SciFri Radio: Spaceflight

SciFri Radio: Surveying the Heliosphere
A series of journal articles published this week draw a new picture of our solar system's heliosphere, the bubble carved out in the interstellar...

SciFri Radio: Moon in Review
Last week, NASA crashed a probe into the surface of the moon in search of water, just weeks after two other teams reported finding their own clues...

SciFri Radio: Studying Comet Contents
We'll check in with researchers on the Stardust probe, which captured dust from comet Wild-2 in 2004.

SciFri Radio: A One-Way Trip To Mars?
Ira talks with cosmologist Lawrence Krauss about whether a human expedition to Mars should involve a return trip to the Earth.

SciFri Radio: Should Humans Return To The Moon?
NASA plans to return humans to the moon by 2020, but a review committee is weighing other options.

SciFri Radio: Jupiter Impact
Earlier this week, an amateur astronomer in Australia spotted signs of a massive impact on the planet Jupiter. We'll talk with him about his find,...

SciFri Radio: To The Moon
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. We'll look back on the trip from the Earth to the moon.

SciFri Radio: A New Type Of Black Hole
Researchers may have discovered a new type of black hole, a finding that would mean the massive gravity sinks can exist in a 'medium' size.

SciFri Radio: Summer Sky Guide
Summer nights are made for stargazing. We'll get a guide to what to look for in the skies in the months ahead.

SciFri Radio: New Views of the Universe from Herschel and Planck Telescopes
Two new space telescopes are en route to their post over 1.5 million km from Earth. We'll talk about the ESA's Herschel and Planck observatories.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Spaceflight

Newsbrief: Designing for the Stars
What will the next generation of space suits look like?

Newsbrief: Spacebugs
When Salmonella goes up in space, it changes--and not for the better.

Newsbrief: New Moon
The moon may not be as old as previously thought.

Newsbrief: So long, Ulysses!
The sun-studying spacecraft is about to end its epic odyssey.