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SET #1:
UTC/GMT: 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, 1700, 2100
US Eastern: 9pm, 1am, 5am, 9am, 1pm, 5pm
US Pacific: 6pm, 10pm, 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm

News at the top of the hour, from Public Radio WHRV, ?Discovery Now? ~?A New Type of Messaging: Ones and zeros of the digital world unite! Quantum messaging is right around the corner.?(00:01:30)

At the intersection of Science and Society, a collaboration of Astronomy.FM and Michigan Public Radio WNMC, ?First*Light!? ~ with Eric Hines, David Gault, and Michael Foerster. This week?s Topics: NASA lands on Mars, NASA & Russia crash, record heat wave continues, ATM skimming, Perseid meteor shower, tanorexic, goodbye Exxon Valdez, a cute 4-year old has magic arms, and MORE!?(00:48:00)

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SET #2:
UTC/GMT: 0200, 0600, 1000, 1400, 1800, 2200
US Eastern: 10pm, 2am, 6am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm
US Pacific: 7pm, 11pm, 3am, 7am, 11am, 3pm

News at the top of the hour, from ?EarthSky??~?Where?s the Radiant for Perseid Meteor Shower?:?You don?t need to locate the radiant point to see the meteors, but it?s fun to spot it! ?(00:01:30)

From this week, the August 7 2012 edition of ?365 Days of Astronomy? ~?Astronomy Word of the Week ? Apogalacticon:?by Christopher Crockett. (00:08:15)

More news, from the EarthSky team, ?EarthSky 22? ~ Planets, Perseids, and the Waning Crescent Moon:?The best time to see meteors and the planets Venus and Jupiter this week. Plus more science news, and ? of course ? music!?(00:22:00)

From WYPR Public Radio and Carol Christian & Jim O?Leary, ?SkyWatch & HubbleWatch? ~ The Perseid Meteor Shower:?The annual Perseid Meteor Shower lights the sky every August, for those lucky enough to have a clear sky and energetic enough to stay up past midnight.?(00:04:15)

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SET #3:
UTC/GMT: 0300, 0700, 1100, 1500, 1900, 2300
US Eastern: 11pm, 3am, 7am, 11am, 3pm, 7pm
US Pacific: 8pm, 12am, 4am, 8am, 12pm, 4pm

News at the top of the set, from?the American Association for the Advancement of Science, ?Science Update? ~ Robotic Gait: Engineers have developed a two-legged robot with a more lifelike walking gait.?(00:01:00)

From August 9 2009, a classic edition of ?365 Days of Astronomy? ~?The Perseid Meteor Shower:?by Christopher Crockett. (00:08:15)

From the University of Manchester?s Jodrell Bank Observatory, it?s ?The Jodcast? ~ We remember the life and career of of Sir Bernard Lovell with this classic Jodcast episode ? ?The Dish?:?Megan talks to Robert Hollow (ATNF) about Pulse@Parkes, the hosts put your astronomical questions to Dr. Roy Smits, get a summary of recent spacecraft news, and survey the history of radio astronomy with Sir Bernard. (00:42:30)

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SET #4:
UTC/GMT: 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000, 0000
US Eastern: 12pm, 4am, 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm
US Pacific: 9pm, 1am, 5am, 9am, 1pm, 5pm

News at the top of the hour, from Scientific American?s, ?60-Second Science? ~ Scope Sees Exoplanets and Violent Astrophysics.?(00:01:17)

More news, from WFIU Indiana Public Media, ?A Moment of Science? ~ Lightning Helps Fertilize the Soil.?(00:02:00)

From the SETI Institute ? ?Big Picture Science? ~ Catch a Wave:?Let there be light. Otherwise we couldn?t watch a sunset or YouTube. Yet, what your eye sees is but a narrow band in the electromagnetic spectrum.?(00:52:10)

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Source: http://astronomy.fm/2012/08/11/whats-on-astronomy-fm-saturday-thru-sunday-2/

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