Visiting Worlds Fantastic with Bonnie Buratti
Veteran Jet Propulsion Lab planetary scientist Bonnie Buratti talks with Mat about the wonder of our solar neighborhood that she explores in "Worlds Fantastic, Worlds Familiar—A Guided Tour of the Sol...
10 Maj 201756min
Space Policy Edition #12 – Is Space Policy Stagnant? With Special Guest Marcia Smith
Moon or Mars? Should NASA depend on private companies? What’s the goal of human spaceflight? These questions were debated three decades ago, yet are just as relevant today. Does that mean space policy...
5 Maj 20171h 27min
Be There! The Great American Eclipse
Our ongoing coverage of preparation for the Great American Eclipse takes us to Southern Illinois University Carbondale where a huge celebration is planned.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
3 Maj 201753min
Bill Nye Saves the World…With Space
It was a big week for the Science Guy, and for science. Bill Nye served as honorary co-chair of the March for Science in Washington DC. His new Netflix series, Bill Nye Saves the World, premiered the ...
26 Apr 201734min
McDonald Observatory and the Quest for Dark Energy
The University of Texas at Austin’s observatory is high in the hills of west Texas. In this special episode, Mat Kaplan joins the tens of thousands who visit it each year. The occasion was the dedicat...
19 Apr 201748min
Aerospace Corporation President and CEO Steve Isakowitz
The Aerospace Corporation has been innovating since 1960. Now it’s headed by a former leader of “New Space” company Virgin Galactic. President and CEO Steve Isakowitz talks about the evolving culture ...
12 Apr 201758min
Space Policy Edition #11 – Big Science and a Skinny Budget
Whether it’s discovering gravity waves, curing cancer or building a space station, the biggest science challenges increasingly require investments that are beyond what private industry can afford and ...
7 Apr 20171h 19min
Mars’ Atmosphere…Lost in Space!
Mars was once a warm and wet world. Then its dense, protective atmosphere mostly vanished. Learning why was one of the greatest mysteries in planetary science. The answer has just been delivered by th...
5 Apr 201733min
