Giving the University of Arizona Mirror Lab a spin
It has been on host Mat Kaplan’s bucket list for years. Join him for a tour of the cavernous Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona, where the mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescop...
23 Marras 20221h 9min
Voyager Mission Project Scientist Linda Spilker
She has been heard on Planetary Radio more than any other guest. Linda Spilker returns in her new role as the Voyager project scientist, following the legendary Ed Stone’s half-century in that job. Li...
16 Marras 202258min
Space Policy Edition: What the Congressional Midterms Means for Space Science
Next year a new class of elected officials will enter Congress and usher in changes to the political focus and leadership of key space and science committees. Dr. Bethany Johns, the deputy director of...
11 Marras 202258min
Ann Druyan wishes you a happy Sagan Day
November 9 would have been our co-founder Carl Sagan’s 88th birthday. His professional and life partner, Ann Druyan, returns with a love story — the love between two people that encompassed the Cosmos...
9 Marras 20221h 4min
Space Policy Edition Bonus: Q&A with Casey Dreier and Bill Nye
While we wait for the result of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, enjoy this special bonus episode of Space Policy Edition featuring The Planetary Society's Chief Advocate and CEO answering dozens ...
4 Marras 20221h 38min
DART smacked an asteroid! So what’s next in planetary defense?
The success of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test was just one more step toward protecting our world from wayward asteroids and comets. NASA Planetary Defense Officer Lindley Johnson, and Kelly Fast...
2 Marras 202256min
Meet the new Planetary Radio host! (and enjoy a beer with a cosmologist)
Join host Mat Kaplan as he proudly introduces the person who will take on the show he created 20 years ago. Then we’ll join astrophysicist Brian Keating at a joyful gathering of cosmologists who hope ...
26 Loka 202248min
Eyes on the Sky: Spacewatch and the Catalina Sky Survey
The University of Arizona in Tucson hosts two of the most successful asteroid searches on our planet. Together, they have discovered, tracked, and characterized tens of thousands of objects, many of w...
19 Loka 20221h 2min
