Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
1,194 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsPlanetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our Solar System and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates, and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Sarah Al-Ahmed and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy and Bruce Betts as they dive deep into space science and exploration. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance. Visit planetary.org/radio for an episode guide and much more.
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Mars Express Confirms Lots of Polar Ice! Where's the Rest?
March 26, 2007 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBMars Express Confirms Lots of Polar Ice! Where's the Rest?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lou Friedman on the International Lunar Decade
March 19, 2007 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBLou Friedman on the International Lunar DecadeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Europe's Rosetta On Its Way to a Comet
March 12, 2007 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBEurope's Rosetta On Its Way to a CometLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You Can Search for Stardust!
August 07, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBYou Can Search for Stardust!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lakes on Titan and an International Lunar Decade
July 31, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBLakes on Titan and an International Lunar DecadeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Putting the Universe on Canvas With Astronomical Artist Don Dixon
July 24, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBPutting the Universe on Canvas With Astronomical Artist Don DixonLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Turning the Spotlight to Uranus and Neptune with Heidi Hammel
July 17, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBTurning the Spotlight to Uranus and Neptune with Heidi HammelLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
John Rummel: Protecting the Planets from Earth Invaders
July 10, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBJohn Rummel: Protecting the Planets from Earth InvadersLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Talking With the Top of the World: Stephen Grasby at the Europa Analog on Ellesmere Island
July 03, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBTalking With the Top of the World: Stephen Grasby at the Europa Analog on Ellesmere IslandLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bob Pappalardo and the Mysteries of Europa
June 26, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBBob Pappalardo and the Mysteries of EuropaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Planetary System That Looks Like Home
June 19, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBA Planetary System That Looks Like HomeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Solving Cosmic Mysteries Deep Under the Earth
June 12, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBArt McDonald is Director of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, two kilometers deep in a nickel mine in northern Canada.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sending an SOS to Congress: Save Our Science!
June 05, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBPlanetary Society Executive Director Lou Friedman talks about the Save Our Science campaign's recent trip to Washington.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Big Eye in the Martian Sky: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project Scientist Rich Zurek
May 29, 2006 05:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBMars Reconnaissance Orbiter Project Scientist Rich Zurek returns with an update on the craft now orbiting Mars.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Many Missions of JPL's Kevin Baines
May 22, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThe Many Missions of JPL's Kevin BainesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rusty Schweickart and More from the International Space Development Conference
May 15, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBMore from ISDC, including Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart on asteroid deflection, Elon Musk of SpaceX, and X Prize Foundation's Peter Diamandis.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join Us at the International Space Development Conference
May 08, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBSpecial coverage from the 25th annual ISDC in Los Angeles, featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and Burt Rutan.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Help Us Find Star Dust at Home!
May 01, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBStardust mission researcher Andrew Westphal returns with news about what the spacecraft brought back to Earth, and how the public will help find more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rob Manning Says Landing on Mars is Hard!
April 24, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBLanding people on Mars will be hard, but JPL's Rob Manning and other engineers are working on solutions.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
News from Saturn and a New Companion for Venus
April 17, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThe Planetary Society's Emily Lakdawalla reports on the arrival of Venus Express; Cassini Deputy Project Scientist Linda Spilker has news from Saturn.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Looking for Life with Chris McKay
April 10, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBPlanetary scientist Chris McKay talks about where and how we should look for life in the universe, including Europa and Mars.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Bright New Star in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
April 03, 2006 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBPaul Horowitz talks about his new attempt to detect pulses of laser light from distant civilizations with the Optical SETI Dedicated Observatory.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oceanographer John Delaney Jumps in Europa's Ocean
March 27, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBOceanographer John Delaney believes our growing knowledge of Earth's oceans will help us explore the sea under Europa's ice.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
News From the 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
March 20, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBEmily Lakdawalla reports on the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, while Stardust co-investigator Scott Sandford describes exciting results.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Harvard Physicist Lisa Randall on Hidden Dimensions and New Universes to Explore
March 13, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBHarvard physicist and author Lisa Randall talks about hidden dimensions and other universes.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Europa: Life Beneath the Ice?
March 06, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBHighlights from a public forum on what may be found in Europa's ocean and how to reach it, w/ Chris McKay, Bob Pappalardo, Torrence Johnson, and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Third Time's the Charm for Dan McCleese and the Mars Climate Sounder
February 27, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBMars Climate Sounder Principal Investigator Dan McCleese on instrument's third chance to reach the red planet, on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On the Way to Pluto with New Horizons Principal Investigator Alan Stern
February 20, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBPrincipal Investigator Alan Stern returns for the first time since launch of New Horizons toward Jupiter, Pluto and beyond.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Has NASA's Vision for Space Exploration Become Nearsighted?
February 13, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBHas NASA's Vision for Space Exploration Become Nearsighted?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Closing In On An Interplanetary Mystery: The Pioneer Anomaly
February 06, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBClosing In On An Interplanetary Mystery: The Pioneer AnomalyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Orion Nebula As You've Never Seen It
January 30, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBThe Orion Nebula As You've Never Seen ItLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Great Week for Space Exploration
January 23, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBAndrew Westphal on what's been found in the Stardust Sample Return Capsule and John Spencer on the New Horizons launch and the upcoming Jupiter flyby.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Stardust Samples Streak Safely Home
January 16, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBStardust Samples Streak Safely HomeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Special Reprise: The Planetary Society's 25th Anniversary Gala
January 09, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBA Special Reprise: The Planetary Society's 25th Anniversary GalaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Countdown to Sample Return: A Stardust Special
January 02, 2006 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBCountdown to Sample Return: A Stardust SpecialLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Still Making a Deep Impact, with Jessica Sunshine
December 26, 2005 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBStill Making a Deep Impact, with Jessica SunshineLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Uranus and Neptune Take Center Stage With Heidi Hammel
December 19, 2005 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBUranus and Neptune Take Center Stage With Heidi HammelLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, and Your Ticket to Space
December 12, 2005 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBNASA Administrator Michael Griffin, and Your Ticket to SpaceLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lou Friedman on China's Rising Star in Space
December 05, 2005 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBLou Friedman on China's Rising Star in SpaceLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Martian Anniversary for Spirit and Opportunity!
November 28, 2005 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBOne Martian year of Spirit and Opportunity on Mars with Jim Bell, Cornell University; Q and A on a crusty moon; special trivia contest prize.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Off to Pluto and Its Three Moons with Alan Stern
November 21, 2005 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBNew Horizons PI Alan Stern on the mission to Pluto, and discovery of 2 new moons. Q&A: movies from rocket launches. New trivia contest.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Special Edition: Planetary Society's 25th Anniversary Gala
November 14, 2005 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBThe Planetary Society celebrates 25 years with 300 close friends, including Ray Bradbury and Bill Nye. Also, a new What's Up space trivia contest.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Peering Down at Huygens: Cassini Revisits Mysterious Titan
November 07, 2005 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBSteve Wall, deputy leader of the Cassini RADAR team, on new images of Huygens' landing site and a shoreline. Asteroids on Q&A, new What's Up Contest.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Touring the Planets With Dava Sobel
October 31, 2005 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBDava Sobel has just written The Planets. Not a drop of water on Jupiter's moon Io in Q and A, space headlines, and Mars comes close.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ray Bradbury Returns!
October 24, 2005 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBThe beloved author, poet and visionary is back to talk about his inspirations, the romance of space exploration, and much more. Q&A on the biggest object in the Kuiper Belt, and a new space trivia contest on What's Up.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Venus Express Leaves for Earth's Twin
October 17, 2005 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBVenus Express Project Scientist Håkan Svedhem talks about the first mission to the mysterious planet in more than a decade. Q&A on Jupiter's Great Red Spot and other storms. What's Up announces TWO new space contests.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gamma Ray Bursts: Explaining the Universe's Biggest Bangs
October 10, 2005 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBSwift satellite principal investigator Neil Gehrels on what causes the universe's biggest explosions. Q&A on the rings of Saturn, and a new space trivia contest during our What's Up segment about the night sky and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Going Up! Ben Shelef of the Spaceward Foundation on Space Elevator Development
October 03, 2005 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBThe Spaceward Foundation is about to host the first Space Elevator Games. Founder Ben Shelef talks about this and other projects. Q&A on where to look for life in our solar system and a new What's Up space trivia quiz.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NASA's Chief Scientist on the Vision for Space Exploration
September 26, 2005 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBNASA's Jim Garvin comments on the agency's just announced plans for human exploration and new spacecraft. Also Lou Friedman, Q&A on craters throughout the solar system, and Bruce Betts with a new What's Up contest.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Japanese Hayabusa Probe Reaches Asteroid
September 19, 2005 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBProject Manger Junichiro Kawaguchi celebrates the arrival at asteroid Itokawa, with further insights provided by former JPL Director Bruce Murray. Q&A on ice volcanoes, and a new trivia contest on What's Up.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.