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Browse Past ShowsProgram ArchivesBrowse by Subject: The Search for Life in the Universe
JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE STATUS REPORT FROM DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR ERIC SMITH
February 6, 2012 Guests: Eric Smith Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Headed for a planned 2018 launch, the huge JWST will build on the success of the beloved Hubble Space Telescope. The project remains controversial even as components are completed. Emily Lakdawalla... more »
THE SPACEUP UNCONFERENCE AND A FREE ONLINE ASTRONOMY CLASS
January 23, 2012 Guests: Bruce Betts, Chris Radcliff, Marimikel Charrier Select Format: MP3 Windows Media An opportunity to learn, and an opportunity to hang out with other space geeks—both are presented in this week's show as we talk with planetary scientist Bruce Betts about his free, online Intro to... more »
IS ANYBODY HOME? ASSESSING A PLANET'S HABITABILITY
January 9, 2012 Guests: Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Bill Nye Select Format: MP3 Windows Media 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! WITH JOHN CALLAS OF THE MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS AND JOY CRISP OF THE MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY
December 26, 2011 Guests: John Callas, Joy Crisp, KJ Williams Select Format: MP3 Windows Media We once again go before a live audience for an all Mars rover show. You'll hear the latest about Opportunity nearing its 8th anniversary exploring the Red Planet, and about Curiosity, arriving on... more »
NEW MEXICO SPACE ADVENTURE: BACK TO THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PLANETARY CAVES WORKSHOP
November 28, 2011 Guests: Diana Northup, Timothy Titus, Roger Wiens Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Our New Mexico space adventure ends with more from the First International Planetary Caves Workshop in Carlsbad, including a conversation with geomicrobiologist Diana Northup. Bill Nye reports from... more »
NEW MEXICO CAVE ADVENTURE WITH PENNY BOSTON AND THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL PLANETARY CAVES WORKSHOP
November 21, 2011 Guests: Penny Boston Select Format: MP3 Windows Media 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 »
ONE PLANET, TWO STARS, WITH LAURANCE DOYLE
November 1, 2011 Guests: Laurance Doyle Select Format: MP3 Windows Media 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 »
AN OPTICAL SETI UPDATE FROM PAUL HOROWITZ
July 18, 2011 Guests: Paul Horowitz Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Are we alone? And if not, is ET using laser flashes to say howdy? The Optical Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence at Harvard University continues under Professor Paul Horowitz. Emily... more »
LIFE HEADS FOR SPACE ABOARD SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR
April 18, 2011 Guests: Tim Lilburn, Amy Smith Select Format: MP3 Windows Media 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 »
LIFE'S BUILDING BLOCKS FOUND IN AN "IMPOSSIBLE" METEORITE
March 7, 2011 Guests: Mike Callahan Select Format: MP3 Windows Media 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 » |
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