Program Archives

PLUTO WILL FINALLY GET A VISITOR
July 14, 2003
Guests: S. Alan Stern
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Dr. S. Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute is Principal Investigator for the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. He talks with us about that probe to be launched in 2006,...  more »

AN ENCORE FOR SIR ARTHUR AND ANOTHER NEW EXTRASOLAR PLANET
July 7, 2003
Guests: Arthur C. Clarke
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We replay our fascinating talk with Arthur C. Clarke for our worldwide radio listeners on KUCI, but everything else is new, including the trivia contest question, and word of yet another planet...  more »

BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY AND SANDY MOONDUST!
June 23, 2003
Guests: Bill Nye
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The beloved science guy also shares responsibility for two sundials on their way to Mars. Bill will talk about this project and his new TV show. Then, move over Biff Starling. Sandy Moondust stops...  more »

JOY CRISP IS ON HER WAY TO MARS
June 16, 2003
Guests: Joy Crisp
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Spirit, the first of two Mars Exploration Rovers, has begun its journey to the Red Planet. Dr. Joy Crisp is Project Scientist for the mission at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She tells us about her...  more »

SOCIETY PRESIDENT WES HUNTRESS AND A LITTLE GUY NAMED "BIFF"
June 9, 2003
Guests: Wes Huntress
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A visit with Planetary Society President and former NASA Associate Administrator Wes Huntress this week, and then a decidedly different introduction to Biff Starling, one of two astrobots about to...  more »

HIGH FLYIN', CAVE DIVIN' PLANETARY SCIENCE WITH DAN DURDA
June 2, 2003
Guests: Dan Durda
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Whether he's blowing meteorites to smithereens, measuring asteroids from an F-18 fighter, or scuba diving in pitch black caves, Dan Durda is an astronomer on the move. Hear about his latest projects,...  more »

PHIL CHRISTENSEN EXPLORES MARS IN THE INFRARED
May 26, 2003
Guests: Phil Christensen
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Planetary geologist Phil Christensen heads Arizona State University's Mars Space Flight Facility, and leads the exploration of Mars through infrared spectrometry. He shares what he has learned with...  more »

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH!
May 19, 2003
Guests: David Stevenson
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California Institute of Technology planetary scientist David Stevenson has just published "a modest proposal" for sending a probe to the Earth's core. Join us for a fascinating discussion of what we...  more »

GETTING A ROVER'S-EYE VIEW OF MARS
May 12, 2003
Guests: Jim Bell
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Cornell University astronomy professor Jim Bell leads the main imaging team for the Mars Exploration Rovers, which will launch toward the Red Planet in June. You'll hear excerpts of his presentation...  more »

COLUMBIA EXPERIMENT RECOVERED!
May 5, 2003
Guests: Louis Friedman, David Warmflash
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A special interview with Lou Friedman and David Warmflash, who reported in from the Kennedy Space Center. They had just witnessed the opening of the container that carried the "Growth of Bacterial...  more »