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PBS: Summer of Space - preview

June 12, 2019
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PBS SoCal brings viewers the universe with Summer Of Space, a multiplatform experience that includes six new science and history programs, all commemorating America’s journey into space. We'll also explore the people behind the aerospace movement here in Southern California on Blue Sky Metropolis, a KCET Original. The adventure starts July 8 at 8:00 p.m. and continues throughout August.

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Newborn stars peek out from beneath their natal blanket of dust in this dynamic image of the Rho Ophiuchi dark cloud from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. | Flickr/NASA Marshall Space Flight Center/Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 2.0)

Built to Last: JPL's Amazingly Long-Lived Missions

JPL Scientists have performed long-distance tinkering on many projects, helping to extend those satelites' lives many times beyond their original scheduled missions.
By Glenn Fleishman
Top Image: Griffith Observatory at night. | mimoulamiou/Needpix

A Friendship Fit for the City of Stars: the Griffith Observatory and the Los Angeles Astronomical Society

A partnership between Griffith Observatory and the Los Angeles Astronomical Society enables all Angelenos to enjoy astronomy. 
By Teena Apeles
Raising a water sample from The Red Ocean | Courtesy of Pete Morgan-Dimmick

My Son, the Martian

The Mars Desert Research Station in Utah is dedicated to examining how humans may explore Mars. 
By Ann Morgan