Dr. Michael Sori (Purdue University Planetary Geophysics & Surface Processes) discusses bodies in our solar system that have ice, underground oceans, tides, and space exploration. We converse about va

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Dr. Rafael Lang from Purdue University Physics and Astronomy explains to us that a particle solar eclipse is something you see, a total solar eclipse is something that you experience. Through a dis

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In the past, only large, well-funded organizations could afford to build and launch satellites. But CubeSats are making it possible for anyone with a good idea and some basic engineering skills to put

Dr. Paul Mathewson, Science Program Director for Clean Wisconsin, joined us to discuss some current initiatives related to solar energy and address several misconceptions about this alternative energy

Discover the wonders of Titan, the second-largest moon in our Solar System! Start your outer space journey and explore an alien world like no other. Titan is unique its atmosphere, clouds, and vast

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From space weathering to lunar soils, Dr. Michelle Thompson, Purdue University EAPS, is actively furthering our knowledge about the universe. She not only knows about meteors and meteorites, she teac

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