Program Archives

A SALUTE TO THE MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR WITH PHIL CHRISTENSEN
December 4, 2006
Guests: Phil Christensen
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Mars Global Surveyor is gone but not forgotten. Principal Investigator Phil Christensen examines the stunning legacy of a ten-year mission that mapped all of the Red Planet and found evidence of...  more »

HUMANS, ROBOTS, AND 21ST CENTURY SPACE EXPLORATION
November 27, 2006
Guests: Jeff Hoffman, Tom Jones, John Young
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Special coverage of a public forum in Houston, Texas, co-sponsored by the Association of Space Explorers, the Lunar and Planetary Institute, and The Planetary Society. Panelists include astronauts...  more »

THE SOLAR SAIL AND A RUSSIAN SPACE UPDATE FROM SLAVA LINKIN
November 20, 2006
Guests: Slava Linkin
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Slava Linkin of the Russian Federation's Space Research Institute has finally returned to the United States for meetings about the next launch of The Planetary Society's Solar Sail. He talks to us...  more »

THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE REBORN
November 13, 2006
Guests: Mario Livio
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The announcement that a space shuttle crew will be sent to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope has been greeted by astronomers with joy. One of them is Mario Livio of the Space Telescope...  more »

THE SPIRITUALITY OF SCIENCE: ANN DRUYAN ON A NEW COLLECTION OF CARL SAGAN LECTURES
November 6, 2006
Guests: Ann Druyan
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Though he passed away 10 years ago, new works by planetary scientist and science communicator Carl Sagan continue to appear. His widow and longtime collaborator, Ann Druyan, has edited a series of...  more »

SCIENCE VS. EXPLORATION? ROBOTS VS. HUMANS?
October 30, 2006
Guests: Buzz Aldrin, Jim Bell, Chris McKay, Louis Friedman
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The recent meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences also saw a public event sponsored by the Planetary Society. Hear highlights of a dramatic discussion of some...  more »

CHECKING THE WEATHER ON URANUS BY RADIO TELESCOPE
October 23, 2006
Guests: Mark Hofstadter
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Planetary Radio returns to Uranus with radio astronomer and planetary scientist Mark Hofstadter of the Jet Propulsion Lab. The big blue globe is his favorite planet, though he enjoys heading out to...  more »

THE SOLAR SYSTEM COMES TO PASADENA: ANNUAL DPS MEETING
October 16, 2006
Guests: Kevin Baines, Hakan Svedhem
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Planetary Radio begins coverage of the 2006 meeting of the American Astronomical Union's Division for Planetary Sciences meeting, held last week in Pasadena, California. We feature conversations...  more »

LIFE ON MARS, VENUS, AND TITAN? MAYBE.
October 9, 2006
Guests: Steve Benner
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Steve Benner of the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution is figuring out how alien life could exist in places where Earth life would be seriously challenged or impossible. Emily Lakdawalla...  more »

SUPERNOVA: HOW TO BLOW UP A STAR
October 2, 2006
Guests: Thomas Janka
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Astrophysicists are beginning to build the mathematical models complex enough to explain how stars explode. We talk with Thomas Janka of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany. Emily...  more »