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Another Goldilocks World and the Space Telescope That Discovered It
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's impression of newly-discovered exoplanet TOI 700 d that is in its star's habitable zone., Credit: NASA/GSFC
Another near Earth-sized planet has been found in the habitable zone around a distant star, discovered by a powerful space telescope named TESS.

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
A Great Space Observatory Goes Dark: The Legacy of Spitzer
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This artist's concept depicts NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in space much as it would appear at the end of its mission on January 30, 2020. The backdrop depicts the sky in infrared light much as Spitzer would have seen it early in its mission., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)
Leaders of the just-ended Spitzer Space Telescope mission help us celebrate sixteen years of discoveries about our solar system, exoplanets and gal...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Mighty Jupiter Revealed
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Jupiter and its Great Red Spot as seen by the Juno orbiter in 2019., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill
Juno mission principal investigator Scott Bolton provides an enticing taste of the Jupiter orbiter’s mind-bending discoveries.

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
The Coming Descent to Asteroid Bennu
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on Dec. 2 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km)., Credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona
OSIRIS-REx mission leader Dante Lauretta takes us to mysterious asteroid Bennu where a first sample collection site has been selected.

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
S2 Ep4: Some Patients Find Relief in Medical Marijuana
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season Two
Caption: Robin Guerrero overdosed on black-market fentanyl, but now has found tremendous relief from pain and anxiety by using medical marijuana.
Some people with chronic pain now rely on medical marijuana in place of opioid painkillers. But, in the absence of formal medical guidance, many pa...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 24:49
The MILO Institute: Opening the Solar System for Exploration by All
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The MILO Institute was introduced at the 2018 International Astronautical Congress in Bremen., Credit: ASU/Antonio Stark
Planetary scientist Jim Bell and space entrepreneur Lon Levin are founders of a new non-profit that aims to make robotic space exploration much mor...

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  • Added: Jan 15, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
In the Clean Room With the Mars 2020 Rover
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Planetary Society solar system specialist Emily Lakdawalla visits the Mars 2020 rover on 27 December 2019 during a media event held at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California., Credit: Father & Sun Productions/The Planetary Society
Host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society solar system specialist Emily Lakdawalla go inside NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory clean room to see the Mar...

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  • Added: Jan 08, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
Planetary Society All-Stars Look Ahead to 2020
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Hellas Basin from the Mars Express orbiter, Credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / Justin Cowart
Planetary Society experts Jason Davis, Casey Dreier and Emily Lakdawalla join host Mat Kaplan to explore what's ahead in 2020.

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  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
What’s Next for Mars Exploration?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This artist's rendition depicts NASA's Mars 2020 rover studying a martian rock outrcrop., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The Red Planet is slowly revealing its deepest secrets, but there’s much more to learn. The biggest mystery is whether it has ever been home to lif...

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Meet the Planetary Society’s Newest Asteroid Hunters
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Astronomer Alessandro Nastasi at the GAL Hassin International Center for Astronomical Sciences in Sicily, winner of a 2019 Shoemaker NEO grant., Credit: Alessandro Nastasi
Six amateur astronomers and small observatories around the world have just been named as the recipients of the 2019 Eugene Shoemaker Near Earth Obj...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
The Creators of The Expanse
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The crew of the spaceship Rocinante is at the center of The Expanse novels and TV series., Credit: Amazon
Season 4 of The Expanse is about to begin on Amazon Prime. Host Mat Kaplan visits with the authors of the eight novels (so far) that are the basis ...

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  • Added: Dec 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
A Toast to Alcohol in Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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They are not for everyone, but there’s no doubt that alcoholic beverages have been part of human culture for as long as there has been human cultur...

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Take Care (Monthly) #20
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "The cost of health".

  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
Take Care (Monthly) #19
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "Recharging".

  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
Take Care (Monthly) #13
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "Climate change and health".

  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
Apollo 12’s 50th and Sharing Your Personal Space Goals
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Pete Conrad of the Apollo 12 mission next to the Surveyor 3 robotic lander on the Moon., Credit: NASA
Jason Davis helps us celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 12. The Planetary Society wants to hear your space goals, accomplishments and dreams...

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  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
How Long Was Mars Wet?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of a very wet, ancient Mars., Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Planetary scientist Briony Horgan and her team want to know how long liquid water flowed on the surface of the Red Planet before that world froze. ...

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 10
NASA’s Home for the Bleeding Edge: The 2019 NIAC Symposium
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: 2) Astronaut Mae Jemison and Planetary Society Founder and Executive Director Emeritus Lou Friedman on stage at the 2019 NIAC Symposium’s banquet., Credit: Mat Kaplan
The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program gathers its “fellows” each year to share what they’ve learned about some of the most fascinating scie...

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
How to Defend Your Planet
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: A large asteroid narrowly misses Earth., Credit: NASA
Planetary scientist Vishnu Reddy studies space objects ranging from satellite debris to planet-killing asteroids. He shares the status of our effo...

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Ad Astra: The Movie!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Brad Pitt in the new science fiction film, Ad Astra., Credit: 20th Century Fox
Brad Pitt sets out across the solar system to save Earth in the new space epic. Host Mat Kaplan enjoys a far-reaching conversation with the co-scre...

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  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
At the 2019 Starship Congress with David Brin
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Science fiction author David Brin made a presentation at this year's Starship Congress in San Diego, California, Credit: Icarus Interstellar
Science fiction writer and futurist David Brin is one of our favorite guests. Finding him at the just-completed Starship Congress in San Diego, Cal...

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  • Added: Sep 18, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
The Unexpected Space Center: Los Alamos National Laboratory
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of a black hole emitting gamma-ray bursts., Credit: NASA
This US research center has been part of more than 200 space missions, but it’s not a NASA facility! The Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexi...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
A Comet’s Legacy, and a Helicopter is Ready for Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, pictured with the European Space Agency's Rosetta orbiter and Philae lander, Credit: ESA
First we return to JPL for an update on the Mars Helicopter that has just been attached to the belly of the 2020 Mars Rover. Then it’s across the p...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 10
What Will You Send to the Moon?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of the Astrobotic Peregrine lander on the lunar surface., Credit: Astrobotic
Astrobotic is one of several companies that are building small, robotic landers to take commercial payloads to the surface of the Moon. With a new ...

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
NASA’s Red Planet Rick and Putting Humans on Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of humans exploring Mars, Credit: NASA/Pat Rawlings, SAIC
Rick Davis is the perfect person to co-lead NASA’s Mars Human Landing Sites Study. No one is more devoted to putting human bootprints on the Red Pl...

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  • Added: Aug 21, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6