Planetary Radio • May 29, 2012
Author Kim Stanley Robinson Takes Us to 2312
On This Episode
![Kim stanley robinson by gage skidmore](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x1200_crop_center-center_82_line/kim-stanley-robinson-by-gage-skidmore.jpg)
Kim Stanley Robinson
Science Fiction Author
In his new novel, 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson share his vision of a brave new solar system that is chock full of humanity. He tells us about it in a special, extended podcast conversation. Emily Lakdawalla enjoys the new guest blogger contributions at planetary.org. Bill Nye is back to share congratulations for SpaceX, with its Dragon capsule now a full-fledged transportation system. And Bruce Betts will tell us about the sky wonders still in store over the next couple of weeks.
Related Links
- Read an excerpt from 2312
- Build an asteroid "terrarium!"
- Saturn set to the Moonlight Sonata
- SpaceX Dragon
Trivia Contest
This week's prize is a Planetary Radio T-shirt.
This week's question:
What is the name of the simple scale commonly used to rate the appearance and brightness of the moon during total lunar eclipses?
To submit your answer:
Send an email no later than Monday, June 4, at 2 pm Pacific time to [email protected] containing:
Last week's question:
Who performed the first known observation of a Venus transit, and in what year?
Answer:
Coming soon in next week's show!
Question from the week before:
What is the current approximate value of the Hubble Constant?
Answer:
72 kilometers per second per megaparsec is a pretty good approximation.