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 Jun 202257min
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 Jun 20221h 9min
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 Jun 20221h 20min
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 Jun 202254min
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 Jun 20221h 39min
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, ...
25 Mai 20221h 1min
Life, the Universe and Britney Schmidt
Our in-depth, fascinating conversation with Cornell University professor Britney Schmidt touches on how we’ll recognize life when we find it elsewhere, her sub-ice exploring robotic submarine, why we ...
18 Mai 20221h 19min
Perseverance Perseveres: A Mars rover update from Ken Farley
Perseverance, the Mars 2020 rover, has begun an exciting new phase of its mission. Project scientist Ken Farley tells us why the ancient river delta it has entered is so enticing and intriguing. Ken a...
11 Mai 202237min
