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Each week, Planetary Radio visits with a scientist, engineer, project manager, astronaut, advocate or writer who provides a unique and exciting perspective on the exploration of our solar system and beyond. We also showcase regular features that raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Host Mat Kaplan is joined by Planetary Society colleagues Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla. We hit the road now and then to produce a Planetary Radio Live show in front of an audience. Drop us a line or enter the weekly space trivia contest at planetaryradio@planetary.org.

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Planetary Radio won as the "Best Fact Behind the Fiction" podcast at the 2011 Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia.

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MAVEN Mars Mission's Bruce Jakosky

09/16/2013 | 28:50

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Bruce Jakosky, MAVEN Principal Investigator, University of Colorado Boulder

The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) orbiter leaves for the red planet in November of 2013. Bruce Jakosky of the University of Colorado Boulder is its Principal Investigator. Mat Kaplan sat down with Bruce at a recent MAVEN workshop.

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Water on the Moon!

07/01/2013 | 28:50

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Amanda Hendrix, Senior Scientist, Planetary Science Institute

Amanda Hendrix looks for and studies water in our solar system, where it has been found in surprising locales. Earth's moon, for instance. She talks about Luna’s ice and the weathering of its ancient surface.

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