JWST confirms its first exoplanet
The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the discovery of its first exoplanet. Jacob Lustig-Yaeger, one of the leads on the team that made the detection, joins us to discuss the details. We share ...
1 Feb 202359min
Juno Journeys to Jupiter’s Moons
Dive into the latest discoveries about Jupiter’s moons Ganymede, Europa, and Io with Scott Bolton, the principal investigator for NASA’s Juno mission. We share analysis of the data collected by the sp...
25 Jan 202355min
Martian Mic Drop
Jason Achilles, a musician who partnered with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to help put one of the first microphones on Mars, shares his journey and the joy of listening to the sounds of Mars. We a...
18 Jan 202347min
Celebrating NASA’s Artemis I mission to the Moon
Jeremy Graeber, the assistant launch director at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, joins us to recount his experience on the night of Artemis I’s historic launch. We celebrate the success of the missio...
11 Jan 202350min
Space Policy Edition: JPL Director wants "every brain" to have the chance to work in space exploration
After the delay of the Psyche mission, an independent review board faulted management and workforce problems at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as one of the causes. This month we feature the JPL Dir...
6 Jan 20231h 3min
Planetary Radio stories with Mat Kaplan
New host Sarah Al-Ahmed bids a fond farewell to Mat Kaplan, Planetary Radio’s former host, with a heartwarming compilation of messages from fans, followed by a special interview with Mat about his two...
4 Jan 20231h 4min
Planetary Society All-Stars Review the Year in Space
It’s Mat Kaplan’s last episode as host of Planetary Radio. He has gathered several of his colleagues to celebrate an outstanding year across the Solar System and beyond. New host Sarah Al-Ahmed sticks...
28 Des 20221h 8min
Artemis 1 Orion capsule comes home, and the best of Planetary Radio
Host Mat Kaplan returned to Naval Base San Diego to greet the return of the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft aboard the USS Portland. Stay with us for a collage of entertaining excerpts of 10 of the very be...
21 Des 20221h 16min
