(WORT) — UW-Madison Astronomy scholars Jenna Ryon and Anna Williams tell us about Mercury’s pencil lead crust.
3D Printing in Space
(WORT) — UW-Madison Astronomy students Arthur Eigenbrot and Jenna Ryon have news on the first 3D printer in space, as well as details on Hitomi, a new X-Ray telescope launched by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Flowers in Space!
(WORT) — For the first time in human history, a flower has bloomed in space.
Perseid Meteor Shower
MADISON (WORT) — UW-Madison’s Jacqueline Goldstein and Arthur Eigenbrodt check out the stunning Perseid Meteor shower, raining down in a sky near you.
Dating Stars & Planets
MADISON (WORT) — Astronomers know that Earth is around 4.6 billion years old, but how exactly do they determine the age of other planets, not to mention stars?
Comet 67P
MADISON (WORT) — The UW-Madison Astronomy Department’s Anna Williams is in the studio to give the latest on the Comet 67P.