Planetary Radio
Planetary Radio is the weekly adventure on the final frontier produced by the Planetary Society and it's CEO, Bill Nye the Science Guy. Listen to host Mat Kaplan's conversations with the scientists, engineers, dreamers and leaders at the forefront of space exploration. You'll also hear our regular segments with Bill, "Planetary Evangelist" Emily Lakdawalla, and Director of Science and Technology Bruce Betts. Enter the weekly space trivia contest for your chance to win out-of-this-world prizes!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 589
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2023
The Sirens of Mars Call to Us
Georgetown University planetary scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson chronicles the long history of our fascination with Mars and the possibility of life there, culminating with Perseverance, the new rove…
00:53:02 |
Wed 02 Sep 2020
Katie Mack and The End of Everything
How will the universe end? That’s the question explored by cosmologist Katie Mack in her very entertaining new book.
00:48:33 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
Make Room! Worlds May Crowd Some Habitable Zones
New research reveals why Earth is on its own in this solar system’s habitable zone where liquid surface water flows, but the same isn’t true across the galaxy.
00:57:17 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
Another Ray Gun Heads for Mars. We Hear It Working.
SuperCam principal investigator Roger Wiens shares how his new and improved laser-based spectrometer will help look for past life in Jezero Crater, while its microphone lets us listen to the Red Plan…
00:48:43 |
Wed 12 Aug 2020
Space Policy Edition: Why the SLS is a National Asset, and Why That Matters
The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration’s Mary Lynne Dittmar talks with Casey Dreier about how and why spacefaring nations prioritize funding for space development and exploration.
01:31:30 |
Fri 07 Aug 2020
Crew Dragon Triumphant, and a Planetary Society Founder Remembers
Splashdown! An astronaut and former leader of Dragon capsule development at SpaceX is back to celebrate the spacecraft’s successful mission, as a Planetary Society co-founder looks back.
01:18:14 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
Hope Leads the Way to Mars
Our special guests are the leaders of the Emirates Mars Mission whose Hope spacecraft is now headed for the Red Planet.
00:58:31 |
Wed 29 Jul 2020
A Mars Mission Begins, a Comet Exits, and the Future of Planetary Science
The United Arab Emirates is headed for Mars as comet NEOWISE speeds back to the outer reaches of the solar system, and three white papers address the future of planetary science and defense.
01:09:26 |
Wed 22 Jul 2020
3 Billion Years Ago: Was Mars Alive?
Join a Perseverance mission deputy project scientist to learn how the rover will search for past life on the Red Planet.
01:04:16 |
Wed 15 Jul 2020
To Pluto and Beyond with Alan Stern
Principal Investigator Alan Stern returns on the 5th anniversary of the New Horizons encounter with Pluto to tell us about the wealth of knowledge the spacecraft is still sending home from across the…
00:52:45 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
Space Policy Edition: A Trillion-Dollar Space Economy?
How big is the space economy, and how big might it grow? Space policy expert Dr. Bhavya Lal brings the numbers down to Earth in a great conversation with Casey Dreier.
01:04:45 |
Fri 03 Jul 2020
Jim Bell Sends New Eyes to Mars
The leader of the Mastcam-Z team talks about how the best cameras ever on the surface of Mars will help us explore a region that could once have supported life.
00:54:30 |
Wed 01 Jul 2020
China on the Final Frontier
China has big plans for a space station, exploration of the Moon and Mars, and possibly a mission that will follow Voyager beyond the edge of the solar system.
00:51:40 |
Wed 24 Jun 2020
LightSail 2: A Year of Solar Sailing
Sail on! Leaders of the LightSail 2 mission join 50,000 supporters in celebration of a year in space.
00:51:31 |
Wed 17 Jun 2020
Staying Alive in Space
Are we learning how to keep men and women alive on a 3-year round trip to Mars?
00:57:07 |
Wed 10 Jun 2020
Space Policy Edition: NASA’s Gamble Pays Off
The safe arrival of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon at the International Space Station is a huge success for NASA and policymakers who gambled years ago on the value of commercial partnerships for the agency.
01:17:25 |
Fri 05 Jun 2020
Crew Dragon Thrills While Mars Chills
After a special message we present highlights of the successful arrival at the International Space Station of the Crew Dragon spacecraft, followed by a visit to chilly Mars with planetary scientist E…
00:48:07 |
Wed 03 Jun 2020
Celebrating 30 Years of Hubble with Astronaut John Grunsfeld
Astrophysicist and former astronaut John “Hubble Repairman” Grunsfeld looks back over three decades of beautiful science and inspiration delivered by the Hubble Space Telescope.
01:01:52 |
Wed 27 May 2020
Crew Dragon Deep Dive with Astronaut Garrett Reisman
Former astronaut Garrett Reisman helped lead development of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft that is about to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.
00:43:47 |
Wed 20 May 2020
Looking for Life in Alien Oceans
JPL scientist Kevin Hand is endlessly fascinated by the possibility of life in the hidden oceans of the outer solar system’s moons, and now he has written a great book about the quest to discover it.
00:54:01 |
Wed 13 May 2020
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