Talking with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
The former Oklahoma congressman and Navy aviator stepped into the leadership role barely a year ago. Now he wants to see humans back on the Moon by 2024 as a vital stepping stone to Mars. Join us for ...
22 Maj 201945min
BONUS: Introducing Science Rules! with Bill Nye
Host Mat Kaplan has a special announcement to share about Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye. The Science Guy is on a mission to change the world— one phone call at a time. On his new podcast, Science Ru...
17 Maj 20194min
A Last Visit With LightSail 2 at the Cubesat Developers Workshop
Mat Kaplan visits Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for a last, clean room visit with LightSail 2, the Planetary Society’s solar sailing cubesat. While there, Mat also talked to attendees at the Cubesat Devel...
15 Maj 201945min
Planetary Radio Live Defends Planet Earth!
Leaders of the global effort to avoid a catastrophic Near Earth Object impact gathered at the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference. On the evening of May 1st, The Planetary Society partnered in an exciti...
8 Maj 201953min
Space Policy Edition: Lessons From the Moonshot That Never Was-With Mark Albrecht
Thirty years ago, Dr. Mark Albrecht led the National Space Council when President George H.W. Bush announced the Space Exploration Initiative, an ambitious effort to send humans to the Moon and then o...
3 Maj 20191h 29min
The Skies of Super-Earths and Mini-Neptunes
There appear to be more mini-Neptunes (also known as Super Earths) across our galaxy than any other type of planet. Hannah Wakeford wants to learn if some of them support life, and she’s doing this b...
1 Maj 201955min
Lucy in the Sky With Asteroids
A rare alignment of planets and other objects will enable the solar-powered Lucy spacecraft to examine seven asteroids, six of which are among the thousands of Trojan asteroids that orbit ahead of and...
24 Apr 201947min
The Triumph of a Failed Moon Landing
The Beresheet lunar lander failed in the last few kilometers of its descent to the Moon. Two days later we learned that its team would try again. Deputy Mission Director Yoav Landsman is back with an ...
17 Apr 201938min
