Juno Reaches Jupiter!
Return with us to the evening of July 4, 2016 and the exciting arrival at Jupiter of the Juno orbiter. You’ll hear the moment of successful orbital insertion. Several of the mission’s key contributors...
12 Jul 201648min
Fighting for Space: Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver
She has spent most of her life working toward a bright future for humanity in space, and Lori Garver has lost none of her passion. She visited the Planetary Society for a wide-ranging conversation wit...
5 Jul 201638min
Space Policy Edition #2: Why Juno? Why Jupiter? Why Now?
This month Jason Callahan, Casey Dreier and Mat Kaplan ask whether the Moon vs. Mars human destination debate makes sense, highlight a new report on the science potential of CubeSats by the National A...
1 Jul 20161h 9min
Planetary Radio Extra: Shining a Million Watt Flashlight on an Asteroid
PlanRad’s celebration of Asteroid Day (June 30th) continues as we call UCLA grad student Adam Greenberg at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
28 Jun 201619min
Countdown to Jupiter
Juno will enter Jupiter orbit on July 4th. Mat Kaplan talks with the mission’s Principal Investigator, Scott Bolton at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Bill Nye helps prepare us for this exciting encoun...
28 Jun 201640min
OSIRIS REx: Ready for a Voyage to Bennu
OSIRIS-REx will launch toward Near Earth Asteroid Bennu soon. In an early celebration of Asteroid Day, mission leader Dante Lauretta tells us how learning about asteroids may teach us about our own or...
21 Jun 201634min
JunoCam, The People’s Jupiter Camera
The Juno spacecraft will enter orbit at Jupiter on July 4th. It carries a camera that will send back spectacular images from just above the swirling clouds of that mighty planet. Planetary scientist C...
14 Jun 201631min
Chris McKay, Larry Niven and Andy Weir at the Contact Conference
Space art and science fiction joined science fact at the 2016 Contact Conference in Sunnyvale, California. We talk with three well-known visionaries.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
7 Jun 201632min
