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AMATEUR ASTRONOMERS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEAR EARTH OBJECTS
June 11, 2007 Guests: Peter Birtwhistle, James McGaha Select Format: MP3 Windows Media 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 Select Format: MP3 Windows Media 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 Select Format: MP3 Windows Media 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 Select Format: MP3 Windows Media 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 Select Format: MP3 Windows Media 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 »
SENDING AN SOS TO CONGRESS: SAVE OUR SCIENCE!
June 5, 2006 Guests: Louis Friedman Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Planetary Society Executive Director Lou Friedman talks about the Save Our Science campaign's recent trip to Washington. more »
RUSTY SCHWEICKART AND MORE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
May 15, 2006 Guests: Rusty Schweickart, Elon Musk, Peter Diamandis Select Format: MP3 Windows Media More from ISDC, including Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart on asteroid deflection, Elon Musk of SpaceX, and X Prize Foundation's Peter Diamandis. more »
JOIN US AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
May 8, 2006 Guests: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Burt Rutan Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Special coverage from the 25th annual ISDC in Los Angeles, featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and Burt Rutan. more »
HELP US FIND STAR DUST AT HOME!
May 1, 2006 Guests: Andrew Westphal Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Stardust mission researcher Andrew Westphal returns with news about what the spacecraft brought back to Earth, and how the public will help find more. more »
A BRIGHT NEW STAR IN THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE
April 3, 2006 Guests: Paul Horowitz, Andrew Howard Select Format: MP3 Windows Media Paul Horowitz talks about his new attempt to detect pulses of laser light from distant civilizations with the Optical SETI Dedicated Observatory. more » |
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