JWST detects water vapor in a planet-forming disk
A team of researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope (or JWST) has made the first detection of water vapor in the inner region of the protoplanetary disc that is already forming worlds. Giulia P...
16 Aug 202356min
Mars Life Explorer: The search for extant life on the red planet
Many missions are working to understand Mars' past habitability, but could there still be microbial life on the red planet today? This week on Planetary Radio, we discuss the proposed Mars Life Explor...
9 Aug 202357min
Space Policy Edition: Why lunar exploration must be of enduring national interest
Scott Pace, the prior executive secretary of the National Space Council, discusses why Artemis is of strategic value to U.S. national interests — and why the Moon is unique as a destination to drive g...
4 Aug 20231h 13min
Subsurface granite on the Moon? The anatomy of a lunar hot spot
A decades-old lunar mystery gets an update in this week's Planetary Radio. Matt Siegler from the Planetary Science Institute shares his team's surprising findings about the granite formation that migh...
2 Aug 20231h 3min
An essential ingredient for life in the oceans of Enceladus
Phosphorus, a key ingredient for life on Earth, has been detected in the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus. This discovery marks the first time phosphorus has been found in an ocean off of Earth. Chris...
26 Juli 20231h 6min
Mars' Axial Tilt: A Key to Gully Formation
The gullies of Mars may appear similar to water-carved channels on Earth, but their formation is more complex than meets the eye. Caltech's Jay Dickson joins Planetary Radio to discuss the planet’s ch...
19 Juli 202356min
Comparing the rivers of Earth, Mars, and Titan
Get ready for a journey across the rivers of our Solar System in this week's Planetary Radio. Sam Birch, an assistant professor at Brown University, explores what we know about the alluvial rivers of ...
12 Juli 202359min
Space Policy Edition: What’s Going on with: Congress, MSR, and ?
We check in on the congressional budget process for NASA, Mars Sample Return’s spiraling cost growth, and the impending end of the regulatory holiday for human commercial space launch companies. Jack ...
7 Juli 202356min
