Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
All eyes are on the sky ahead of two interstellar events this week. A partial lunar eclipse will place the moon in Earth’s shadow late Thursday into Friday morning, giving the appearance of a “blood moon,” with the greatest moment of eclipse at 4:13 a.m., according to NASA. Then, on Sun., Aug. 30, NASA and Space X will launch a next-generation telescope aimed at exploring some of the universe’s remaining mysteries, including dark energy and black holes. The telescope is named after NASA’s first chief astronomer, Nancy Grave Roman. We sit down with our resident spaceman to discuss how a recent image of the center of the Milky Way will serve as the foundation for the telescope’s planet exploration.
Guest: Eddie Whisler, director of planetarium and outreach, Museum of Science and History
All eyes are on the sky ahead of two interstellar events this week. A partial lunar eclipse will place the moon in Earth’s shadow late Thursday into Friday morning, giving the appearance of a “blood moon,” with the greatest moment of eclipse at 4:13 a.m., according to NASA. Then, on Sun., Aug. 30, NASA and Space X will launch a next-generation telescope aimed at exploring some of the universe’s remaining mysteries, including dark energy and black holes. The telescope is named after NASA’s first chief astronomer, Nancy Grave Roman. We sit down with our resident spaceman to discuss how a recent image of the center of the Milky Way will serve as the foundation for the telescope’s planet exploration.
Guest: Eddie Whisler, director of planetarium and outreach, Museum of Science and History
