AI, Space, and Humanity’s Future—A Conversation with David Brin
The multi-award winning science fiction author, futurist and speaker returns to Planetary Radio for a wide-ranging conversation about robots and humans in space, empathetic artificial intelligences, h...
4 Apr 20181h 8min
A Space Station Crashes to Earth
By the time you hear this week’s episode, China’s Tiangong-1 may have spectacularly re-entered our planet’s atmosphere, raining metal on an unpredictable location. The Aerospace Corporation’s Bill Ai...
28 Mar 201850min
Stephen Hawking: Spaceflight Pioneer!
He is known for his breakthrough physics and popularizing of science, but Dr. Hawking also wanted to fly in space. Erik Viirre led the medical team that helped Stephen experience weightlessness. He s...
21 Mar 201839min
Amateur Astronomers Work To Save Earth From Asteroids!
Seven astronomers have been selected to receive Shoemaker NEO (Near Earth Object) grants from the Planetary Society. They and their observatories span the planet. We’ll meet an American and an Austr...
14 Mar 201836min
Visiting the Birthplace of PlanetVac
Space is hard. Sample collection and return is harder still. That’s why the radically-simplified PlanetVac system from Honeybee Robotics is so intriguing. Join Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bru...
7 Mar 201844min
Space Policy Edition #23 - Blitzing Congress: Planetary Society volunteers visit Capitol Hill
Society members from 21 states descended on the U.S. capitol for a "blitz" of 178 meetings in two days. Casey and special guest Matt Renninger explain why that is such an important activity, and blitz...
2 Mar 201835min
Experience A Message From Earth - Inspired by the Voyager Golden Record
It has been 40 years since Carl Sagan and others shared the best of humanity with the stars. A new online multimedia project has been created as a 21st century homage to the Golden Record.Learn more a...
28 Feb 201849min
The Eyes of a New Mars Rover: Mastcam-Z
Mat Kaplan attended a meeting of the science team for the zoom lens camera that will be atop the Mars 2020 rover mast. Planetary Scientist Jim Bell tells us how this new system will show us the Red Pl...
21 Feb 201849min
