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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 202237min
Space Policy Edition: How Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Has Changed Space, with Mariel Borowitz
It's not just the ISS partnership — commercial satellites, international cooperation, and managing space debris may all be impacted by the war in Ukraine. Professor Mariel Borowitz, an expert in inter...
6 Maj 20221h 11min
Heavy Metal: An encounter with the Psyche spacecraft
Psyche is a 279 kilometer-wide (173 mile-wide) hunk of metal in space. Psyche is also a magnificent spacecraft that will soon head toward its namesake in the asteroid belt. Host Mat Kaplan recently vi...
4 Maj 202246min
The End of Astronauts?
Do we need to send humans into space? Won't robots soon be smart enough and capable enough to do this dangerous work for us? These and other questions are explored by Martin Rees, Britain's Astronomer...
27 Apr 202245min
Yuri’s Night: Join the party!
Host Mat Kaplan joined the Los Angeles celebration of humanity becoming a spacefaring species. He talked with the Yuri’s Night founders and others under the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The much-anticipa...
20 Apr 202257min
