Life on Mars: Joining the Quest with Penny Boston and Jim Green
Mat Kaplan recently hosted the first of a series of Explore Mars live and interactive events. NASA astrobiologist Penelope Boston and NASA Chief Scientist James Green joined him for a thrilling conver...
29 Huhti 202055min
The Royal Astronomical Society at 200
“The object of THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY shall be the encouragement and promotion of Astronomy, Solar-System Sciences, Geophysics and closely related branches of science.” That’s what you’ll find...
22 Huhti 20201h 13min
NASA Administrator James Bridenstine Returns
We talk with NASA’s leader about how the agency is meeting the challenge of the pandemic. He looks forward to the future with confidence as he offers updates on projects including the Perseverance Mar...
15 Huhti 202049min
The Slime Mold and the Universe
How could a lowly slime mold help researchers understand the distribution of dark matter and galaxies across the cosmos? Joseph Burchett and Oskar Elek of the University of California Santa Cruz will ...
8 Huhti 202050min
Space Policy Edition: Our Equinox Space Policy Briefing
The coronavirus pandemic reminds us that everything we do in space depends on what we do here on Earth. The impacts on space exploration are being felt already, with more challenges yet to come. The p...
3 Huhti 20201h 6min
The Next 10 Years: Continuing our Solar System Tour
Our survey of the solar system in anticipation of the next planetary science decadal survey continues with Mars, the big outer planets, and the smaller bodies that share the neighborhood. Three more g...
1 Huhti 20201h 18min
The Next 10 Years…An Introduction to the Decadal Survey
Preparations at NASA are underway for creation of the next planetary science decadal survey, a roadmap intended to guide exploration of our solar neighborhood from 2023 to 2032. Six scientists, each c...
25 Maalis 20201h 9min
Building Our Future on Mars
How will we build the structures, roads and landing pads humans will someday need on Mars? Civil engineer Peter Carrato has been building grand structures on Earth for decades. He says the skills we’v...
18 Maalis 202057min
