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NEW MEXICO CAVE ADVENTURE WITH PENNY BOSTON AND THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PLANETARY CAVES WORKSHOP
November 21, 2011
Guests: Penny Boston
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The last chapter of our New Mexico adventure begins in Carlsbad Caverns National Park with the First International Planetary Caves Workshop. We'll make two descents with our guide, renowned cave...  more »

TOURING THE NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY AT SACRAMENTO PEAK
November 14, 2011
Guests: Dave Dooling
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High above the New Mexico desert is one of the world's great solar observatory complexes and a great visitors center. We get the deluxe tour from the NSO's Dave Dooling. Emily Lakdawalla tours the...  more »

ONE PLANET, TWO STARS, WITH LAURANCE DOYLE
November 1, 2011
Guests: Laurance Doyle
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Multidisciplinary scientist Laurance Doyle led the team that has announced discovery of the first extrasolar planet circling two stars. He also talks about his plan to analyze communication by and among other species.  more »

EMILY LAKDAWALLA REPORTS ON THE LATEST PLANETARY SCIENCE
October 10, 2011
Guests: Emily Lakdawalla
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The Planetary Society's Science and Technology Coordinator attended the 2011 Division for Planetary Sciences meeting. She returns with an exciting recap. While Emily was in France, Bill Nye was at...  more »

TWO CLOUDED MYSTERIES: JUPITER AND THE PIONEER ANOMALY
August 8, 2011
Guests: Slava Turyshev
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Special coverage of the Juno mission launch for Jupiter, with Bill Nye reporting from the Kennedy Space Center and Emily Lakdawalla on the spacecraft's camera. JPL scientist Slava Turyshev has news...  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 »

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 »

EXPLORING NEWSPACE AT THE 2011 SAN DIEGO SPACEUP UNCONFERENCE
February 14, 2011
Guests: Mat Kaplan
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Mat Kaplan spends the day at this gathering of young space enthusiasts who discussed everything from what to do about NASA to making space "sexy." Emily Lakdawalla says Stardust is almost out of fuel...  more »

VOYAGER 1 AT THE EDGE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM, WITH ED STONE
February 7, 2011
Guests: Ed Stone
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Voyager 1 recently reached another milestone on its journey into interstellar space. We get an update on both spacecraft from Ed Stone, Voyager Project Scientist for nearly forty years. Dr. Stone...  more »

LOOKING FORWARD TO A YEAR OF EXPLORATION, WITH EMILY LAKDAWALLA
January 3, 2011
Guests: Emily Lakdawalla
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2011 brings another twelve exciting months in and around the solar system. We'll get an extended preview from the Planetary Society's Science and Technology Coordinator. Bill Nye finds the joy of...  more »