Program Archives

ULYSSES MISSION OPERATIONS MANAGER NIGEL ANGOLD ON THE END OF THE SOLAR POLAR JOURNEY
August 25, 2008
Guests: Nigel Angold
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After eighteen years in space, a trip to Jupiter and flights over the north and south poles of the Sun, the Ulysses mission is nearing its end. We talk with Mission Operations Manager Nigel Angold of...  more »

JUT WYNNE IN THE CAVES OF THE ATACAMA
August 18, 2008
Guests: J. Judson Wynne
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USGS Speleologist J. Judson Wynne joins us via Iridium satellite phone as he prepares to enter another cave in the Mars-like Chilean desert. Bill Nye the Science Guy dips his toe in the lakes of...  more »

DAVID MORRISON OF NASA'S LUNAR SCIENCE INSTITUTE AND JACK GREGG ON THE LUNAR REGOLITH CHALLENGE
August 11, 2008
Guests: David Morrison, Jack Gregg
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Distinguished scientist David Morrison of NASA's Lunar Science Institute, while Jack Gregg heads speaks about the 2nd Lunar Regolith Challenge.  more »

PHOENIX MARS LANDER UPDATE: TASTE THE WATER!
August 4, 2008
Guests: Michael Meyer, Peter Smith, Bill Boynton, Victoria Hipkin, Mark Lemmon
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An exciting update from the Phoenix Mars Lander team, with further insights from Emily Lakdawalla. Bill Nye also celebrates Phoenix.  more »

OBSERVING EARTH WITH SPACE STUDIES BOARD CHAIR CHARLES KENNEL
July 28, 2008
Guests: Charles Kennel
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As part of our newly-expanded coverage of our own planet, former Director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Charlie Kennel shares his concern about the future of the Earth observation...  more »

ASTONISHING MERCURY, WITH MESSENGER PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR SEAN SOLOMON
July 21, 2008
Guests: Sean Solomon
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When the MESSENGER spacecraft flew by Mercury in January, it gave us the first up close look in nearly thirty-three years. PI Sean Solomon returns to tell us about the amazing data gathered during...  more »

WHY WE NEED MISSIONS TO EARTH
July 14, 2008
Guests: Berrien Moore
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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
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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
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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
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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 »