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Planetary Radio Live: Near Earth Objects—The Killer Asteroid Threat
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Comet 67P compared to Los Angeles
Leaders of the quest to find, understand and protect ourselves from the asteroids and comets called Near Earth Objects gathered with host Mat Kapla...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, KRZA, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Jim Bell Welcomes "The Interstellar Age"
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Jim Bell's new book chronicles the Voyager mission to the outer solar system and beyond., Credit: Dutton Publishing
Planetary scientist and author Jim Bell has just written “The Interstellar Age—Inside the Forty-Year Voyager Mission.” He talks with Mat Kaplan abo...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 1
Recipe for a Small Planet
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of exoplanet Kepler -186f., Credit: Wikipedia
Astronomer and planetary scientist Courtney Dressing is the lead author of research that may have found the formula for the mass and composition of...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WYAP, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 4
A MESSENGER From Mercury-Principal Investigator Sean Solomon
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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MESSENGER is the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging mission that has been orbiting the innermost planet for more than thr...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 28, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
That Water in Your Glass May be Older Than the Sun
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Researchers have theorized that up to half of Earth's water is older than the sun. It likely formed in the cold molecular cloud that spawned our solar system., Credit: Bill Saxton, NSF/AUI/NRAO
Ilse Cleeves is lead author of a paper that concludes up to half of our solar system’s water is older than the solar system itself. The implication...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 1
Planetary Radio Live! We See Thee Rise: The Canadian Space Program
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: "We See Thee Rise" University of Toronto Convocation Hall, October 1, 2014, Credit: The Planetary Society
We welcomed 1,600 Canadian space enthusiasts to the University of Toronto for our October 1st celebration of Canada in space! Join Mat Kaplan and ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 1
The Search for Extraterrestrial Polluters?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Earth-like planet In this artist's conception, the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet displays a brownish haze - the result of widespread pollution. New research shows that the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope potentially could detect certain polluta, Credit: Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Harvard’s Henry Lin led work that determined the soon-to-be-launched James Webb Space Telescope may be able to detect an alien civilization by anal...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
The Problem with Internet Search Engines: A Citizen's Guide
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Internet search engines have no way of taking context into consideration. The closest Google has come is to hone the search by user’s zip code, wh...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:37
SpaceUp LA Unconference: What would you do with an extra $13 Billion for space?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: 2013 SpaceUp LA, Credit: Mat Kaplan
What would YOU do with $10 Billion for space exploration and development? That’s what Mat Kaplan asked the passionate space enthusiasts at the 201...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
Winona's 24/7 Garage Sale
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of "Culture Clique" we examine how technology can help create a sustainable community in Winona, through facebook! This group has t...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 39:28
  • Purchases: 1