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
7/6/15: Emily Lakdawalla’s Pluto Preview
Two visits with the Planetary Society Senior Editor this week, as Emily first provides an update on the Rosetta comet mission and then returns with an extended look ahead at the New Horizons Pluto en…
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Thu 23 Jul 2015
6/29/15: Saving the Planet: Voices From the Planetary Defense Conference
We’ve already brought you Planetary Radio Live from the 2015 PDC near Rome, Italy. Now you’ll hear a small sampling of the scientists, engineers, policymakers and media experts who spent five days co…
00:28:51 |
Thu 23 Jul 2015
6/22/15: Exploring the Seas of Earth and Other Worlds
Hi! Testing the waters here at Spreaker before we dive in. Here's a recent sample of the Planetary Society's Planetary Radio. You can also find us in the iTunes Store, Stitcher, on the radio, and …
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Wed 22 Jul 2015
Planetary Radio Live at the New Horizons Pluto Encounter
Join our live audience for highlights of an amazing evening, featuring Jim Bell, Bruce Betts, Mike Brown, Emily Lakdawalla, Linda Spilker, and Bill Nye the Science Guy.
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Tue 21 Jul 2015
A Small, Distant World: Kepler 138b
SETI Institute scientist Jason Rowe returns to tell us about the smallest exoplanet so far that has had its size and mass determined. Jason also talks with Mat about our ever-expanding knowledge of t…
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Tue 14 Jul 2015
Emily Lakdawalla’s Pluto Preview
Two visits with the Planetary Society Senior Editor this week, as Emily first provides an update on the Rosetta comet mission and then returns with an extended look ahead at the New Horizons Pluto en…
00:28:51 |
Tue 07 Jul 2015
Saving the Planet: Voices From the Planetary Defense Conference
We’ve already brought you Planetary Radio Live from the 2015 PDC near Rome, Italy. Now you’ll hear a small sampling of the scientists, engineers, policymakers and media experts who spent five days co…
00:28:51 |
Tue 30 Jun 2015
Exploring the Seas of Earth and Other Worlds
We return to the beautiful Aquarium of the Pacific in southern California for a fascinating conversation about ocean science. What we learn down here is furthering our research around the solar syst…
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Tue 23 Jun 2015
LightSail Triumphant! A Mission Press Conference
After a roller coaster ride that included a maddening eight-day silence, the LightSail test mission finally achieved all of its major goals. Leaders of the mission team gathered on June 10th to take …
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Tue 16 Jun 2015
Cassini Update AND LightSail Spreads its Wings!
Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker, returns with another update on the magnificent mission at Saturn. You’ll also hear Bill Nye and the moment when LightSail began to deploy its solar sail.
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Tue 09 Jun 2015
Chris Carberry and Getting Humans to Mars
Explore Mars revealed the 2015 Humans to Mars Report at a recent conference in Washington. CEO Chris Carberry gives us a quick tour of this inspiring assessment of what it will take to get more than …
00:28:51 |
Tue 02 Jun 2015
The Launch of LightSail
This special edition takes you behind the scenes on May 20, 2015 as LightSail is lifted into orbit. You’ll hear the thrilling launch, meet key team members as they prepare for the big moment, and hea…
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Tue 26 May 2015
Spiraling Closer to Ceres With the Dawn Mission’s Marc Rayman
It’s the biggest dwarf planet between here and Pluto, and it has a new permanent resident. The Dawn spacecraft is orbiting Ceres in the asteroid belt, revealing it as never before. What are those bri…
00:33:59 |
Tue 19 May 2015
Alan Stern and the Rise of Pluto
Humankind’s arrival at Pluto is barely two months away. The science and images have already started to flow from New Horizons, according to the mission’s Principal Investigator, Alan Stern. Alan retu…
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Tue 12 May 2015
Sean Solomon on the Climactic End of the MESSENGER Mission to Mercury
We open with the countdown to destruction—the MESSENGER spacecraft’s impact on Mercury ended its spectacularly successful mission. Principal Investigator Sean Solomon joins us immediately after this…
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Tue 05 May 2015
Countdown to LightSail: An Update
The road to space has been a rocky one for most spacecraft, and LightSail is no different. Challenges remain even with the May 20th launch of a test mission approaching. Embedded LightSail reporter J…
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Tue 28 Apr 2015
Saving the Planet at the Planetary Defense Conference
Planetary Radio Live was the only public event at the just-completed Planetary Defense Conference in Italy. Join us for excerpts from an all-star celebration of worldwide efforts to find, track, char…
00:28:51 |
Tue 21 Apr 2015
Rob Manning and Landing on Mars
Landing on Mars is hard, and the bigger you are, the harder it gets. Rob Manning returns to tell us about one of NASA’s best hopes for getting much bigger spacecraft down there—spacecraft that may on…
00:39:58 |
Tue 14 Apr 2015
Humans Orbiting Mars: Report on the Workshop
A human mission to orbit Mars might be possible by 2033, and it might be accomplished at reasonable cost and with existing or nearly-ready technology. Three leaders of a recent Washington DC conferen…
00:37:30 |
Tue 07 Apr 2015
Robert Bigelow and His Expandable Space Habs
Bigelow Aerospace’s BEAM expandable/inflatable space module will be attached to the International Space Station later this year. Mat travels to the company’s headquarters for a conversation with foun…
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Tue 31 Mar 2015
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