Cosmic Radio with host Elizabeth Garcia, NASA Ambassador. A show devoted to Space and Star watching. There will be interviews and information about current space missions, observatory information and local resources about the night sky over Mendocino. Tune in on the first Wednesdays of the month at 3:30 PM here in KZYX and Z
Cosmic Radio speaks with NASA's Dr. Kelly Korreck from the Parker Solar Probe Mission Team
Let's learn about our closest star, the Sun as we speak with Dr. Kelly Korreck from NASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission Team. Dr. Kerreck tells us how the Parker Solar Probe was built, how it works and the new discoveries it is unlocking about the mysteries of our sun.
NASA Missions: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/ (https://www.nasa.gov/missions/)
Parker Solar Probe (PSP): https://science.nasa.gov/mission/parker-solar-probe/ (https://science.nasa.gov/mission/parker-solar-probe/)
PSP Faraday Cage and Cup: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/ab5a7b (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/ab5a7b)
Corona Switchbacks: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20354/ (https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20354/)
Dust-Free Zones within the Corona: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0273117795004973 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0273117795004973)
NOAA SpaceWeather Dashboard for Enthusiasts: https://www.spaceweather.gov/communities/space-weather-enthusiasts-dashboard (https://www.spaceweather.gov/communities/space-weather-enthusiasts-dashboard)
Switchbacks video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/33prGgaqDDk (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/33prGgaqDDk)
Sounds of the Sun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I-zdmg_Dno (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I-zdmg_Dno)
Music:
Sail-AWOLNATION
Here comes the Sun- The Beatles
Sunshine of Your Love- Cream
Sol-Norse Goddess Prayer Music-therunheim
1 Oct 2026
Cosmic Radio Interview with Engineer Eric Rice from the NASA SPHEREx Mission Team
Join me as we speak with Jet Propulsion Engineer Eric Rice. Eric is the Mission Operations Manager (MOM) on NASA's SPHEREx Mission. SPHEREx stands for:
Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer
That's a mouth-full!
SPHEREx is an infrared space telescope that will collect data on more than 450 million galaxies along with more than 100 million stars in the Milky Way in order to explore the origins of the Universe.
Eric explains how this unique space telescope works and how it was built.
NASA SPHEREx: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/spherex/ (https://science.nasa.gov/mission/spherex/)
Caltech SPHEREx:https://spherex.caltech.edu/ (https://spherex.caltech.edu/)
SPHEREx Publications: https://spherex.caltech.edu/page/publications (https://spherex.caltech.edu/page/publications)
AWOLNATION: Sail
Le Loup: To the Stars! To the Night!
Metallica: Astronomy
1 Sept 2026
Cosmic Radio Interview with Dr. Linda Spilker from JPL
Can you believe Dr. Linda Spilker's first professional job was working for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory?! My first job was working at a vet office cleaning cages. I digress..... Join me as we speak to the world famous Dr. Linda Spilker. As the Lead Planetary Scientist on the CURRENT Voyager Mission (49 year strong!), she will update us on the twin Voyager's health and status then speak to us about the Cassini Mission and all it's relevant and important scientific findings. Dr. Spilker is a wealth of knowledge and such a fun and passionate person to sit and listen to. I have seen her on so many space documentaries over the years and when she showed up on the ZOOM call-I literally cried! She is sooooo cool and nice! You are gong to really love this interview!
LINKS:
Dr. Linda Spilker: https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/spilker/ (https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/spilker/)
NASA Cassini Mission: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/ (https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/)
Cassini images of Saturn: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/spectacular-eclipses-in-the-saturn-system/ (https://science.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/spectacular-eclipses-in-the-saturn-system/)
Cassini-The grand Finale Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfFSMAK-V0&t=147s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfFSMAK-V0&t=147s)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68vxYRAony8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68vxYRAony8)
Voyager moving outside the heliopause: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIAZWb9_si4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIAZWb9_si4)
Checkout some cool images of last month's Total eclipse from France and Spain:
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