Space and dogs—two great ways to get young listeners interested in a story! A two-part audiobook features a tale about a dog named Bonzo and his astronomical adventure through outer-space.

An interview with Jill Tarter, who works for the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute looking for evidence of life in outer space. Aired May 10, 2014 [24:20 min]

Ira Flatow and a panel of editors and bloggers discuss the year's biggest science stories of 2013. Listen as they discuss how the first neutrinos from outer space were discovered and a landmark ruling on gene patents. [45 min, 25 secs]

Planet hunters say they've identified the first planet orbiting a distant star with conditions right to sustain liquid water and, perhaps, life.