Program Archives

RAFAEL NAVARRO-GONZALEZ AND CHRIS MCKAY SAY THE VIKINGS PROBABLY DID DISCOVER ORGANICS ON MARS
January 24, 2011
Guests: Rafael Navarro-Gonzalez, Chris McKay
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Almost thirty-five years ago, two sophisticated Mars landers appeared to find no evidence of organic compounds on Mars. The discovery of perchlorates by the Phoenix lander in 2008 led to new...  more »

CHRIS MCKAY ON THE PHOENIX MISSION'S BIG SURPRISE
June 1, 2009
Guests: Chris McKay
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NASA Planetary Scientist Chris McKay is a Co-Investigator on the Phoenix Mars Polar Lander Mission. He returns to Planetary Radio on the first anniversary of the landing to talk about the...  more »

SPACEWARD BOUND: CHRIS MCKAY LEADS SCIENTISTS AND TEACHERS IN THE MOJAVE DESERT
April 16, 2007
Guests: Chris McKay
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Mat visits NASA's program that put middle and high school science teachers together with planetary scientists in California's desert to research how we'll detect life elsewhere in the solar system. ...  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 »

LOOKING FOR LIFE WITH CHRIS MCKAY
April 10, 2006
Guests: Chris McKay
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Planetary scientist Chris McKay talks about where and how we should look for life in the universe, including Europa and Mars.  more »

EUROPA: LIFE BENEATH THE ICE?
March 6, 2006
Guests: Torrence Johnson, Chris McKay, Bob Pappalardo
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Highlights from a public forum on what may be found in Europa's ocean and how to reach it, w/ Chris McKay, Bob Pappalardo, Torrence Johnson, and more.  more »

GETTING READY FOR TITAN WITH CHRIS MCKAY
October 25, 2004
Guests: Chris McKay
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Famed planetary scientist Chris McKay returns to Planetary Radio, this time to talk about both a close encounter between Cassini and Saturn's moon Titan, and the January descent of the Huygens probe...  more »

LIFE IN THE EXTREME
March 10, 2003
Guests: Chris McKay
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On Earth, life always seems to find a way to thrive. Could the same be true on Mars? NASA planetary scientist Chris McKay wants to know. Chris also talks about Europa and Titan on this week's...  more »