Day of Action 2024: The Planetary Society goes to Washington
Every year, passionate space advocates from the United States travel to Washington, D.C., to ensure that their vision for the future of space exploration gets the funding and support it needs. Nearly ...
15 Maj 202454min
TARDIS Talk: Space, Time, and “Doctor Who” with Russell T. Davies
This week on Planetary Radio, we celebrate the longest-running science fiction show in history, “Doctor Who.” We explore how this iconic series has influenced the scientific community and look forward...
8 Maj 202450min
Space Policy Edition: The power of the lunar sublime
Should policymakers spend more time looking — really looking — at the Moon? Chris Cokinos thinks so. He is the author of the new book, Still As Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon, from Antiqu...
3 Maj 20241h 15min
Europa Clipper’s message in a bottle
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is almost ready for its historic trip to the Jovian system. Merc Boyan, a visual storyteller at The Planetary Society, takes us into the clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsi...
1 Maj 202459min
Eclipse-O-Rama
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse passed over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. This week on Planetary Radio, we take a trip to The Planetary Society’s Eclipse-O-Rama festival in Fredericks...
24 Apr 20241h 36min
Tabletops and telescopes: NASA’s RPG and the hunt for habitable worlds
This week on Planetary Radio, we explore "The Lost Universe," NASA's first tabletop role-playing game, with Christina Mitchell, a senior multimedia specialist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in ...
17 Apr 20241h 2min
Radiolab helps name a quasi-moon of Venus
Sometimes, misunderstandings can spark beautiful adventures. This week on Planetary Radio, we explore the story behind the naming of Zoozve, a quasi-moon of Venus, with Latif Nasser, co-host of Radiol...
10 Apr 202448min
Space Policy Edition: Real and Acceptable Reasons for Space Exploration
Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin joins the Space Policy Edition to discuss his notable 2007 speech outlining the tension between so-called “real” and “acceptable” reasons for space exploration. ...
5 Apr 202453min
