The Worlds of TRAPPIST-1
The discovery of seven, Earth-sized planets in a nearby solar system was announced last week. Astrophysicist and planetary scientist Sara Seager joins us to share her excitement about this find that i...
1 Mars 201733min
Planetary Radio Live: Near Earth Objects—The Killer Asteroid Threat
Leaders of the quest to find, understand and protect ourselves from the asteroids and comets called Near Earth Objects gathered with host Mat Kaplan for a live conversation about this existential thre...
22 Feb 20171h 38min
Nazis in Space? Rod Pyle’s Amazing Stories of the Space Age
Rod Pyle reveals bizarre yet fascinating space projects of the past in his new book. Pyle also exposes previously classified information about missions and spacecraft you thought you knew.Learn more a...
15 Feb 201752min
Earth Microbes! Welcome to Mars
University of Arkansas grad student Rebecca Mickol and her team have demonstrated that some Earth bacteria can survive in the extremely thin atmosphere of Mars. Could Martian bacteria thrive under the...
7 Feb 201733min
Space Policy Edition #9 – Congress Plots New Space Legislation Amid Trump’s Tumultuous First Two Weeks
It’s still too early to say where the Trump Administration will take NASA, but there are a few hints. Congress is not waiting. Casey, Jason and Mat review a draft of the space agency’s authorization b...
6 Feb 201748min
The Final Countdown at Saturn
Planetary Radio’s most frequent guest, Project Scientist Linda Spilker, returns with another update on the Cassini mission that is approaching its grand finale.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
31 Jan 201746min
Ice, Snow and Lava: Exploring Antarctica’s Mount Erebus
Earth’s southernmost active volcano may also be its most remote. Rosaly Lopes and Michael Carroll recently spent a few frigid days on the slopes of Antarctica’s Mount Erebus. What they learned may hel...
24 Jan 201742min
Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan Leaves NASA
For well over three years, planetary scientist Ellen Stofan has worked directly with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to help coordinate and expand the myriad science efforts by the agency. We talk w...
17 Jan 201750min
