Program Archives

WE'RE ON ASTEROID WATCH WITH JPL'S DON YEOMANS
August 17, 2009
Guests: Don Yeomans
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Asteroid Watch is the new website based at the Jet Propulsion Lab. It's overseen by Don Yeomans, Manager of NASA's Near Earth Object Program Office. Don takes us on a tour of the site as we talk...  more »

ASTRONOMER HEIDI HAMMEL ON THE NEW JUPITER IMPACT
August 10, 2009
Guests: Heidi Hammel
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Jupiter got another black eye on July 19. Heidi Hammel returns to tell how astronomers around the world jumped into action, even turning the newly-refurbished Hubble Space Telescope toward the big...  more »

50 YEARS OF SPACE SPINOFFS
August 3, 2009
Guests: Daniel Lockney
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Space spinoff technology is all around us, saving lives, improving environmental quality and generating profits. Daniel Lockney edits NASA's annual Spinoff report that is celebrating its 50th...  more »

MARS EXPLORATION ROVER PROJECT MANAGER JOHN CALLAS
July 27, 2009
Guests: John Callas
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Spirit is stuck in the sands of Mars. Opportunity is racing toward Endeavour Crater. Their boss, John Callas, reports on both rovers that have made the red planet their home for more than five...  more »

RAY BRADBURY LOOKS BACK AT APOLLO 11
July 20, 2009
Guests: Ray Bradbury
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The beloved author, poet, dramatist, and visionary Ray Bradbury revisits Planetary Radio to share his memories of the first Moon landing forty years ago this week. Ray also talks about Mars and...  more »

ANDREW CHAIKIN AND VOICES FROM THE MOON
July 13, 2009
Guests: Andrew Chaikin
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We begin our celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing with author and space exploration advocate Andrew Chaikin. Andy talks about his great new book, Voices From The...  more »

THE END OF ULYSSES -- HOW ENGINEERS KEPT IT ALIVE SO LONG
July 6, 2009
Guests: Nigel Angold
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The European Space Agency's Nigel Angold reveals how the Ulysses spacecraft was kept alive well into 2009 to continue its exploration of the Sun. Bill Nye sees spaceports popping up all over even...  more »

LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER PROJECT SCIENTIST RICHARD VONDRAK
June 30, 2009
Guests: Richard Vondrak
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LRO is now circling the Moon, along with sister mission LCROSS and India's Chandrayaan 1. Richard Vondrak looks forward to the arrival of spectacular data and images that will help pick a landing...  more »

PHIL CHRISTENSEN WANTS YOUR HELP IMAGING MARS
June 22, 2009
Guests: Phil Christensen
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You can now help choose places on Mars for imaging by the Mars Odyssey orbiter's THEMIS camera. Principal Investigator Phil Christensen explains how. Bill Nye celebrates ten years of SETI@Home....  more »

EARTH OBSERVATION AT THE WORLD RESOURCES SIMULATION CENTER DESIGN EVENT
June 15, 2009
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In this special edition of the show we visit scientists, activists and others who gathered to begin creation of the WRSC. Mat talks to several attendees about the importance of viewing our planet...  more »