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JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE STATUS REPORT FROM DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR ERIC SMITH
February 6, 2012
Guests: Eric Smith
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Headed for a planned 2018 launch, the huge JWST will build on the success of the beloved Hubble Space Telescope. The project remains controversial even as components are completed. Emily Lakdawalla...  more »

PLANCK PROJECT SCIENTIST JAN TAUBER ON A MISSION MILESTONE
January 30, 2012
Guests: Jan Tauber, Bill Nye
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The European Space Agency's Planck spacecraft has reached a milestone in its investigation of our universe's origin and much more. Project Scientist Jan Tauber explains the mission and what it hopes...  more »

THE SPACEUP UNCONFERENCE AND A FREE ONLINE ASTRONOMY CLASS
January 23, 2012
Guests: Bruce Betts, Chris Radcliff, Marimikel Charrier
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An opportunity to learn, and an opportunity to hang out with other space geeks—both are presented in this week's show as we talk with planetary scientist Bruce Betts about his free, online Intro to...  more »

HOW "OUTSIDE IN" WILL ROCK YOUR SOLAR SYSTEM
January 16, 2012
Guests: Stephen van Vuuren, Mike Malaska
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Outside In is a spectacular IMAX movie being made out of nothing but actual photos of our solar system and beyond—no computer-generated images. Hear how and why it's coming together from its creator,...  more »

IS ANYBODY HOME? ASSESSING A PLANET'S HABITABILITY
January 9, 2012
Guests: Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Bill Nye
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Planets everywhere, and soon we'll have discovered thousands. Now there's a way to score their suitability for life, says astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch and his colleagues. Emily Lakdawalla...  more »

PLANETARY RADIO LIVE CONTINUES! WITH JOHN CALLAS OF THE MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS AND JOY CRISP OF THE MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY
January 2, 2012
Guests: John Callas, Joy Crisp, Bill Nye
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Here's the second half of our December show recorded in front of a live audience. It has much more about Opportunity nearing its 8th anniversary exploring the Red Planet, and about Curiosity, the...  more »

PLANETARY RADIO LIVE! WITH JOHN CALLAS OF THE MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS AND JOY CRISP OF THE MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY
December 26, 2011
Guests: John Callas, Joy Crisp, KJ Williams
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We once again go before a live audience for an all Mars rover show. You'll hear the latest about Opportunity nearing its 8th anniversary exploring the Red Planet, and about Curiosity, arriving on...  more »

ASTRONAUT REX WALHEIM: NASA IS LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD SPACEMEN AND WOMEN
December 19, 2011
Guests: Rex Walheim
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Rex Walheim has flown to the International Space Station three times. Now this space veteran is helping NASA hire a new crop of astronauts, and he wants you! Emily Lakdawalla tells of three young...  more »

EMILY LAKDAWALLA'S SPECIAL REPORT ON THE AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION FALL MEETING
December 12, 2011
Guests: Emily Lakdawalla, Bill Nye
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More than 22,000 scientists have returned home from the AGU's big meeting in San Francisco. They include our own Emily Lakdawalla, who tells us about some of the fascinating research unveiled at the...  more »

AUTHOR DAVA SOBEL'S NEW BOOK ABOUT COPERNICUS: "A MORE PERFECT HEAVEN"
December 5, 2011
Guests: Dava Sobel
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Author and historian Dava Sobel returns to talk about her new fascinating book, "A More Perfect Heaven—How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos." Bill Nye laments the probable loss of Russia's...  more »