Countdown to Ultima: Alan Stern and New Horizons

Countdown to Ultima: Alan Stern and New Horizons

The New Horizons spacecraft will reach faraway Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 in the first minutes of 2019. Will the body informally known as Ultima Thule be as mysterious and exciting as Pluto? We’ll hear from the mission’s Principal Investigator, Alan Stern. Senior Editor Emily Lakdawalla takes us through 2018’s biggest planetary science and exploration moments. The coolest asteroid defense stickers in the solar system could be yours if you win the new What’s Up space trivia contest. Learn more at: http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2018/1226-2018-alan-stern-new-horizons.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Day of Action 2024: The Planetary Society goes to Washington

Day of Action 2024: The Planetary Society goes to Washington

Every year, passionate space advocates from the United States travel to Washington, D.C., to ensure that their vision for the future of space exploration gets the funding and support it needs. Nearly ...

15 Mai 202454min

TARDIS Talk: Space, Time, and “Doctor Who” with Russell T. Davies

TARDIS Talk: Space, Time, and “Doctor Who” with Russell T. Davies

This week on Planetary Radio, we celebrate the longest-running science fiction show in history, “Doctor Who.” We explore how this iconic series has influenced the scientific community and look forward...

8 Mai 202450min

Space Policy Edition: The power of the lunar sublime

Space Policy Edition: The power of the lunar sublime

Should policymakers spend more time looking — really looking — at the Moon? Chris Cokinos thinks so. He is the author of the new book, Still As Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon, from Antiqu...

3 Mai 20241h 15min

Europa Clipper’s message in a bottle

Europa Clipper’s message in a bottle

NASA's Europa Clipper mission is almost ready for its historic trip to the Jovian system. Merc Boyan, a visual storyteller at The Planetary Society, takes us into the clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsi...

1 Mai 202459min

Eclipse-O-Rama

Eclipse-O-Rama

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse passed over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This week on Planetary Radio, we take a trip to The Planetary Society’s Eclipse-O-Rama festival in Fredericks...

24 Apr 20241h 36min

Tabletops and telescopes: NASA’s RPG and the hunt for habitable worlds

Tabletops and telescopes: NASA’s RPG and the hunt for habitable worlds

This week on Planetary Radio, we explore "The Lost Universe," NASA's first tabletop role-playing game, with Christina Mitchell, a senior multimedia specialist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in ...

17 Apr 20241h 2min

Radiolab helps name a quasi-moon of Venus

Radiolab helps name a quasi-moon of Venus

Sometimes, misunderstandings can spark beautiful adventures. This week on Planetary Radio, we explore the story behind the naming of Zoozve, a quasi-moon of Venus, with Latif Nasser, co-host of Radiol...

10 Apr 202448min

Space Policy Edition: Real and Acceptable Reasons for Space Exploration

Space Policy Edition: Real and Acceptable Reasons for Space Exploration

Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin joins the Space Policy Edition to discuss his notable 2007 speech outlining the tension between so-called “real” and “acceptable” reasons for space exploration. ...

5 Apr 202453min

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