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Earth Microbes! Welcome to Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Bacteria samples in the Pegasus Mars chamber., Credit: University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas grad student Rebecca Mickol and her team have demonstrated that some Earth bacteria can survive in the extremely thin atmosp...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
The Final Countdown at Saturn
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Cassini was able to capture its closest-ever view of Daphnis toward the end of its mission, during its F-ring orbit phase, when it passed between the F and G rings once per orbit. Daphnis is only about 8 kilometers across., Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / Ian Regan
Planetary Radio’s most frequent guest, Project Scientist Linda Spilker, returns with another update on the Cassini mission that is approaching its ...

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  • Added: Jan 31, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
326-Asteroids 2016
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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2016 was another record year for asteroid hunters during which we discovered 1,894 new Earth approaching objects.

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Ben Miller Says The Aliens are Coming!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Ben Miller's The Aliens are Coming, Credit: The Experiment Publishing Company
British physicist turned comedian and actor Ben Miller has written The Aliens are Coming-- The Extraordinary Science Behind our Search for Life in ...

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  • Added: Jan 10, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
311-Bright and Bald
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Humans are developing the ability to study an Earth approaching object to prepare for one that is on an impact trajectory with our home planet.

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Running Before the Sun: Astronomer Jay Pasachoff
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Astronomer and author Jay Pasachoff, Credit: Jay Pasachoff
No one is more excited about eclipses than famed solar astronomer and author Jay Pasachoff. He looks forward to the total solar eclipse in August ...

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Leading the Search: Bill Diamond of the SETI Institute
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The SETI Institute's Allen Telescope Array, Credit: SETI Institute
The SETI Institute is about much more than the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. President and CEO Bill Diamond of the Institute explains. ...

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  • Added: Nov 28, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Pluto and Titan and Iran, Oh My!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The liquid methane lakes of Titan, Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI
Back to the annual meeting of the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences this week, where Mat Kaplan visited with experts on worlds of ice including T...

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  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Matt Taylor Rocks Rosetta
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Rosetta Mission Manager Patrick Martin and Project Scientist Matt Taylor simulate the spacecraft touchdown at Planetary Society HQ., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Last year it was New Horizons at Pluto. In 2016, the thrilling end of the Rosetta comet mission generated the greatest public interest and enthusia...

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Alan Stern and a Triumph at Pluto
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: New Horizons enhanced color image of Pluto, Credit: NASA/JHUAPL
Alan Stern of the New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond was in Pasadena for the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society’s Division f...

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  • Added: Oct 24, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Charley Kohlhase and the Greatest Voyage
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: James Blinn (l.) and a young Charley Kohlhase (r.) working at JPL on pioneering computer animations of the Voyager flybys., Credit: Charley Kohlhase
How did the Voyager spacecraft manage to weave their magnificent way through the outer planets of our solar system? Mission Design Manager Charley...

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  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 3
Farewell Rosetta
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Comet 67P/Churyumov/Gerasimenko, Rosetta’s final resting place., Credit: ESA / Rosetta / MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS / UPD / LAM / IAA / SSO / INTA / UPM / DASP / IDA
The European Space Agency’s magnificent Rosetta mission ended last week as the spacecraft gently touched down on the comet it has revealed. You’ll ...

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  • Added: Oct 03, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Cassini at Saturn: The Final Year
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Saturn and Cassini, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The great Cassini spacecraft has a year to go before it plunges into the ringed planet. Project Scientist Linda Spilker returns with more amazing m...

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  • Added: Sep 19, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
OSIRIS REx: The Voyage to Bennu Begins, With Dante Lauretta
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: OSIRIS REx departs for asteroid Bennu atop an Atlas V, Credit: Jason Davis/The Planetary Society
In two years a Near Earth Asteroid now known as Bennu will have a visitor from Earth. OSIRIS REx Principal Investigator Dante Lauretta reports on h...

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Spinoffs! Sharing NASA Technology
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA Spinoff 2016 Book, Credit: NASA
In its nearly five decades, NASA has created or improved thousands of technologies, processes and innovations. Dan Lockney is in charge of making ...

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  • Added: Sep 05, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
The Pale Red Dot: A Planet Called Proxima b
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist’s impression of planet Proxima b., Credit: European Southern Observatory
The announcement was made just days ago. Co-discoverer Michael Endl tells us about the discovery of a roughly Earth-mass planet orbiting in the hab...

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Sailing the Canyons of Titan
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Cassini radar image of flooded canyons on Titan, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI/Cornell
Steep canyons on Saturn's moon Titan are filled with liquid methane. That's the discovery just announced by an international team of Cassini scient...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Subcontractors: Making Space Happen
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Bob Hoffman and Bill Galary of Nye Lubricants, Credit: Mat Kaplan
You may never hear their names, but there are thousands of small to medium-sized companies without which space exploration and development wouldn’t...

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  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Interstellar Dreams Turn Real
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Breakthrough Starshot, Credit: BreakthroughInitiatives.org
Philip Lubin and his former student Travis Brashears have had quite a year. Their bold plan to send tiny probes to nearby stars is now supported b...

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  • Added: Aug 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Anatomy of a Rover--Getting Down to Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: DJ Byrne, Don Heyer, Raul Perez with a TDS electronics "slice", Credit: Mat Kaplan
It takes a lot of terrific components to create a successful spacecraft like Curiosity, the Mars Science Laboratory. We’ll visit JPL to learn about...

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
OSIRIS REx: Ready for a Voyage to Bennu
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: OSIRIS REx spacecraft at Bennu in artist's conception., Credit: NASA/University of Arizona
OSIRIS-REx will launch toward Near Earth Asteroid Bennu soon. In an early celebration of Asteroid Day, mission leader Dante Lauretta tells us how l...

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  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Science News -- Groks Science Show 2016-06-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
A live Groks Science talk show from June 15th, 2016! Various science news topics are discussed.

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:52
  • Purchases: 1
JunoCam, The People’s Jupiter Camera
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Jupiter's Great Red and Great White Spots, Credit: NASA
The Juno spacecraft will enter orbit at Jupiter on July 4th. It carries a camera that will send back spectacular images from just above the swirlin...

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  • Added: Jun 14, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
NASA Science Leader John Grunsfeld
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA Associate Administrator John Grunsfeld and Mat Kaplan show off their space ties., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Astronaut and NASA Associate Administrator John Grunsfeld closes our coverage of the Space Foundation’s 32nd annual Space Symposium in Colorado Spr...

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  • Added: May 16, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
The New Flying Technology, Air Drones, are Reshaping The World
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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The new flying technology, air drones, are turning up everywhere. They can help save people's lives, help put out fires, and record videos up in th...

  • Added: May 03, 2016
  • Length: 07:11