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Saving the world one telescope at a time: The Shoemaker NEO grant winners

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Višnjan Observatory in Croatia is one of eight recipients of Gene Shoemaker near-Earth object grants from the Planetary Society., Credit: Višnjan Observatory

Meet one of the just-announced recipients of Planetary Society Gene Shoemaker NEO grants. They search the skies for asteroids and comets that could...

Bought by WFHB, KIYU-FM, KWMR, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WJCU and more

Added: Feb 15, 2022
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 11

Your Neighborhood in your Hands: A Model from the South Bronx

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Real estate development conjures up images of gentrification with sleek buildings and polished store fronts often built under the guise of urban re...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN, and WNYE

Added: Feb 09, 2022
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 5

The weather on brown dwarfs, and worlds on the eve of destruction

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Artist’s conception of a brown dwarf, featuring the cloudy atmosphere of a planet and the residual light of an almost-star., Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL

Johanna Vos watches the weather on brown dwarf worlds while her colleague, Sam Grunblatt, finds giant planets spiraling toward their doom.

Bought by KVSC, WFHB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, WJCU and more

Added: Feb 08, 2022
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 14

Nobel laureate John Mather: The promise of the James Webb Space Telescope

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Artist's concept of the James Webb Space Telescope in space., Credit: NASA/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez

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 wit...

Bought by WFHB, KIYU-FM, WMUU-LP, WJCU, KWMR and more

Added: Feb 02, 2022
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 11

A world of space geysers and what lies beneath

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: A true-color view of Enceladus' southern plumes. , Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / Kevin M. Gill

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.

Bought by WFHB, KIYU-FM, WJCU, KWMR, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more

Added: Jan 26, 2022
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 13

Curiosity rolls on: Mars Science Laboratory project scientist Ashwin Vasavada

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: A Picture Postcard From Curiosity's Navcams: NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas of this scene at two times of day; blue, orange, and green color was added to a combination of both panoramas for an , Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The Curiosity rover’s lead researcher reviews the latest findings and images from Mars’ Gale Crater.

Bought by KIYU-FM, WFHB, KWMR, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WMUU-LP and more

Added: Jan 19, 2022
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 10

We have touched the Sun: The Parker Solar Probe’s triumph

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Artist’s impression of Parker Solar Probe approaching the Alfvén critical surface, which marks the end of the solar atmosphere and the beginning of the solar wind. Parker Solar Probe’s crossing into this zone in April 2021 means the spacecraft has “touche, Credit: NASA/Johns Hop

A spacecraft has penetrated the Sun’s corona for the first time, revealing unprecedented data and capturing a mind-blowing video.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WFHB, KIYU-FM, KWMR and more

Added: Jan 11, 2022
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 13

Return to the Moon: Preparing for splashdown in the Pacific

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Host Mat Kaplan talks with USS John P. Murtha captain Gervy Alota next to the Orion capsule test article aboard the ship., Credit: Mat Kaplan

A shipboard update on how the Artemis 1 Orion capsule will be recovered from the Pacific Ocean.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WFHB, KIYU-FM, KVSC, KWMR and more

Added: Jan 05, 2022
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 14

Discovering Mars with Jim Bell and William Sheehan

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: A mosaic of 102 Viking orbiter images of Mars, showing a hemisphere of the planet centered on the immense Valles Marineris canyon system. Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey., Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

“Discovering Mars” is the new chronicle of humanity’s long relationship with the Red Planet, assembled by space historian William Sheehan and Mars ...

Bought by KUT, KIYU-FM, WFHB, WMUU-LP, KWMR and more

Added: Dec 22, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 11

JWST is ready for launch and amazing science

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope seen being prepared for transport to French Guiana for launch later this year., Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn

Three astronomers share what they hope the James Webb Space Telescope will reveal about our universe after its launch this month.

Bought by WFHB, KIYU-FM, KWMR, KRZA, KVNF and more

Added: Dec 14, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 11

A conversation with the director of “Don’t Look Up”

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio are astronomers trying to save the world from a comet in Don't Look Up., Credit: Netflix

Director Adam McKay and planetary defense expert Amy Mainzer join us for a conversation about the film and the science behind it.

Bought by KUT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KIYU-FM, WFHB, RadioStPete Florida and more

Added: Dec 08, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 14

Discovering life elsewhere: How can we be sure?

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Artist concept of the surface of exoplanet Trappist-1f, a world that may be capable of supporting life., Credit: NASA

NASA’s Jim Green and Mary Voytek want the science community to develop tools that will help us evaluate potential evidence of life beyond Earth.

Bought by KVSC, WFHB, KIYU-FM, WJCU, KWMR and more

Added: Dec 01, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 12

Into the anthropocosmos with Ariel Ekblaw

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Artist's depiction of TESSERAE self-assembling structures in orbit around Mars., Credit: Artist Rendering of TESSERAE (TU Dortmund)

“Into the Anthropocosmos” is MIT Space Exploration Initiative director Ariel Ekblaw’s collection of innovations that will improve life in space and...

Bought by WFHB, KIYU-FM, KCNP, KWMR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more

Added: Nov 24, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 12

The DART asteroid impact mission begins, with Nancy Chabot

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Illustration of DART, from behind the NEXT–C ion engine, Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL

The DART mission begins its journey that will end when it smashes into an asteroid, demonstrating how we might save Earth from a devastating impact.

Bought by WFHB, KIYU-FM, WYAP, KWMR, WJCU and more

Added: Nov 16, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 12

Spacecraft communications and navigation with Badri Younes

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex (CDSCC) is one of three Deep Space Network (DSN) facilities. Each of the facilities is located approximately 120 degrees of longitude apart so that at least one station is able to downlink and uplink signals , Credit: NASA

Spacecraft need a navigation and communication infrastructure to carry out their missions. Learn how NASA does it and what’s in store for the future.

Bought by KIYU-FM, WFHB, KCNP, KWMR, WJCU and more

Added: Nov 10, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 11

12-14: Is Nothing Sacred? A Spiritual Response to the Ecological Crisis, 11/10/2021

From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature

Religion is the oldest, most compelling moral framework for social action. As director of World Wildlife Fund’s Sacred Earth Program, Buddhist Deki...

Added: Nov 02, 2021
Length: 28:30

Building Concrete Ecological Solutions That Go Beyond Concrete

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

The climate crisis seems to be in full effect. Everywhere one looks, historic storms, droughts, fire, and floods are wreaking havoc on society and ...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KMUN

Added: Oct 13, 2021
Length: 28:00
Purchases: 5

Leaders of the Lucy asteroid mission

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: The Lucy spacecraft observes one of the Trojan asteroids in Jupiter's orbit in this artist concept., Credit: Southwest Research Institute

Principal investigator Hal Levison and colleagues prepare us for the launch of NASA’s Lucy spacecraft in an exclusive interview.

Bought by KIYU-FM, WJCU, KWMR, WMUU-LP, KRZA and more

Added: Oct 12, 2021
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 12

Raj Patel and Rupa Marya, INFLAMED & Jimmie Allen, MY VOICE IS A TRUMPET

From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice

We talk with physician and activist Rupa Marya and her co-author writer and food activist Raj Patel about their book, Inflamed: Deep Medicine and t...

Added: Oct 09, 2021
Length: 59:00

Covid Couldn’t Stop Worker Owned Co-ops

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

When homecare workers at Cooperative Homecare Associates in the Bronx ran short of masks in the early days of the Covid pandemic, the worker-owners...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, and KDNK