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PLANCK PROJECT SCIENTIST JAN TAUBER ON A MISSION MILESTONE
January 30, 2012
Guests: Jan Tauber, Bill Nye
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The European Space Agency's Planck spacecraft has reached a milestone in its investigation of our universe's origin and much more. Project Scientist Jan Tauber explains the mission and what it hopes...  more »

IS ANYBODY HOME? ASSESSING A PLANET'S HABITABILITY
January 9, 2012
Guests: Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Bill Nye
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Planets everywhere, and soon we'll have discovered thousands. Now there's a way to score their suitability for life, says astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch and his colleagues. Emily Lakdawalla...  more »

PLANETARY RADIO LIVE CONTINUES! WITH JOHN CALLAS OF THE MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS AND JOY CRISP OF THE MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY
January 2, 2012
Guests: John Callas, Joy Crisp, Bill Nye
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Here's the second half of our December show recorded in front of a live audience. It has much more about Opportunity nearing its 8th anniversary exploring the Red Planet, and about Curiosity, the...  more »

EMILY LAKDAWALLA'S SPECIAL REPORT ON THE AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION FALL MEETING
December 12, 2011
Guests: Emily Lakdawalla, Bill Nye
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More than 22,000 scientists have returned home from the AGU's big meeting in San Francisco. They include our own Emily Lakdawalla, who tells us about some of the fascinating research unveiled at the...  more »

ALL-STAR CALTECH PANEL DISCUSSION: MOVING AN ASTEROID
October 17, 2011
Guests: Rusty Schweikart, Tom Jones, John Lewis, Louis Friedman, Bill Nye
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Why bring an asteroid closer to Earth? Don't we want to push them away? Both goals are considered by Lou Friedman, Tom Jones, John Lewis, Bill Nye, and Rusty Schweikart in highlights of a recent...  more »

ATLANTIS: SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH PARTY
July 12, 2011
Guests: Mat Kaplan, Bruce Betts, Bill Nye
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The Planetary Society joined Southern California Public Radio to host a party for well over 150 space exploration fans, led by Bill Nye, Bruce Betts, and Mat Kaplan. Feel the excitement as the last...  more »

BILL NYE VISITS THE SOFIA TELESCOPE
December 20, 2010
Guests: Bill Nye, Mat Kaplan
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Bill Nye and Mat Kaplan recently drove to California's high desert to shoot a video documentary about the big SOFIA infrared telescope that is carried above 41,000 feet by a remodeled Boeing 747....  more »

SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE DIVISION FOR PLANETARY SCIENCES ANNUAL MEETING
October 11, 2010
Guests: Mark Swain, Bill Nye, Lindley Johnson
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The American Astronautical Society's DPS just completed its annual meeting in Pasadena, California. PlanRad provides special coverage with commentary by Bill Nye, presentation highlights from...  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 »

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 »