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Since 2002, Planetary Radio has visited with a scientist, engineer, project manager, advocate, or writer who provides a unique perspective on the quest for knowledge about our Solar System and beyond. The full show archive is available for free.
Stephen Hawking Accepts the Cosmos Award
100 Millions Solar Systems Like Our Own?
Can Mirror Bees Save Our Planet?
Buzz Aldrin and Andrew Chaikin on the Proposed NASA Budget
Planetary Society's Lou Friedman on NASA's New Plans
John Callas tells us why an end to Spirit's roving does not mean the end of her work on the red planet. Emily Lakdawalla looks to the other side of Mars where Opportunity is rolling up to a baby crater, and Bill Nye is head over heels for the highest ever skydive.
Galaxy Builder Andrew Benson
William Borucki on Kepler's Search for Another Earth
Celebrating the International Year of Astronomy With Pamela Gay
Getting WISE With the Universe
Shedding New Light on Saturn
Lightsail Update and Haute Cuisine in Space
Australia's key role in the Deep Space Network is explored with Glen Nagle of the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
A MESSENGER Mercury Mission Update From Sean Solomon
Planetary Radio is seven years old. We'll celebrate by looking back to our beginnings, with science fiction writer and futurist Sir Arthur C. Clarke
The Caves of Mars and the Geysers of Enceladus
We're Back! Bill Nye Describes the LightSail Project
Solar sailing returns with LightSail, announced on the 75th anniversary of Carl Sagan's birth.
Lou Friedman Reviews the Augustine Human Spaceflight Report
Judging a Planet's Habitability With Abel Mendez