Program Archives

THE EYES OF WISE DELIVER SKY SURVEY PRIZE
July 26, 2010
Guests: Ned Wright
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Principal Investigator Edward L. (Ned) Wright returns to report on the completed first whole sky survey by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The mission has discovered thousands of new...  more »

ROSETTA SWOOPS PAST ASTEROID ON WAY TO COMET
July 19, 2010
Guests: Andrea Acomazzo
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The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe just performed brilliantly as it encountered asteroid Lutetia. Now it heads for its rendezvous with a comet. Rosetta Operations Manager Andrea Acomazzo...  more »

LOOKING FOR E.T.'S LASER BEAM: AN OPTICAL SETI UPDATE
July 12, 2010
Guests: Paul Horowitz, Curtis Mead
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An update on the Optical Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence from Harvard's Paul Horowitz.  more »

KEPLER DISCOVERS HUNDREDS OF EXOPLANETS
July 5, 2010
Guests: Bill Borucki
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Kepler Science Principal Investigator William Borucki returns with news of the space telescope's probable doubling of known planets circling distant stars. Emily Lakdawalla provides a preview of...  more »

GOING BEHIND THE SCENES WITH LIGHTSAIL 1
June 28, 2010
Guests: Louis Friedman, Bill Nye
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Drop in on the Critical Design Review for the Planetary Society's solar sail, with Bill Nye, Lou Friedman and many other participants. Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan take you to the Crab Nebula for more »

DAWN IS SETTING RECORDS ON ITS WAY TO VESTA
June 21, 2010
Guests: Marc Rayman
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Dawn mission chief engineer Marc Rayman returns to Planetary Radio with an update on this amazing mission to the solar system's two largest asteroids. Emily previews Rosetta's encounter with yet...  more »

SHOEMAKER NEO GRANT RECIPIENTS PROTECTING OUR PLANET
June 14, 2010
Guests: Robert Holmes, Quanzhi Ye
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With a new round of grants now available, we talk to a couple of past recipients watching for Near Earth Objects on opposite sides of our planet. Bill Nye and Emily Lakdawalla are thrilled by...  more »

FALCON 9 LAUNCH, ANOTHER JUPITER SMACKDOWN, IKAROS...AND A SURPRISE
June 7, 2010
Guests: Louis Friedman, Bill Nye
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It was a big week for space exploration, and not just because of the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9. Emily Lakdawalla reports on a new Jupiter impact. ...  more »

PHOENIX IS DEAD...LONG LIVE PHOENIX!
May 31, 2010
Guests: Peter Smith
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Phoenix Mars Lander Principal Investigator Peter Smith returns to comment on confirmation of the death of his polar lander. Data from the successful mission is still being analyzed by scientists...  more »

JAMES CAMERON ON THE SCIENCE OF AVATAR
May 24, 2010
Guests: James Cameron
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The creator of Avatar was guest of honor at a CalTech panel discussion of the science behind the most successful movie ever. Cameron is also on the Mars Science Laboratory rover team. Emily...  more »