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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
A Death Valley Conversation About Life, The Universe and Everything
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Mat Kaplan, Jill Tarter and Tyler Nordgren, Credit: Mat Kaplan
Beautiful Death Valley National Park was the setting for a fascinating conversation with famed SETI researcher Jill Tarter and celebrated astronome...

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  • Added: Apr 26, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Celebrate Yuri's Night With Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, Credit: Susan Karlin @SueKarlin
Happy Yuri’s Night! We’re partying under Space Shuttle Endeavour in the first of two shows featuring interviews from the worldwide celebration of s...

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  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Michel Mayor, Discoverer of the First Extrasolar World
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Professor Emeritus Michel Mayor, discoverer of the first extrasolar planet, and recipient of a 2015 Kyoto Prize., Credit: UC San Diego
Michel Mayor and his team rocked the astronomy world with their 1995 announcement, but this modest man says it was a discovery whose time had come....

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  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 7
Ashwin Vasavada, Leader of Scientists Roving Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Ashwin Vasavada of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory became the project scientist for the Mars Science Laboratory Project in January 2015., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The new Mars Science Laboratory Project Scientist is not new to the mission. Ashwin Vasavada has worked on the Curiosity rover since 2004. Emily L...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Planetary Radio Live: All These Worlds
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artistic rendering of Planet 9 with the distant Sun in the background., Credit: Caltech / R. Hurt (IPAC)
Our live conversation about “Planet 9” and the amazing diversity of our solar system, featuring Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown of Caltech, Senio...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
Neil Gehrels and WFIRST—A Space Telescope for the 2020s
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), Credit: NASA/GSFC/Conceptual Image Lab
NASA has given the go-ahead for creation of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope. It might help reveal the nature of dark energy and point the ...

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
HERA Heroine Julielynn Wong and Printing Medical Tools in Deep Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Julielynn Wong and her alter ego, Dr. “J”, Credit: Jared Chambers
Julielynn Wong came directly from her 30-day long HERA IX deep space simulation to our microphone. We talk with her about the experience, and her p...

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  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Interstellar Dreams: Kim Stanley Robinson's "Aurora"
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: “Aurora” is the latest novel from Kim Stanley Robinson, Credit: Orbit
Famed science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson is back with Aurora, a cautionary tale about just how difficult interstellar travel may be. Emil...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 8
Exploring Saturn With Cassini
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Cassini Mission Project Scientist Linda Spilker returns with the latest discoveries at the beautiful ringed planet, its moons and its rings. Emily...

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Zero-G With OK Go!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The carefully-planned madness and joy of OK Go’s Upside Down and Inside Out Zero-G Video Shoot, Credit: OK Go
Have you seen it? OK Go has gone where no band has gone before to make a music video. Mat talks with Damian Kulash and Tim Nordwind about the hazar...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Planet 9 From Outer Space!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: 2) Planet 9 theorists Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin study the data in Mike’s Caltech office., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin fully expect a new and undemotable ninth planet will be found in the outer reaches of the solar system. The Calte...

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
Dawn Flies Low Over Ceres
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Dawn had this view of Ceres at 86 degrees south latitude on Dec. 10, only three days after completing its descent to an average orbital altitude of 240 miles (385 kilometers). , Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA
The Dawn Mission Chief Engineer Marc Rayman returns for another report on the ion-engine powered mission, now orbiting 240 miles above dwarf planet...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Master of the Moonrocks: Astromaterials Curator Francis McCubbin
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Host Mat Kaplan and moon rock curator Francis McCubbin, Credit: Mat Kaplan
Francis McCubbin is the new Astromaterials Curator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, where the priceless collection includes the Apollo moonrocks. J...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Ad Astra Builds "The Martian's" Rocket Engine
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's concept of a VASIMIR-powered human interplanetary mission., Credit: Ad Astra Rocket Company
Mat Kaplan visits the Ad Astra Rocket Company in Texas where they are perfecting the VASIMIR electric rocket engine. Emily Lakdawalla has created a...

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  • Added: Jan 05, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Congressman John Culberson on a Good Day for Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: An artist imagines viewing a Europa water geyser from the surface of Jupiter’s moon., Credit: NASA/ESA/K. Retherford/SWRI
The newly-approved federal budget includes great news for fans of space exploration and development. Texas Congressman John Culberson led the fight...

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  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
A Journey to Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Humans near Mars in this still image from Journey to Space 3D, Credit: K2 Films/Giant Screen Films
Journey to Space is both a new and spectacular IMAX movie and an exciting, hands-on exhibition at the California Science Center. We learn about bot...

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  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 10
A Tiny Explorer Called Twinkle
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist’s conception of Twinkle, the UK exoplanet atmosphere explorer, Credit: SSTL/Twinkle/DSS
A small but talented UK team is building Twinkle, a small spacecraft with a big mission—exploring the atmospheres of planets orbiting other stars. ...

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  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 10
203-Big Rock
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Piece image
A rare very large Earth approaching object is discovered in an unusual place in the sky.

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Solar System Revelations, and The World’s Biggest Telescope Threatened?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, Credit: NAIC - Arecibo Observatory, a facility of the NSF
Emily Lakdawalla returns from the annual Division for Planetary Sciences meeting with big news from around the solar system. Then we talk with scie...

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
A 35th Anniversary Party With Neil Tyson!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Nichelle Nichols presents the Cosmos Award to Neil deGrasse Tyson, Credit: Navid Baraty/The Planetary Society
It was a grand night at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. CEO Bill Nye led the Planetary Society’s 35th anniversary party with guests including Neil d...

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
3D Bioprinter
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A 3D printed coronary arterial tree. , Credit: Adam Feinberg Lab/Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering
3D printers can now create functional soft tissues like arteries.

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Conversation With Andy Weir of "The Martian"
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Matt Damon as "The Martian", Credit: 20th Century Fox
It was the #1 New York Times bestseller, and as this week’s Planetary Radio premiered it was once again the most popular movie in the USA. “The Ma...

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  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8