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BILL MCKINNON AND ICES AND SEAS IN THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM
August 20, 2007
Guests: Bill McKinnon
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Fresh from a conference on satellites of the outer solar system, planetary scientist Bill McKinnon shares his love and fascination for the icy moons at Jupiter, Saturn, and elsewhere, with special...  more »

NEW HORIZONS AT JUPITER: A REPORT FROM ALAN STERN
May 28, 2007
Guests: Alan Stern
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He may now be an Associate Administrator at NASA, but he's still Principal Investigator for humankind's first trip to Pluto. Alan Stern provides a triumphant report on the recent flyby of Jupiter...  more »

TRIUMPH AT JUPITER!
March 5, 2007
Guests: Alan Stern, John Spencer
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Special coverage of the successful New Horizons encounter with Jupiter and its moons. The Planetary Society's Bruce Betts traveled to the Applied Physics Lab where a team of scientists and engineers...  more »

ALAN STERN AS NEW HORIZONS REACHES JUPITER
February 26, 2007
Guests: Alan Stern, Cheryl Wheeler
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Two very different encounters with Jupiter this week. First up is Alan Stern, Principal Investigator for the New Horizons mission, with an update on this week's flyby. Then a special visit with...  more »

NEW HORIZONS APPROACHES JUPITER!
January 29, 2007
Guests: John Spencer
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John Spencer returns to preview New Horizons' upcoming encounter with the Jovian system, now less than a month away. John is Deputy Leader of the Jupiter Encounter Science Team. Why does comet...  more »

A VOYAGER MILESTONE WITH ED STONE
August 14, 2006
Guests: Ed Stone
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Voyager 1 is farther from Earth than any other human-made object, reaching 100 Astronomical Units, or 9.3 billion miles, this week. We talk with former Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Ed Stone,...  more »

TALKING WITH THE TOP OF THE WORLD: STEPHEN GRASBY AT THE EUROPA ANALOG ON ELLESMERE ISLAND
July 3, 2006
Guests: Stephen Grasby
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Bob Pappalardo talked to us last week about an expedition to Ellesmere Island, far above the Arctic Circle. This week, we go to the source in a satellite conversation with Stephen Grasby of the...  more »

BOB PAPPALARDO AND THE MYSTERIES OF EUROPA
June 26, 2006
Guests: Bob Pappalardo
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Newly-arrived at the Jet Propulsion Lab as a Principal Scientist, Bob Pappalardo is prepared to continue his investigations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa, including the push for a dedicated mission. ...  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 »

OCEANOGRAPHER JOHN DELANEY JUMPS IN EUROPA'S OCEAN
March 27, 2006
Guests: John Delaney
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Oceanographer John Delaney believes our growing knowledge of Earth's oceans will help us explore the sea under Europa's ice.  more »