Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
1,189 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days 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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Episodes
In the Footsteps of Carl Sagan: Neil Tyson of the Hayden Planetarium
August 23, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBIn the Footsteps of Carl Sagan: Neil Tyson of the Hayden PlanetariumLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Encore Presentation: Ray Bradbury's 83rd Birthday Party!
August 16, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBEncore Presentation: Ray Bradbury's 83rd Birthday Party!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Moonwalker Harrison Schmitt Visits Planetary Radio
August 09, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBMoonwalker Harrison Schmitt Visits Planetary RadioLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MESSENGER Spacecraft Heads for Mercury
August 02, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBMESSENGER Spacecraft Heads for MercuryLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Thunderbirds Director Jonathan Frakes of Star Trek Fame
July 26, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBThunderbirds Director Jonathan Frakes of Star Trek FameLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apollo Astronauts Visit Planetary Radio
July 19, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBApollo Astronauts Visit Planetary RadioLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Visit With NASA Associate Administrator Ed Weiler
July 12, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBA Visit With NASA Associate Administrator Ed WeilerLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cassini-Huygens Reaches Saturn
July 05, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBCassini-Huygens Reaches SaturnLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A SpaceShipOne Special!
June 28, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBA SpaceShipOne Special!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cassini Visits Phoebe at Saturn!
June 21, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBCassini Visits Phoebe at 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.
Donna Shirley and Science Fiction's New Home
June 14, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBDonna Shirley and Science Fiction's New HomeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How's the Weather on Mars?
June 07, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBHow's the Weather on 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.
Hunting for Extrasolar Planets
May 31, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBHunting for Extrasolar PlanetsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Teenager in Space?
May 24, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBA Teenager in Space?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SETI@Home Turns Five!
May 17, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBSETI@Home Turns Five!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Opportunity Reaches Endurance Crater on Mars
May 10, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBSteve Squyres and Phil Christensen discuss Opportunity's latest goal, Endeavour Crater; Emily Lakdawalla knows how to find a spacecraft sailing out beyond Pluto, and Bruce Betts has a lock on a couple of comets.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Charley Kohlhase: Engineer, Artist, Cassini Mission Designer
May 03, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBCharley Kohlhase: Engineer, Artist, Cassini Mission DesignerLearn 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!
April 26, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBRay Bradbury Returns!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!
April 26, 2004 05:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBRay Bradbury Returns!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Magnets Roving on Mars
April 19, 2004 05:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBThis week we hear about the strategically located magnets on the Mars Exploration Rovers and how are telling us more about the red planet.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Celebrate With The Mars Exploration Rover Team
April 12, 2004 05:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBWith lots to celebrate, The Planetary Society threw a party for the scientists and engineers who have made Spirit and Opportunity such amazing successes, and you're invited!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Life on Mars...and Earth
April 05, 2004 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBWe visit Harvard biologist Andrew Knoll for a conversation about finding life on the red planet. Emily Lakdawalla is seeing red on another of Earth's neighbors, and Bruce Betts spins a tale of Death Stars, cockroaches and trivia contests 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.
A Salty Sea on Mars
March 29, 2004 06:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBA Salty Sea on MarsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Far Out Sedna
March 22, 2004 06:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBFar Out SednaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Defending Earth From Asteroids
March 15, 2004 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBDefending Earth From AsteroidsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Confirmed: Water Was on Mars!
March 08, 2004 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBConfirmed: Water Was on 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.
Jim Bell, The Pancam Man!
March 01, 2004 06:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBPlanetary Radio talks with the developer of the Pancam on the Mars Exploration Rovers, Jim Bell. We also feature the last pair of Student Astronauts, and another visit with Astrobots Biff Starling and Sandy Moondust.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
RATs, Astrobots, and a Six Iron on the Moon!
February 23, 2004 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBRATs, Astrobots, and a Six Iron on the Moon!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 Status Report
February 16, 2004 06:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBStardust Status ReportLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Astrobots are Back on Our Show!
February 09, 2004 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBAfter a long hiatus, Biff Starling and Sandy Moondust return to the air. You'll also hear from Mars Exploration Rover Entry, Descent and Landing Chief Engineer Wayne Lee, and from two more of the Student Astronauts.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mars Exploration Rover Flight Director Chris Lewicki
February 02, 2004 06:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBOpportunity is on a roll and Spirit is almost back to full health as we visit with the young Flight Director for the mission. We also hear from two more of the Student Astronauts.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Opportunity Lands and Hope Builds for Spirit
January 26, 2004 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBWe celebrate the perfect landing of Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity with special guest Rob Manning, plus lots more, including two more Student Astronauts, and a "name that outcropping" contest from Bruce Betts.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 First Student Astronauts Arrive
January 12, 2004 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBThe First Student Astronauts ArriveLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Spirit Lands on Mars!
January 05, 2004 06:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBFollow the incredibly exciting and finally triumphant arrival on Mars of the Mars Exploration Rover as it happened at Wild About Mars, the Planetary Society's big weekend event at the Pasadena Convention Center.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Columbia's Aftermath: "Butterfly on a Bullet"
December 29, 2003 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBColumbia's Aftermath: Butterfly on a Bullet""Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steve Squyres Is Ready for Mars
December 22, 2003 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBDoctor Steven Squyres talks about the challenges, human and robotic, facing the Mars Exploration Rover mission; Emily Lakdawalla is watching for shooting stars...on Mars, and Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan attend the Planetary Society's holiday party.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mars Exploration Rover Update
December 15, 2003 06:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBPlanetary Radio gets a Mars Exploration Rover status report from Deputy Project Scientist, Dr. Albert Haldemann; Emily Lakdawalla can tell how old a planet is from its surface.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Women in Space
December 08, 2003 06:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBWomen 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 Wes Huntress Encore for the Beginning of Our Second Season
December 01, 2003 06:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBA Wes Huntress Encore for the Beginning of Our Second SeasonLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One year of Planetary Radio
November 24, 2003 06:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBOne year of Planetary RadioLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Planetary Society's Red Rover Goes To Mars Project with Emily Lakdawalla
November 17, 2003 06:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBThe Planetary Society's Red Rover Goes To Mars Project with Emily LakdawallaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Moon Rocks, Martian Meteorites and More at the NASA Astromaterials Lab
November 10, 2003 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBMoon Rocks, Martian Meteorites and More at the NASA Astromaterials LabLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A South African Teen Joins the Student Astronauts
November 03, 2003 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBA South African Teen Joins the Student AstronautsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Planetary Society Goes to Washington
October 27, 2003 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThe Planetary Society Goes to WashingtonLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
China Joins the Spacefaring Nations Club
October 20, 2003 05:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBChina Joins the Spacefaring Nations ClubLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
To The Moon With the Lunar Prospector
October 13, 2003 05:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBTo The Moon With the Lunar ProspectorLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Moon, Ion Engines, and Helium 3 ...What More Could You Want?
October 06, 2003 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBThe Moon, Ion Engines, and Helium 3 ...What More Could You Want?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 Gala Evening With Galileo and His Daughter
September 29, 2003 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBA Gala Evening With Galileo and His DaughterLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Claudia Alexander, the Final Galileo Project Manager
September 15, 2003 05:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBClaudia Alexander, the Final Galileo Project ManagerLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Holographic Doctors and Galileo's Daughter: A Visit With Robert Picardo
September 08, 2003 05:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBHolographic Doctors and Galileo's Daughter: A Visit With Robert PicardoLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.