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JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE STATUS REPORT FROM DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR ERIC SMITH
February 6, 2012
Guests: Eric Smith
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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
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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 »

MORE FROM JPL'S LINDA AND TOM SPILKER
February 25, 2008
Guests: Linda Spilker, Tom Spilker
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The couple that explores space together continues their conversation with host Mat Kaplan. Linda and Tom are part of a team that has proposed the first mission to Neptune since Voyager. They also...  more »

STUDYING THE RINGS WITH IMKE DE PATER
May 14, 2007
Guests: Imke de Pater
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We're learning so much about the rings that surround the gas giant planets in our solar system, yet many mysteries remain. We'll chat with astronomer Imke de Pater of UC Berkeley, and get news of...  more »

CHECKING THE WEATHER ON URANUS BY RADIO TELESCOPE
October 23, 2006
Guests: Mark Hofstadter
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Planetary Radio returns to Uranus with radio astronomer and planetary scientist Mark Hofstadter of the Jet Propulsion Lab. The big blue globe is his favorite planet, though he enjoys heading out to...  more »

TURNING THE SPOTLIGHT TO URANUS AND NEPTUNE WITH HEIDI HAMMEL
July 17, 2006
Guests: Heidi Hammel
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They are big, beautiful, and blue, but Uranus and Neptune are also often ignored. We learn why they deserve more attention from Heidi Hammel, Co-Director of Research for the Space Science Institute....  more »

URANUS AND NEPTUNE TAKE CENTER STAGE WITH HEIDI HAMMEL
December 19, 2005
Guests: Heidi Hammel
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Planetary scientist Heidi Hammel and colleagues have revealed just how exciting big blue more »