The science radio program Universo will celebrate its 15th anniversary of daily Spanish-language broadcasts on skywatching and astronomy on April 1. The program includes a special focus on the contributions of Latino scientists and the skylore of Mesoamerican cultures. Produced by The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory, Universo airs on about 100 stations across the United States, Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador and Venezuela, reaching about 2.2 million listeners daily. Recently, the show has become more easily accessible to radio stations through free, production-quality digital downloading of programs. Read more
Listeners from 150 cities across the United States as well as in Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico and Venezuela tuned in to Universo, a brief Spanish-language radio program broadcast from UT-Austin, on Sunday. Universo gives brief lessons about the science and history of astronomy. Sunday's program focused on Sirius and Procion, the "dog stars." The episode marked the 5,000th time the program has aired.
On December 7, radio stations across the United States, Mexico, and Central America will broadcast the 5,000th episode of Universo to its 2.22 million listeners nationally and internationally. The daily, two-minute Spanish-language radio program from The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory covers topics in skywatching, the science of astronomy, the contributions of Latino scientists, the history of astronomy, and the skylore of Mesoamerican cultures. Source