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Each week, Planetary Radio visits with a scientist, engineer, project manager, advocate or writer who provides a unique perspective on the quest for knowledge about our solar system and beyond. We also showcase regular features that raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face.

Throughout 2009, Planetary Radio's Emily Lakdawalla and Mat Kaplan are contributing to the IYA 365 Days of Astronomy podcast.

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This Week’s Show


LOU FRIEDMAN REVIEWS THE AUGUSTINE HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT REPORT November 1, 2009
Guests    Louis Friedman
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The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee report was released October 22nd. Planetary...  more »



Recent Shows

JUDGING A PLANET'S HABITABILITY WITH ABEL MENDEZ
October 26, 2009
Guests: Abel Mendez
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Nearly 400 exoplanets discovered so far, and a truly terrestrial planet may be found soon. Abel Mendez has proposed a system for evaluating any planet's ability to support life, including our...  more »

FORMER JPL DIRECTOR BRUCE MURRAY ON THE PERSISTENCE AND IMPORTANCE OF WATER ICE
October 19, 2009
Guests: Bruce Betts, Bruce Murray
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In 1961, Post-Doctoral Fellow Bruce Murray proposed that water ice could persist for millions or even billions of years if cold enough. He went on to lead the Jet Propulsion Lab and co-found The...  more »

LUNAR SMACKDOWN! SPECIAL LCROSS IMPACT COVERAGE
October 12, 2009
Guests: Bruce Betts, Emily Lakdawalla, Mat Kaplan
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There was no plume of lunar regolith and no confirmation of water, but the Lunar CRarter ObServing Satellite or LCROSS mission smacked into the Moon as planned early Friday morning, October...  more »

WATER ON THE MOON!
October 5, 2009
Guests: Jessica Sunshine
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University of Maryland Senior Research Scientist Jessica Sunshine was part of the recent discovery of water on Earth's Moon. Bill Nye the Science and Planetary Guy says Viking 2 came ever...  more »

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