1 July, 2026 – Episode 1065 – Lighting Up the Skies

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This Week: Spudcell, Colossal Effort, Planigales, Homo Naledi, Crocodile Brians, Snails, Overies, and Much More Science Lighting Up the Skies!

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I missed a view of the Strawberry moon
because it was overcast in Portland.
This wasn’t such a surprise
for a night at the 45th Parallel.
What do you see when you look up?
Clouds? Pollution? Or clear skies and stars?
What if that view
were filled with satellites instead?
If your long-exposure telescopic images
were streaked from right to left,
criss-cross, and up and down?
How many launches will it take
to fill the night sky?
How many lost fireflies?
Will the endangered be missed
when we have their genome frozen in a dish?
How is the view on
This Week in Science?

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Quick Science News!

SpudCell
What is it?

A Colossal Effort
Is a partnership between the government and Colossal a good idea?

Do you know about planigales?
Now you do! And there are new ones!

Homo naledi News
Why are only females buried in that cave?

This Fourth
Don’t burn the country down.

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Blair’s Animal Corner!

Crocodile brains 
Remain unchanged, but that snout keeps showing up

Snails 
Change with the weather!

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Science with Kiki!

Ovaries For Immunity?
What happens to ovaries after they become non-reproductive?

Bringing You Back
Will a new BCI system help minimally conscious people heal their brains?

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