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ANOTHER CASSINI UPDATE FROM PROJECT SCIENTIST LINDA SPILKER
May 2, 2011
Guests: Linda Spilker
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She has become our most frequent guest. It's no wonder. The Cassini mission regularly solves old mysteries and uncovers new ones about Saturn, its moons, and its rings. Emily Lakdawalla says the...  more »

STUDENTS FOR THE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE
April 25, 2011
Guests: Rick Hanton
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They'd rather go to Mars than another fraternity party. The chair of SEDS-USA is Iowa State computer engineering major Rick Hanton. He'll tell us what the organization does, and how other students...  more »

LIFE HEADS FOR SPACE ABOARD SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR
April 18, 2011
Guests: Tim Lilburn, Amy Smith
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ATCC scientists Tim Lilburn and Amy Smith have loaded a microbe zoo into tiny tubes that will soon launch on Space Shuttle Endeavour. Emily Lakdawalla reports that liquid methane worlds like Titan...  more »

DEBRA FISCHER, DISCOVERER OF WORLDS
April 11, 2011
Guests: Debra Fischer
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Yale Astronomy Professor Debra Fischer and Geoff Marcy have discovered more exoplanets than any other ground-based team. Debra has now embarked on creation of FINDS Exo-Earths II, an instrument she...  more »

COSMIC RANTS FROM PHIL PLAIT, THE BAD ASTRONOMER
April 4, 2011
Guests: Phil Plait
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Astronomer Phil Plait has become one of bad astronomy's (and bad science's) worst enemies. Which bogus stories are bugging him most right now? Emily Lakdawalla previews April activity by missions...  more »

PI SEAN SOLOMON'S MESSENGER IS ORBITING MERCURY!
March 28, 2011
Guests: Sean Solomon
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With its nail-biting orbital insertion a success, MESSENGER has renewed its exploration of our solar system's innermost planet. Principal Investigator Sean Solomon tells us what's in store. Emily...  more »

THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY CAPTURES THE UNIVERSE
March 21, 2011
Guests: Bob Nichol
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Bob Nichol is the Scientific Spokesperson for the most detailed study of the night sky in history. He'll tell us about this international project and how it continues to reveal the secrets of the...  more »

FOLKSINGER PETER MAYER SINGS OF THE COSMOS
March 14, 2011
Guests: Peter Mayer
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Science isn't the only thing Peter Mayer sings about, but when he does he captures the passion, beauty and joy of the cosmos. We talk with him and hear some of his music on a special edition of the...  more »

LIFE'S BUILDING BLOCKS FOUND IN AN "IMPOSSIBLE" METEORITE
March 7, 2011
Guests: Mike Callahan
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Michael Callahan is on the Goddard Spaceflight Center team that has found amino acids in an unlikely meteorite that is as old as the solar system. Emily Lakdawalla learns how to turn off an old...  more »

STARDUST-NEXT ENCOUNTERS COMET TEMPEL 1
February 28, 2011
Guests: Jessica Sunshine, Emily Lakdawalla
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Jessica Sunshine returns to talk about the flyby of comet Tempel 1 by Stardust-NExT. She is joined by Emily Lakdawalla and Mat Kaplan.  more »