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Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of astronomy and space exploration. For a full-length, weekly podcast you can subscribe to Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American . To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast

Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of astronomy and space exploration. For a full-length, weekly podcast you can subscribe to Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American . To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast

 

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#168

Bacteria Got an Early Fix on Nitrogen

New evidence points to the evolution of the ability for bacteria to grab nitrogen from the atmosphere some 3.2 billion years ago, about 1.2 billion years earlier than thought—with implications for finding extraterrestrial life. Lee Billings reports ... Read more

23 Feb 2015

02 MINS

02:13

23 Feb 2015

#167

Stars Reveal Hidden Galaxy

A dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way may consist of more dark matter than regular matter.* Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

17 Feb 2015

01 MINS

01:22

17 Feb 2015

#166

Space Science Budget Gets Small Lift

NASA has to deal with the unexpected financial consequences of robotic missions that just keep going. Lee Billings reports ... Read more

10 Feb 2015

01 MINS

01:42

10 Feb 2015

#165

5 Rocky Planets Found in Ancient, Distant Solar System

The oldest group of terrestrial worlds now known formed some 11.2 billion years ago, more than six billion years before our sun and planets. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

02 Feb 2015

01 MINS

01:40

02 Feb 2015

#164

Long-Lost Lander Found on Mars

New images from a NASA orbiter reveal Beagle 2’s final resting place. Lee Billings reports ... Read more

26 Jan 2015

01 MINS

01:37

26 Jan 2015

#163

Look Up to See Latest Comet Lovejoy

Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy’s latest comet find is naked-eye visible in the southeast sky until January 24. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

16 Jan 2015

01 MINS

01:25

16 Jan 2015

#162

SpaceX Will Try Launch, Then Soft-Land Returning Booster

The company hopes to send up a Falcon 9 rocket and then safely land the discarded first stage for reuse. Lee Billings reports ... Read more

31 Dec 2014

01 MINS

01:31

31 Dec 2014

#161

Humans on Mars Soonish Says NASA Bigwig

John Grunsfeld, the former astronaut who now heads NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, thinks that traveling light could get people to Mars by the 2040s ... Read more

10 Dec 2014

01 MINS

01:37

10 Dec 2014

#160

UV Light Colors Great Red Spot

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is its particular crimson shade because of the interaction of ultraviolet light and specific chemical compounds in the gas giant's atmosphere. Lee Billings reports ... Read more

01 Dec 2014

01 MINS

01:37

01 Dec 2014

#159

It’s Hard to Dust in Space

Over the summer researchers identified seven specks of dust returned to Earth by the Stardust spacecraft. But determining their true origin has been difficult. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

21 Nov 2014

01 MINS

01:37

21 Nov 2014

#158

Comet Reeks of Cat Crap and Rotten Eggs

The Rosetta spacecraft has unexpectedly detected hydrogen sulphide and ammonia coming from Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Lee Billings reports ... Read more

04 Nov 2014

01 MINS

01:20

04 Nov 2014

#157

Track Cosmic Rays with Smartphone App

Take part in a citizen-science project by helping researchers track high-energy cosmic rays via a network of smartphone users. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

17 Oct 2014

01 MINS

01:26

17 Oct 2014

#156

Star-Forming Clouds May Spit Out Life’s Building Blocks

Astronomers have discovered one of the largest and most complex organic molecules yet in a gaseous star-forming region of interstellar space. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

09 Oct 2014

01 MINS

01:36

09 Oct 2014

#155

Dark Matter Looks WIMPy

Data from the International Space Station-based Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment supports the idea that dark matter consists of the invisible particles called weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

24 Sep 2014

01 MINS

01:34

24 Sep 2014

#154

Forensic Astronomer Dates Monet Vision

Texas State University astronomer Donald Olson combined solar, tidal and weather data to identify the likely moment of the image in the Monet work Impression, Sunrise ... Read more

11 Sep 2014

01 MINS

01:29

11 Sep 2014

#153

Milky Way's Home Supercluster Found

Astronomers have identified the Milky Way’s cosmic address—inside the supercluster Laniakea, which means “immense heaven” in Hawaiian. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

04 Sep 2014

01 MINS

01:23

04 Sep 2014

#152

Neptune Visit Hits 25th Anniversary

On August 24th, 1989, the Voyager 2 spacecraft rendezvoused with Neptune, making it the farthest planet to pose for a close-up, a record it still holds today. ... Read more

24 Aug 2014

01 MINS

01:34

24 Aug 2014

#151

Air Pollution Could Reveal ET's Home

If intelligent aliens are dumb enough to pollute their atmosphere, NASA’s upcoming James Webb Space Telescope is powerful enough to spot some of the signs on some exoplanets. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

13 Aug 2014

01 MINS

01:23

13 Aug 2014

#150

Martian Soil Salts May Make Water Ice All Wet

Within a Mars-like laboratory environment, perchlorate salts known to exist on Mars were able to lower the freezing point enough to get ice to turn to liquid water. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

25 Jul 2014

01 MINS

01:28

25 Jul 2014

#149

Saturn Probe Ready for Its "Grand Finale"

The Cassini probe readies for its final act with new flight patterns that will get unprecedented views of Saturn and culminate in a final dive into the planet's atmosphere. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

09 Jul 2014

01 MINS

01:22

09 Jul 2014

#148

Triple Black Hole System Found in Distant Galaxy

A galaxy four billion light-years from us was has three supermassive black holes at its center, with two in a tight formation. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

02 Jul 2014

01 MINS

01:18

02 Jul 2014

#147

"Extremely Large Telescope" Breaks Ground

The European Southern Observatory broke ground June 19th to build the world's largest telescope atop the Cerro Armazones mountain in Chile. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

23 Jun 2014

01 MINS

01:26

23 Jun 2014

#146

Seemingly Strange Solar Cycle May Be Sorta Normal

The current solar maximum appears to be weak. But the few previously measured maxes could have been unusually strong. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

16 Jun 2014

01 MINS

01:17

16 Jun 2014

#145

Dark Matter Shell Saved Wannabe Galaxy

A failed dwarf galaxy called the Smith Cloud apparently survived an ancient collision with the Milky Way because of a protective dark matter cloak. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

02 Jun 2014

01 MINS

01:18

02 Jun 2014

#144

Pluto Bids to Get Back Planetary Status

Pluto has at least five moons and an atmosphere—and now a new analysis places its diameter as bigger than its outer solar system rival, Eris ... Read more

28 May 2014

01 MINS

01:37

28 May 2014

#143

Jupiter's Great Red Spot Now Just Pretty Good

Jupiter's Great Red Spot, once estimated to be 41,000 kilometers across, is just 16,500 kilometers wide in the latest Hubble Space Telescope observations, and the shrinkage seems to be accelerating. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

22 May 2014

01 MINS

01:22

22 May 2014

#142

Oddball Eclipse Makes Star Brighter

When a white dwarf passes in front of its binary star system companion every 88 days, it acts like a lens to make the larger star appear brighter to us. ... Read more

15 May 2014

01 MINS

01:25

15 May 2014

#141

Galaxy Gave Star Cluster the Boot

The star cluster HVGC-1 had been part of the M87 galaxy, but now it's fleeing that galaxy at more than two million miles per hour. Clara Moskowitz reports ... Read more

08 May 2014

01 MINS

01:38

08 May 2014