun, Nov 22
A grand companion for the Moon. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Evening Splendor - StarDate: November 21

Sat, Nov 21
A beautiful evening lineup. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Apollo 12, Part 2 - StarDate: November 20

Fri, Nov 20
Hitting a lunar bullseye. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Pinpoint Landing - Featured Image: November 20

Fri, Nov 20
The Surveyor 3 spacecraft sits silently in a small lunar crater, with the Apollo 12 lunar module on the crater's rim in the background.

Apollo 12 - StarDate: November 19

Thu, Nov 19
An electrifying ride to the Moon. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

COBE - StarDate: November 18

Wed, Nov 18
Details in the afterglow of the Big Bang. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Creation's Glow - Featured Image: November 18

Wed, Nov 18
This map of the universe shows tiny variations in temperature a few hundred thousand years after the Big Bang.

Hidden Neighbor - StarDate: November 17

Tue, Nov 17
Looking for a hidden neighbor. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

More Leonid Meteors - StarDate: November 16

Mon, Nov 16
A good night for a meteor shower. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Leonid Meteors - Featured Image: November 15

Sun, Nov 15
The Leonid meteor shower peaks on the night of November 16/17.

Leonid Meteors - StarDate: November 15

Sun, Nov 15
Dodging some celestial BBs. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

TX Piscium - StarDate: November 14

Sat, Nov 14
Turning a star red. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Moon, Spica, and Venus - StarDate: November 13

Fri, Nov 13
Enhancing the beautiful crescent Moon. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

More Moon and Saturn - StarDate: November 12

Thu, Nov 12
A scary moon of Saturn. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Battered Moon - Featured Image: November 12

Thu, Nov 12
Mimas, one of the largest moons of Saturn, shows the scars of billions of years of impacts by rocky debris in this close-up view from the Cassini spacecraft, with Saturn's rings in the background.

Moon and Saturn - StarDate: November 11

Wed, Nov 11
Opening up the rings of Saturn. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Future Sun - StarDate: November 10

Tue, Nov 10
A glimpse of the Sun's future. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Moon and Regulus - StarDate: November 9

Mon, Nov 9
A fountain of youth for a bright star. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Bursting with Starbirth - Featured Image: November 9

Mon, Nov 9
Hyperactive stellar nurseries glow bright red in this recent Hubble Space Telescope view of the spiral galaxy M83.

Moon and Mars - StarDate: November 8

Sun, Nov 8
A cushion for a falling rock. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Moon, Mars, and Gemini - StarDate: November 7

Sat, Nov 7
A pair of unrelated twins. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Regal Explosions, Part 2 - StarDate: November 6

Fri, Nov 6
A bashful exploding star. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

Regal Explosions - StarDate: November 5

Thu, Nov 5
A little star that packed a punch. (Note: Audio will be available tomorrow.)

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