Finding Life by Looking for Complexity

Finding Life by Looking for Complexity

University of Glasgow chemist Lee Cronin and his collaborators have developed a new way to detect life. Their "assembly theory" could give us a reliable method for recognizing life or evidence of past life based on the complexity of molecules in any environment. The Planetary Society’s Rae Paoletta shares our favorite images of Saturn’s rings with Mat. Bruce Betts reveals which star takes up more of Earth’s night sky as he resolves another What’s Up space quiz. Discover more at https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/lee-cronin-assembly-theory

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Space Policy Edition: Pathfinder and the Birth of the Discovery Program

Space Policy Edition: Pathfinder and the Birth of the Discovery Program

It’s the 25th anniversary of the Pathfinder Mars mission and Sojourner, the first rover on the Red Planet. Historian Michael Neufeld joins the show to put this path blazing mission in context as the s...

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Asteroid Day! Earth Plays Defense

Asteroid Day! Earth Plays Defense

We Earthlings are making progress toward defending our planet from near-Earth objects, which is reason enough for the annual Asteroid Day celebration. Co-founder Danica Remy tells us what to expect, w...

29 Kesä 202255min

Sail on! Bill Nye and others celebrate LightSail 2’s three years in space

Sail on! Bill Nye and others celebrate LightSail 2’s three years in space

The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 rocketed into orbit three years ago. Society CEO Bill Nye, chief operating officer Jennifer Vaughn, and LightSail program manager Bruce Betts join Mat Kaplan for a ...

22 Kesä 202257min

Portrait of a Scientist: A Conversation with Psyche mission leader Lindy Elkins-Tanton

Portrait of a Scientist: A Conversation with Psyche mission leader Lindy Elkins-Tanton

Lindy Elkins-Tanton’s wonderful new memoir is titled, “A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman.” Host Mat Kaplan talks with Lindy about this sometimes harrowing, often heroic, and adventurous chr...

15 Kesä 20221h 9min

Planetary Radio at the Humans to Mars Summit

Planetary Radio at the Humans to Mars Summit

Join host Mat Kaplan in Washington D.C. for conversations with outstanding presenters at the first in-person Humans to Mars Summit in three years. You’ll hear from Inspiration 4 astronaut Sian Proctor...

8 Kesä 20221h 20min

Space Policy Edition: Inside the Planetary Science Decadal Survey Process with Bethany Ehlmann

Space Policy Edition: Inside the Planetary Science Decadal Survey Process with Bethany Ehlmann

Caltech planetary scientist and Planetary Society president Bethany Ehlmann was a key player in the creation of the recently released recommendations that may guide solar system exploration for years ...

3 Kesä 202254min

Planetary Radio Live in London: The Moons Symphony

Planetary Radio Live in London: The Moons Symphony

Host Mat Kaplan has returned from the UK and the recording of The Moons Symphony by the London Symphony Orchestra. You’ll hear excerpts from our Planetary Radio Live show celebrating this intersection...

1 Kesä 20221h 39min

Cassini’s Dramatic End: A Planetary Radio Reprise

Cassini’s Dramatic End: A Planetary Radio Reprise

With Mat Kaplan in London for Planetary Radio Live, we bring back one of the most moving events in the history of our show. The Cassini orbiter plunged into Saturn in the early hours of September 15, ...

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