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THE PIONEER ANOMALY: CHANGING THE LAWS OF PHYSICS?
September 10, 2007
Guests: Slava Turyshev
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JPL research scientist Slava Turyshev returns to provide an update on the Pioneer Anomaly project. With just a couple of obstacles left to overcome, almost thirty years of mission data are almost...  more »

PHOENIX IS ON ITS WAY TO MARS
August 6, 2007
Guests: Amir Alexander, Jon Lomberg
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The Phoenix lander is off for the north polar region of the Red Planet. The Planetary Society's Amir Alexander was at the Kennedy Space Center. We'll talk with him about the exciting pre-launch...  more »

PHOENIX MARS LANDER PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PETER SMITH
July 30, 2007
Guests: Peter Smith
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Phoenix will soon be on its way to the Red Planet. Principal Investigator Peter Smith tells us about his aptly-named bird that will set down much farther north on Mars than any previous lander. ...  more »

HONORING RAY BRADBURY, MARS PHOTOGRAPHER
July 23, 2007
Guests: Ray Bradbury, Phil Christensen, Louis Friedman
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The Planetary Society recently sponsored a special benefit performance of Ray Bradbury's hit play, Green Town. Ray was presented with a beautiful image of a spot on Mars he had selected for imaging....  more »

GOING SOUTH TO LOOK FOR ET
June 25, 2007
Guests: Guillermo Lemarchand
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Southern SETI Director Guillermo Lemarchand describes from Buenos Aires why his search for extraterrestrial intelligence is uniquely exciting. Emily Lakdawalla sheds light on how spacecraft take...  more »

AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEAR EARTH OBJECTS
June 11, 2007
Guests: Peter Birtwhistle, James McGaha
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The Planetary Society has just named seven more recipients of Shoemaker NEO (Near Earth Object) Grants. We check in with two past awardees to hear how they contribute to the worldwide watch for...  more »

THE SOLAR SAIL AND A RUSSIAN SPACE UPDATE FROM SLAVA LINKIN
November 20, 2006
Guests: Slava Linkin
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Slava Linkin of the Russian Federation's Space Research Institute has finally returned to the United States for meetings about the next launch of The Planetary Society's Solar Sail. He talks to us...  more »

THE SPIRITUALITY OF SCIENCE: ANN DRUYAN ON A NEW COLLECTION OF CARL SAGAN LECTURES
November 6, 2006
Guests: Ann Druyan
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Though he passed away 10 years ago, new works by planetary scientist and science communicator Carl Sagan continue to appear. His widow and longtime collaborator, Ann Druyan, has edited a series of...  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 »

LAKES ON TITAN AND AN INTERNATIONAL LUNAR DECADE
July 31, 2006
Guests: Rosaly Lopes, Louis Friedman
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There are lakes on Saturn's moon Titan! We'll hear about them from JPL's Rosaly Lopes. Lou Friedman returns from China where he unveiled a proposal for an International Lunar Decade. Emily...  more »