Episodes

  • Voyager Prode Part 1

    Voyager Prode Part 1
    Aug 21 2026
    Launched in the summer of 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft were originally authorized for a brief journey to visit Jupiter and Saturn. Nearly five decades later, both probes are still operating in deep space, pushing the boundaries of human exploration.
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    2 mins
  • August 2026 Lunar Eclipse

    August 2026 Lunar Eclipse
    Aug 14 2026
    In this segment of NHPR's Cosmically Curious, host Patrick McNameeKing sits down with UNH astronomer John Gianforte to discuss an exciting upcoming celestial event: a near-total lunar eclipse.
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    2 mins
  • The microwave mystery that baffled astronomers

    The microwave mystery that baffled astronomers
    Aug 6 2026
    How did a kitchen microwave fool astronomers? On Cosmically Curious, Dr. Nicole Gugliucci reveals the true source behind mysterious fast radio bursts.
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    2 mins
  • Perseid Meteor Showers

    Perseid Meteor Showers
    Jul 30 2026
    Learn the best viewing times, why a new moon makes this year special, and why you only need a lawn chair to watch.
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    2 mins
  • Supernova

    Supernova
    Jul 24 2026
    In late 1572, long before the invention of the telescope, sky-watchers looking up at the night sky saw something impossible: a blazing new star where nothing had existed before.
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    2 mins
  • What is "dark matter"?

    What is "dark matter"?
    Jul 16 2026
    Dark matter makes up 85% of all matter in the universe, but is only detected by the effect it has on visible matter.
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    2 mins
  • Pulsars Cosmic Clocks

    Pulsars Cosmic Clocks
    Jul 10 2026
    In a recent conversation, Patrick McNamee King sat down with Nicole Gallucci from Saint Anselm College to explore why these collapsed stellar remnants are far more than just deep-space anomalies—they are actually some of the most powerful scientific instruments available to us.
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    2 mins
  • Cosmically Curious: Pulsars, the lighthouse of the universe

    Cosmically Curious: Pulsars, the lighthouse of the universe
    Jul 2 2026
    A pulsar is the collapsed, zombie-like core of a massive star that died in a supernova explosion.
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    2 mins