Program Archives

PEERING DOWN AT HUYGENS: CASSINI REVISITS MYSTERIOUS TITAN
November 7, 2005
Guests: Steve Wall
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Steve Wall, deputy leader of the Cassini RADAR team, on new images of Huygens' landing site and a shoreline. Asteroids on Q&A, new What's Up Contest.  more »

TOURING THE PLANETS WITH DAVA SOBEL
October 31, 2005
Guests: Dava Sobel
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Dava Sobel has just written The Planets. Not a drop of water on Jupiter's moon Io in Q and A, space headlines, and Mars comes close.  more »

RAY BRADBURY RETURNS!
October 24, 2005
Guests: Ray Bradbury
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The beloved author, poet and visionary is back to talk about his inspirations, the romance of space exploration, and much more. Q&A on the biggest object in the Kuiper Belt, and a new space trivia contest on What's Up.  more »

VENUS EXPRESS LEAVES FOR EARTH'S TWIN
October 17, 2005
Guests: Håkan Svedhem
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Venus Express Project Scientist Håkan Svedhem talks about the first mission to the mysterious planet in more than a decade. Q&A on Jupiter's Great Red Spot and other storms. What's Up announces TWO new space contests.  more »

GAMMA RAY BURSTS: EXPLAINING THE UNIVERSE'S BIGGEST BANGS
October 10, 2005
Guests: Neil Gehrels
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Swift satellite principal investigator Neil Gehrels on what causes the universe's biggest explosions. Q&A on the rings of Saturn, and a new space trivia contest during our What's Up segment about the night sky and more.  more »

GOING UP! BEN SHELEF OF THE SPACEWARD FOUNDATION ON SPACE ELEVATOR DEVELOPMENT
October 3, 2005
Guests: Ben Shelef
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The Spaceward Foundation is about to host the first Space Elevator Games. Founder Ben Shelef talks about this and other projects. Q&A on where to look for life in our solar system and a new What's Up space trivia quiz.  more »

NASA'S CHIEF SCIENTIST ON THE VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION
September 26, 2005
Guests: James Garvin, Louis Friedman
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NASA's Jim Garvin comments on the agency's just announced plans for human exploration and new spacecraft. Also Lou Friedman, Q&A on craters throughout the solar system, and Bruce Betts with a new What's Up contest.  more »

JAPANESE HAYABUSA PROBE REACHES ASTEROID
September 19, 2005
Guests: Junichiro Kawaguchi, Bruce Murray
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Project Manger Junichiro Kawaguchi celebrates the arrival at asteroid Itokawa, with further insights provided by former JPL Director Bruce Murray. Q&A on ice volcanoes, and a new trivia contest on What's Up.  more »

THE MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER'S PROJECT MANAGER AND PROJECT SCIENTIST
September 12, 2005
Guests: Jim Graf, Rich Zurek
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MRO Project Manager Jim Graf and Project Scientist Rich Zurek introduce us to their powerful new spacecraft. Running out of big Near Earth Objects on Q&A, and we get "Lost In Space" during the latest What's Up.  more »

THE PIONEER ANOMALY: A MYSTERY IN DEEP SPACE
September 5, 2005
Guests: Slava Turyshev, John Anderson
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Pioneer 10 left Earth in 1972 to make history in the outer solar system. Why isn't the little probe where it's supposed to be? Guests John Anderson and Slava Turyshev talk about their investigation...  more »