This week on SciByte we throw science at a few Old Wives Tales … and see what sticks. Plus we take a look at the science that makes them true, false or somewhere in between.

This week on SciByte we take a look at Near Earth Object, what qualifies as a NEO, what dangers they actually pose and some of the impacts that had already occurred on the Earth. Plus we take a quick look at at the DAWN spacecraft that is currently orbiting the asteroid Vesta and has plans to visit the asteroid Ceres as well.

This week’s Scibyte features a mini-episode in which we introduce a brand new format for the show. We will be occasionally hosting Q&A sessions, to answer some of YOUR burning questions about Science and the mysteries of the universe. Today, we introduce you to our first request for Qs to A in a future episode, along with an example to get your brain juices flowing!

We take a look at the periodic table, how to read it, what some of those crazy little numbers mean, and why it’s laid out the way it is.

This week on SciByte we take a look at lightning, what it is, how it works, the facts about it and see if some lightning myths and rumors are indeed close enough for science. We also take a look at a few of the wilder things lightning can do. All that and more, on SciByte!

We take a look at Large Hadron Collider, what it is, what it’s doing and how it’s doing it. Plus we take a peek at science behind the curtain of the Universe at some the smallest elements and more basic interactions that makes everything we know and see tick. All that and more, on SciByte!

We take a look at Solar weather; what it is and how we view it. We also take a look at how all that solar weather affects us here on Earth. All that and more, on SciByte!

We take a look at the science of BBQ, taking a with a delightfully scientific look at the science of fire and cooking. Plus, we apply our science filters to the great propane charcoal debate. All that and more, on SciByte!

We look at anti-matter what it is, how they capture it, detect it and take a look at the CERN Large Hadron Collider where some of this research is going on. Plus we take a brief look at the AMS-02, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, that was recently launched on the Shuttle, looking for cosmic rays. All that and more, on SciByte!

We take a look at a few alternative fuel choices, what they come from, some interesting facts about them, and even some of the chemistry involved.