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Planetary Radio
Each week, Planetary Radio visits with a scientist, engineer, project manager, advocate or writer who can provide 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.
This Week’s Show
ASTONISHING MERCURY, WITH MESSENGER PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR SEAN SOLOMON
July 21, 2008
When the MESSENGER spacecraft flew by Mercury in January, it gave us the first up close look in... more » Recent Shows
WHY WE NEED MISSIONS TO EARTH
July 14, 2008 Guests: Berrien Moore Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Former University of New Hampshire Professor Berrien Moore shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize and now heads Climate Central. He talks about participation in a recent Planetary Society delegation to... more »
WALL*E AND THE FUTURE OF ROBOTS IN SPACE
July 7, 2008 Guests: Andrew Stanton, Wolfgang Fink Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Can lovable little WALL*E of the new Disney Pixar film help excite young people about space exploration and point the way to the future of robotics? We talk with WALL*E creator Andrew Stanton and... more »
WILLIAM HARTMANN ON 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF TUNGUSKA'S BIG BANG
June 30, 2008 Guests: William Hartmann Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Early on the morning of June 30, 1908, a peaceful Siberian forest was suddenly leveled by the explosion of a meteor. Scientist, author and artist Bill Hartmann returns to Planetary Radio to talk... more »
THE MILKY WAY: A NEW GALACTIC SELF-PORTRAIT
June 23, 2008 Guests: Bob Benjamin, Thomas Dame Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Astronomers have just announced findings that have reshaped understanding of our home galaxy. Bob Benjamin and Thomas Dame join us to explain. Emily Lakdawalla provides a Phoenix Mars mission... more » |
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