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
Legendary Space Physics Pioneer Margaret Kivelson
A fascinating conversation with a space science and policy leader who is still hard at work in her 10th decade.
00:52:46 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
Planetary Radio Special Edition: The Voyager Golden Record by Twenty Thousand Hertz
A special Planetary Radio presentation of the Voyager Golden Record produced by our friends at Twenty Thousand Hertz.
00:33:15 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Meet the first STEP Grant awardees
The Planetary Society’s new Science and Technology Empowered by the Public (STEP) grant program will let citizens join the search for ET and enable astronomers to discover the nature of hundreds of n…
01:01:03 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
Water, water everywhere with Bethany Ehlmann
Water may have flowed on Mars for a billion more years than was previously thought, giving possible life an extra billion years to thrive.
00:48:11 |
Wed 09 Mar 2022
Space Policy Edition: Why are outer planets missions so expensive?
Casey talks with experts about the 50th anniversary of the Pioneer 10 launch toward Jupiter and beyond, and why most outer planets missions since then have been so costly.
01:27:37 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
5,000 worlds and counting: the success of TESS
MIT’s Michelle Kunimoto heads the TESS Faint Star Search that has revealed over 1,600 of the more than 5,000 TESS-discovered exoplanet candidates in our galaxy.
00:48:07 |
Wed 02 Mar 2022
Astrobiologist David Grinspoon on life, the universe and everything
Astrobiologist and author David Grinspoon shares his thoughts about the search for life, where we might find it and how planetary science works.
01:04:36 |
Wed 23 Feb 2022
Saving the world one telescope at a time: The Shoemaker NEO grant winne
Meet three of the just-announced recipients of Planetary Society Gene Shoemaker NEO grants. They search the skies for asteroids and comets that could threaten our planet.
00:56:49 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
Space Policy Edition: JWST and the politics of mega-science (with Robert Smith)
Science historian Robert Smith describes how NASA's new flagship space observatory came to be.
01:20:45 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
Nobel laureate John Mather: The promise of the James Webb Space Telescope
JWST senior project scientist John Mather has been looking forward to the new space telescope’s first light for more than 30 years. He joins us with an exciting preview.
01:03:45 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
Worlds of snow and ice
New research shows that the giant plumes of Saturn’s moon Enceladus may not be coming from the warm ocean deep below the icy surface.
00:50:50 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
Curiosity rolls on: Mars Science Laboratory project scientist Ashwin Vasavada
The Curiosity rover’s lead researcher reviews the latest findings and images from Mars’ Gale Crater.
00:51:53 |
Wed 19 Jan 2022
We have touched the Sun: The Parker Solar Probe’s triumph
A spacecraft has penetrated the Sun’s corona for the first time, revealing unprecedented data and capturing a mind-blowing video.
01:01:06 |
Wed 12 Jan 2022
Space Policy Edition: What We're Watching in 2022
Planetary Society chief of D.C. operations Brendan Curry returns for a look ahead at what to expect in 2022.
01:03:53 |
Fri 07 Jan 2022
Return to the Moon: Spacesuits and preparing for splashdown in the Pacific
Building the next spacesuit for Moon walkers, and a shipboard update on how the Artemis 1 Orion capsule will be recovered from the Pacific Ocean.
01:05:10 |
Wed 05 Jan 2022
A good year for space: Planetary Society all-stars review 2021
Seven Planetary Society experts and enthusiasts celebrate 2021’s many space science and exploration milestones.
01:11:40 |
Wed 29 Dec 2021
Discovering Mars with Jim Bell and William Sheehan
“Discovering Mars” is the new chronicle of humanity’s long relationship with the Red Planet, assembled by space historian William Sheehan and Mars explorer Jim Bell.
00:55:42 |
Wed 22 Dec 2021
JWST is ready for launch and amazing science
Three astronomers share what they hope the James Webb Space Telescope will reveal about our universe after its launch this month.
01:02:57 |
Wed 15 Dec 2021
A conversation with the director of “Don’t Look Up”
Director Adam McKay and planetary defense expert Amy Mainzer join us for a conversation about the film and the science behind it.
00:52:40 |
Wed 08 Dec 2021
Space Policy Edition: Astronomy Goes Big, with Heidi Hammel
Veteran astronomer Heidi Hammel discusses how the new astrophysics decadal survey lays the groundwork for decades of exciting science.
01:17:49 |
Fri 03 Dec 2021
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