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Life on Venus? and more!_on Exploration
Every Tuesday: 10am Pacific – 1pm Eastern – 18:00 GMT Exploration with Dr. Michio Kaku Is global warming to blame for massive forest fires and hurricanes? Life on Venus? Guest: Dr. Seth Shostak, SETI project This show was broadcast on September 22, 2020 For downloads click here to SUBSCRIBE!… »»»
ShareBoosters, Breakthroughs and Budgets: Canada and the US Look Toward Space _on Planetary Radio
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Spacecraft OSIRIS REx is now orbiting a 260-meter asteroid named Bennu _on Planetary Radio
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Celebrating Kepler _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Celebrating Kepler The Kepler mission has ended. Listen to highlights of the October 30th media briefing that included the father of the fantastically successful planet finder, William Borucki. Then catch the thoughts of Planetary Society editors and commentators Jason Davis and Emily Lakdawalla. And we’ll… »»»
ShareSailing to an Asteroid on the Light of the Sun _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Sailing to an Asteroid on the Light of the Sun NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center and the Jet Propulsion Lab are preparing to send NEA Scout on a long, light-propelled journey to a near Earth asteroid. — OLightSail 2 is not the only solar sail… »»»
ShareBack to Saturn for Brand New Cassini Science _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Back to Saturn for Brand New Cassini Science Our most frequent guest returns with exciting, just-published research enabled by the 20-year missions enormous success. Linda Spilker has served as Cassini Project Scientist for 8 years, and was Deputy Project Scientist for the previous 13. Youll… »»»
ShareCelebrating Astronomy Day with the Giant Magellan Telescope _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Celebrating Astronomy Day with the Giant Magellan Telescope We salute humankinds long history of stargazing by checking in on what will be our planets largest telescope.–Happy Astronomy Day, October 13, 2018! We salute humankinds long history of stargazing by checking in on what will be… »»»
ShareJohn Logsdon and the Dawn of the Space Age _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT John Logsdon and the Dawn of the Space Age The Dean of space policy, John Logsdon, returns with stories and a new book of original documents that shaped the US space program from the birth of NASA to SpaceX. Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye reports… »»»
ShareSpaceX Builds a Big Falcon Rocket _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT SpaceX Builds a Big Falcon Rocket A mostly SpaceX episode as the ambitious company provides updated details regarding its huge new rocket and introduces its first astronauts. Mat Kaplan shares more from the companys headquarters, while Planetary Society Digital Editor explains and explores the BFR…. »»»
ShareReturn to Fiery Mercury With BepiColombo _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Return to Fiery Mercury With BepiColombo Elsa Montagnon is Spacecraft Operations Manager for the European/Japanese mission leaving for our solar systems innermost planet very soon. She joins us to talk about the long journey ahead. Elsa also has the cover article in the brand new… »»»
ShareOpportunity, Phone Home!_on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Opportunity, Phone Home! The dust is settling on the Red Planet. Is the remaining Mars Exploration Rover about to rise and shine after three months of slumber? MER Project Manager John Callas returns with a realistic yet hopeful assessment. He also tells us what Opportunity… »»»
ShareBig Science, Big Rocket at the Marshall Space Flight Center _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Big Science, Big Rocket at the Marshall Space Flight Center Mat Kaplans Huntsville, Alabama trip wraps up with a tour of the historic and history-making Marshall Space Flight Center Featured Speakers: Paul McConnaughey, MSFC Associate Director, Adam Goldstein, Fermi Team Member, Andrew Schorr, MSFC Spacecraft… »»»
ShareSpace, Rockets, and a Senatorial Conversation in Huntsville, Alabama _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Space, Rockets, and a Senatorial Conversation in Huntsville, Alabama Host Mat Kaplan begins a two-episode visit to Huntsville and the Marshall Space Flight Center, recorded this week at the US Space and Rocket Center with astronaut Don Thomas, 94-year-old Apollo engineer Alex McCool, and Alabama… »»»
SharePluto Occults! Join Us on the Mountain _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Pluto Occults! Join Us on the Mountain Pluto passed in front of a star on the evening of August 14. Mat Kaplan joined pro and amateur astronomers on a mountain to observe this rare event. It may reveal more about the dwarf planets tenuous atmosphere… »»»
ShareGiving Venus the Love (and Science) She Deserves _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Giving Venus the Love (and Science) She Deserves We have so much to learn about Venus, says JPL scientist Sue Smrekar. What we learn will help us understand our own world and Mars. Sue joins us this week to make a great case for a… »»»
ShareDark Energy Co-Discoverer and the Leader of Chinese Space Science _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Dark Energy Co-Discoverer and the Leader of Chinese Space Science It has been 20 years since we learned the expansion of the universe is accelerating due to the mysterious force called dark energy. Saul Perlmutter shared the Nobel Prize in Physics because of his contributions…. »»»
ShareDiving Into That Lake on Mars _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Diving Into That Lake on Mars Our world was rocked by last weeks announcement of good radar evidence for a liquid water lake under the Red Planets south pole. Senior Editor Emily Lakdawalla introduces us to the story that is then taken up by two… »»»
ShareHAYABUSA2 REACHES A DARK DIAMOND IN SPACE _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT HAYABUSA2 REACHES A DARK DIAMOND IN SPACE Japans Hayabusa2 is just 6 kilometers from asteroid Ryugu as it prepares to snatch samples of the space rock for return to Earth. Mission Project Manager Hitoshi Kuninaka joins us for a conversation about the spacecraft and whats… »»»
ShareAn African Observatory Hunts Killer Asteroids _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT An African Observatory Hunts Killer Asteroids One of the Planetary Society s 2018 Shoemaker Near-Earth Object grants has gone to astronomers searching the sky from a mountaintop in the North African nation of Morocco. Observer Michel Ory tells us about their work. Tim Spahr ran… »»»
ShareSomething Old and Something New: Exciting Research on the International Space Station _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Something Old and Something New: Exciting Research on the International Space Station Sextants have helped sailors find their way across oceans for centuries. Now one is onboard the International Space Station so that astronauts can learn to find their way across the solar system even… »»»
ShareDwarf Planet Ceres Thrills as a Dying Visitor Closes In _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Dwarf Planet Ceres Thrills as a Dying Visitor Closes In Ceres is the queen of the asteroid belt. Her first Earthly visitor is nearing its last days in spectacular style. Dawn Mission Director and Chief Engineer Marc Rayman returns with stunning images taken from just… »»»
ShareIts Asteroid Week with NASAs Planetary Defense Officer _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Its Asteroid Week with NASAs Planetary Defense Officer The dinosaurs regret their lack of a space program. 200 million years later, humans are gearing up to defend themselves from a species-ending rock. The many challenges involved are addressed in a new strategic action plan created… »»»
ShareKathryn Sullivan and More at the International Space Development Conference _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Kathryn Sullivan and More at the International Space Development Conference Freeman Dyson wasnt the only space star at the ISDC. Mat talks with former astronaut and NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan and leaders of the Cassini mission. Planetary Society Director of Space Policy Casey Dreier has… »»»
ShareA Conversation with Freeman Dyson _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT A Conversation with Freeman Dyson Theres so much more to Freeman Dyson than the Dyson Sphere. The mathematician, scientist and author is one of the greatest and most original minds of our era. He has much to say to Mat Kaplan about the future of… »»»
ShareIt’s Rocket Science: Testing PlanetVac in the Mojave Desert _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT It’s Rocket Science: Testing PlanetVac in the Mojave Desert Join Mat Kaplan in Californias Mojave Desert for special coverage of not one but two rocket flights and a real world test of PlanetVac, the innovative, radically simple way to collect surface samples from other worlds…. »»»
ShareA Sacred Place: The National Air and Space Museum with Ellen Stofan _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT A Sacred Place: The National Air and Space Museum with Ellen Stofan Planetary geologist Ellen Stofan has just become Director of the most popular museum in the United States. The NASM protects and shares the greatest collection of space and aviation treasures on Earth. Mat… »»»
ShareYuris Night 2018! _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Yuris Night 2018! Host Mat Kaplan once again attends the worldwide party for space. Join him at the Los Angeles celebration under Space Shuttle Endeavour. Youll hear conversations with astronauts Nicole Stott and Anousheh Ansari, Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides and Planetary Society CEO Bill… »»»
ShareA Space Station Crashes to Earth _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT A Space Station Crashes to Earth By the time you hear this weeks episode, Chinas Tiangong-1 may have spectacularly re-entered our planets atmosphere, raining metal on an unpredictable location. The Aerospace Corporations Bill Ailor, an expert on space debris, tells us theres little to worry… »»»
ShareStephen Hawking: Spaceflight Pioneer! _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Stephen Hawking: Spaceflight Pioneer! He is known for his breakthrough physics and popularizing of science, but Dr. Hawking also wanted to fly in space. Erik Viirre led the medical team that helped Stephen experience weightlessness. He says the adventure helped open the possibility of spaceflight… »»»
ShareAmateur Astronomers Work To Save Earth From Asteroids! _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Amateur Astronomers Work To Save Earth From Asteroids! Seven astronomers have been selected to receive Shoemaker NEO (Near Earth Object) grants from the Planetary Society. They and their observatories span the planet. Well meet an American and an Australian. Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts provides… »»»
ShareVisiting the Birthplace of PlanetVac _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Visiting the Birthplace of PlanetVac Space is hard. Sample collection and return is harder still. Thats why the radically-simplified PlanetVac system from Honeybee Robotics is so intriguing. Join Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts and host Mat Kaplan on a tour of Honeybee that includes… »»»
ShareExperience A Message From Earth”Inspired by the Voyager Gold Record _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Experience A Message From Earth”Inspired by the Voyager Gold Record It has been 40 years since Carl Sagan and others shared the best of humanity with the stars. A new online multimedia project has been created as a 21st century homage to the Golden Record…. »»»
ShareThe Eyes of a New Mars Rover: Mastcam-Z _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT The Eyes of a New Mars Rover: Mastcam-Z Mat Kaplan attended a meeting of the science team for the zoom lens camera that will be atop the Mars 2020 rover mast. Planetary Scientist Jim Bell tells us how this new system will show us the… »»»
ShareA New Congressional Caucus Backs Planetary Science _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT A New Congressional Caucus Backs Planetary Science Republican Randy Hultgren and Democrat Derek Kilmer celebrate formation of the new bipartisan, bicameral caucus of US representatives and senators. They have united behind exploration of our and other solar systems. Bill Nye shares his eye and ear… »»»
ShareSpace, SETI, the Singularity and Shostak _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Space, SETI, the Singularity and Shostak Where is everybody? That was the question physicist Enrico Fermi asked when he wondered why we hadnt yet met ET. What will happen if we do? Will humans lose the will to explore? These and other questions were taken… »»»
ShareGoing to Sea to Sail Through Space: Orion Ocean Recovery Testing _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Going to Sea to Sail Through Space: Orion Ocean Recovery Testing Join Mat Kaplan on a visit to Naval Base San Diego and the USS Anchorage, the amphibious ship that has just completed a round of Orion spacecraft recovery testing and practice. Youll hear from… »»»
ShareLiving in Space! _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Living in Space! Mat Kaplan talks with participants in the National Space Societys recent Space Settlement Summit about human destiny in space. Theres a consensus that we are making real progress, both technological and political, toward permanent installations on the Moon and elsewhere. The total… »»»
ShareIts a Hard Rain on Titan _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Its a Hard Rain on Titan A computer model based on our best data about Saturns cloud-shrouded moon says that torrential liquid methane pounds the surface far more frequently than previously expected. Sean Faulk and Jonathan Mitchell of UCLA explain. The Planetary Societys Jason Davis… »»»
ShareMysterious Tabbys Star, With Tabby Herself _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Mysterious Tabbys Star, With Tabby Herself It may not host an alien megastructure but Tabbys Star still guards many mysteries of science. Astronomer and astrophysicist Tabetha Tabby Boyajian leads the worldwide team that is revealing this strange light in the sky. The Curiosity rover has… »»»
Share2018 Space Preview with the Planetary Society All-Stars _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT 2018 Space Preview with the Planetary Society All-Stars Mats first-ever four-way conversation with colleagues Jason Davis, Casey Dreier and Emily Lakdawalla provides their predictions of space milestones in the new year. Bruce Betts follows up with his own list of exciting highlights in a special… »»»
ShareFlowing Water on Mars? Not So Much _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Flowing Water on Mars? Not So Much Mars scientists dubbed them recurring slope lineae or RSLs. They sure looked like evidence of liquid water flowing down hillsides and ridges on the Red Planet. New research led by US Geological Survey Planetary Geologist Colin Dundas says… »»»
ShareExploring the Latest Planetary Science Discoveries With Emily Lakdawalla _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Exploring the Latest Planetary Science Discoveries With Emily Lakdawalla A holiday edition of Planetary Radio welcomes the Planetary Societys Senior Editor back from the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Emily reports on amazing developments in planetary science she discovered at the huge conference…. »»»
SharePresident Trump Sets Course for the Moon _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT President Trump Sets Course for the Moon On December 11th President Donald Trump signed a memorandum that firmly points the US space effort toward the Moon, but without providing many details. Planetary Society Director of Space Policy Casey Dreier fills in some of the gaps… »»»
ShareA Visitor From the Stars: Oumuamua _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT A Visitor From the Stars: Oumuamua The first confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system is a needle-shaped asteroid given the Hawaiian name Oumuamua. Karen Meech leads the team that is learning as much about it as possible before it leaves our neighborhood, never to… »»»
ShareBob Richards and Moon Express _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Bob Richards and Moon Express Moon Express Founder and CEO Bob Richards shares an inspiring vision for a return to the Moon. It includes introduction of a sophisticated line of robotic spacecraft, the first of which may make a soft landing next year. Sample return… »»»
ShareCanada Rises And So Does the Sun _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Canada Rises And So Does the Sun Canada has a new Space Advisory Board, and the Planetary Societys Kate Howells is a member. Mat Kaplan also talks with Jeff Kuhn and Thomas Rimmele, two of the scientists working toward completion of the biggest solar telescope… »»»
ShareThe Honorable Adam Schiff” — Another Congressional Space Enthusiast _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT The Honorable Adam Schiff”–Another Congressional Space Enthusiast Congressman Adam Schiffs California district includes the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is as enthusiastic a fan of the final frontier as you are likely to find under the capitol dome in Washington D.C. Planetary Society Digital Editor Jason… »»»
ShareAndy Weirs New Novel Puts a City on the Moon _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Andy Weirs New Novel Puts a City on the Moon The author of #1 bestseller The Martian is back with Artemis, a superbly-researched, rollicking adventure in the first city on the Moon. You might win a copy of the book in the new Whats Up… »»»
ShareAndre Bormanis and Emily Lakdawalla on Life, the Universe and Everything _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Andre Bormanis and Emily Lakdawalla on Life, the Universe and Everything Join us for a wide-ranging, salon-style conversation about space exploration, science, art and more. Mats guests are astronomer, television producer/writer and former Star Trek science advisor Andre Bormanis and Planetary Society Senior Editor Emily… »»»
ShareSearching for ET With Pete Worden _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Searching for ET With Pete Worden Are we alone? The nearly sixty-year effort to answer that question has gotten a big boost from the Breakthrough Initiatives, funded by Yuri Milner and led by former NASA Ames Research Center director Pete Worden, who is our guest… »»»
SharePamela Gay and the Image Detective _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Pamela Gay and the Image Detective Astronomer Pamela Gay is probably best known as co-host of the Astronomy Cast podcast, but she is also Principal Investigator for the CosmoQuest virtual research facility. It offers fun and rewarding citizen science opportunities, including its newest, Image Detective…. »»»
ShareDawn: Ten Years of Exploration _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Dawn: Ten Years of Exploration Dawn Mission Director and Chief Engineer Marc Rayman helps us salute the ion-engine powered spacecraft that first orbited asteroid Vesta in the main asteroid belt and then moved to dwarf planet Ceres, revealing two fascinating worlds. The new US National… »»»
ShareAustralia Gets Serious About Space _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Australia Gets Serious About Space The Australian government announced that it would create a national space agency at the 68th annual International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide. Well talk with IAC 2017 CEO Brett Biddington about what this means for his country. Last weeks IAC was… »»»
ShareCelebrating Cassini Live! _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Celebrating Cassini Live! More than 1,100 fans of the just-completed 20-year mission to Saturn joined us for a live tribute. The Planetary Societys Mat Kaplan and KPCC Science Reporter Jacob Margolis welcomed mission leaders and the Societys Emily Lakdawalla to Caltechs Beckman Auditorium stage. Youll… »»»
ShareLong Live Cassini! _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Long Live Cassini! Join us at JPL and Caltech on the bittersweet morning the Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn. Well hear from several of the missions leaders, including John Grunsfeld, Earl Maize, Linda Spilker and Ellen Stofan. Bill Nye salutes the mission team and calls… »»»
ShareScience Fiction Greats on Humanitys Destiny in Space _on Planetary Radio
Every Tuesday: 11am Pacific – 2pm Eastern – 19:00 GMT Science Fiction Greats on Humanitys Destiny in Space Robert Zubrin of the Mars Society talks with Gregory Benford, David Brin, Geoffrey Landis and Larry Niven about terraforming Mars, the origin of life, the drive to explore and more. Emily Lakdawalla tells us what expect when… »»»
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