Posts by EarthSky 22

Watching a solar eclipse

EarthSky 22: Solar eclipse, lunar eclipse

May 20-21 solar eclipse. June 4 lunar eclipse. Off-grid electricity. Chimps plan ahead. Song of week Shearwater’s “You as You Were” from Animal Joy.

Buy eclipse glasses for May 20/21 eclipse
May 12, 2012 Space 1 Comment

EarthSky 22: Goodbye Venus, hello China to Texas eclipse

Seeing Venus near star Elnath. Previewing May 20-21 annular eclipse! Song of Week “Don Alejo” from The Echocentrics by Grammy Award winner Adrian Quesada.

full_moon_300
May 04, 2012 Space 1 Comment

EarthSky 22: The May 5 supermoon!

Supermoon … really? Deborah Byrd’s supermoon straight talk …plus the world’s oldest human blood … and a great song by the Black Angels.

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EarthSky 22: Outthinking extinction

Jorge and sociobiologist Rebecca Costa talk about a hopeful future for humanity. Song of the week Burgess Meredith’s Me As In You from their new Banana Moon EP.

Meteor April 17, 2012 via Ken Christison
Apr 21, 2012 Human World 1 Comment

EarthSky 22: Lyrid meteor shower!

Deborah Byrd talks about Lyrid meteor shower, peaking April 21-22. Song of the week Jesse Wood’s Neon Rose from his Moon Rocks EP.

Jacqueline Barton via the LA Times
Apr 15, 2012 Human World 2 Comments

EarthSky 22: DNA wired for life

Jorge Salazar speaks with Dr. Jacqueline Barton about how DNA can act like two telephone repairmen trying to fix a line. Song of the week from The Heartlanders.

Zodiacal light
Apr 08, 2012 Human World 5 Comments

EarthSky 22: Zodiacal light!

Mysterious zodiacal light. Song of the week Possum Song by Dana Falconberry. Food safety. Exploding stars. Your 22 minutes of science and music.

Image Credit: DVIDSHUB
Mar 31, 2012 Human World 2 Comments

EarthSky 22: Weather extremes on the rise

Jorge talks to an expert about extreme weather events. Song of the week is All in Love by Monahans. Plus more on your 22 minutes of science and music.

Mayan temple.  Image Credit: wikimedia

EarthSky 22: Does the Mayan calendar end in 2012?

Did the Maya predict the end of the world in 2012? Jorge interviews an expert, who has the answer. Song of the week is Half Asleep by Final Exam.

Artist's concept near-Earth asteroid via Universe Today

EarthSky 22: A close encounter with asteroid 2012 DA14

An asteroid will sweep within 17,000 miles of Earth in early 2013. Song of week by Quiet Company, which won 10 music awards at SXSW 2012. Wow! Congrats guys!