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A Visitor From the Stars: ‘Oumuamua
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This artist's impression shows the first detected interstellar asteroid: `Oumuamua. This unique object was discovered on October 19, 2017 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawai`i. `Oumuamua seems to be a dark red highly-elongated metallic or rocky object,, Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser
The first confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system is a needle-shaped asteroid given the Hawaiian name ‘Oumuamua. Karen Meech leads the ...

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Bob Richards and Moon Express
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of Moon Express MX-9 Sample Return Ascent, Credit: Moon Express
Moon Express Founder and CEO Bob Richards shares an inspiring vision for a return to the Moon. It includes introduction of a sophisticated line of...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
The Honorable Adam Schiff—Another Congressional Space Enthusiast
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: California Congressman Adam Schiff , Credit: Adam Schiff
They may disagree about nearly every other issue, but many Republican and Democratic congressional representatives find common ground where there i...

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  • Added: Nov 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
André Bormanis and Emily Lakdawalla on Life, the Universe and Everything
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This beautiful view of the Lagoon Nebula was acquired in May–June 2015. It’s about 55 light years wide, and is just over 4,000 light years from our solar system., Credit: Adam Block / Mount Lemmon SkyCenter / University of Arizona
Join us for a wide-ranging, salon-style conversation about space exploration, science, art and more. Mat’s guests are astronomer, television produ...

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Searching for ET With Pete Worden
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Very Large Array in New Mexico, Credit: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Are we alone? The nearly sixty-year effort to answer that question has gotten a big boost from the Breakthrough Initiatives, funded by Yuri Milner ...

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  • Added: Oct 24, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Pamela Gay and the Image Detective
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Night image of Italy from space, Credit: NASA/GSFC
Astronomer Pamela Gay is probably best known as co-host of the Astronomy Cast podcast, but she is also Principal Investigator for the CosmoQuest vi...

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  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Dawn: Ten Years of Exploration
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Occator Crater on dwarf planet Ceres, with its now less mysterious bright spots or areas., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA/PSI
Dawn Mission Director and Chief Engineer Marc Rayman helps us salute the ion-engine powered spacecraft that first orbited asteroid Vesta in the mai...

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Celebrating Cassini…Live!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of the Cassini spacecraft struggling to keep its antenna pointed at Earth in the moments before it burns up in Saturn's atmosphere., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
More than 1,100 fans of the just-completed 20-year mission to Saturn joined us for a live tribute. The Planetary Society’s Mat Kaplan and KPCC Scie...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Long Live Cassini!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA's flashy Cassini Grand Finale poster!, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Join us at JPL and Caltech on the bittersweet morning the Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn. We’ll hear from several of the mission’s leaders...

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Science Fiction Greats on Humanity’s Destiny in Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: (L to R) David Brin, Geoffrey Landis, Gregory Benford, Larry Niven and Robert Zubrin at the 2017 Mars Society Convention, Credit: Mat Kaplan
Robert Zubrin of the Mars Society talks with Gregory Benford, David Brin, Geoffrey Landis and Larry Niven about terraforming Mars, the origin of li...

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  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Sailing on the Light of the Sun With Lou Friedman
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of heliogyro solar sail for 1980s Halley's Comet mission., Credit: NASA/JPL
The co-founder and Executive Director Emeritus of the Planetary Society returns for a conversation about the allure of sailing through space. Digi...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker’s Last Appearance Before the Grand Finale
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of Cassini passing between Saturn and its rings, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
It’s the Grandest Finale. The spectacular Cassini mission’s exploration of Saturn will end on September 15th when the spacecraft plunges into the ...

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Planetary Radio Live! Living on Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Mars outpost concept, Credit: NASA
Will humans live, work and thrive on Mars? What challenges must be met before we can become Martians? On July 20th, the anniversary of the Apollo ...

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Inside Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Enrico Palermo and host Mat Kaplan pose in front of the “feathered” VSS Unity, SpaceShipTwo, Credit: Enrico Palermo for The Spaceship Company
Host Mat Kaplan traveled to California’s Mojave Desert for a tour of Virgin Galactic’s The Spaceship Company, where the second SpaceShipTwo was bu...

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  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Countdown to Jupiter
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist’s concept of Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Juno will enter Jupiter orbit on July 4th. Mat Kaplan talks with the mission’s Principal Investigator, Scott Bolton at the Jet Propulsion Laborato...

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  • Added: Jun 28, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Getting Humans To Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA
Three NASA leaders talk with host Mat Kaplan about the progress we're making toward leaving footprints on the Red Planet. Emily Lakdawalla showcase...

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  • Added: May 31, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
A Big Test for LightSail 2
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: LightSail 2 successfully deployed its sails in the May 23rd Day In The Life Test, Credit: Jason Davis
The Planetary Society’s solar sail spacecraft was in the middle of a critical test as we spoke with the Society’s Bruce Betts and Jason Davis. Mat...

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  • Added: May 23, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
At Space Symposium with the Leader of the European Space Agency
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: A 2016 Space Symposium panel featuring the leaders of many national space agencies., Credit: Mat Kaplan
The annual Space Symposium in Colorado is a must-attend event for space leaders from around the world. Our coverage begins with ESA Director Genera...

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  • Added: May 03, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Reversing Addiction
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Hitoshi Morikawa., Credit: University of Texas, Austin
Could a drug erase the memories that keep addicts coming back for more?

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Humans Orbiting Mars: Can It Be Done?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA's pathways to the Red Planet., Credit: NASA
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 technolo...

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  • Added: Apr 07, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
Secrecy in the Sunshine Era
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
Piece image
In the 1970’s, a series of laws ushered in a so-called “sunshine era” of government transparency. A new book examines the dark side of the Sunshine...

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 03:53
  • Purchases: 3
Leaving Behind a Life on Mars—Former Curiosity Project Scientist John Grotzinger
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Former Curiosity Rover Project Scientist John Grotzinger, Credit: Mat Kaplan
The Mars Science Laboratory rover has accomplished its primary goals on the Red Planet, and John Grotzinger has left his central role to become Cha...

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  • Added: Mar 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Where Did The Air Go? Bruce Jakosky on the MAVEN Mars Mission
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The MAVEN spacecraft circling Mars., Credit: NASA/GSFC
Not just the air. Where is the water that was plentiful on the red planet billions of years ago? MAVEN may help answer these questions. Principa...

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 3
Virtual Bodyswapping & Racial Bias
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Virtual “bodyswapping” helps people set aside unconscious biases towards others.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00