Mat Kaplan
- Username: MatKaplan
- Producer/Host
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent
Recent Pieces from Mat Kaplan
We Have Sampled an Asteroid! And the Search for Life Above Venus
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From: Mat Kaplan
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft appears to have collected its first sample from asteroid Bennu, while a team led by Jane Greaves has discovered what could be evidence of life in ...
Beyond Earth’s Edge: A Celebrity Space Poetry Jam!
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From: Mat Kaplan
Creators of an outstanding new collection of poems about spaceflight and exploration join Mat Kaplan to talk about the book as Bill Nye and other notables read selections.
Protectors of Earth! (and Other Worlds)
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From: Mat Kaplan
NASA’s planetary protection officer joined Mat Kaplan’s Humans to Mars summit panel for a great conversation about protecting worlds throughout the solar system from what ...
A Fond Farewell: Solar System Specialist Emily Lakdawalla
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From: Mat Kaplan
Planetary Society Solar System Specialist Emily Lakdawalla makes a big announcement, and share stories from her long history with the organization.
A Planetary Mystery is Solved
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From: Mat Kaplan
Former Dawn mission director Marc Rayman of JPL reveals the secrets of the bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres, and we celebrate his 10 years as Planetary Society CEO with Bill Nye.
The Sirens of Mars Call to Us
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From: Mat Kaplan
Georgetown University planetary scientist Sarah Stewart Johnson chronicles the long history of our fascination with Mars and the possibility of life there, culminating with ...
Katie Mack and The End of Everything
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From: Mat Kaplan
How will the universe end? That’s the question explored by cosmologist Katie Mack in her very entertaining new book.
Make Room! Worlds May Crowd Some Habitable Zones
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From: Mat Kaplan
New research reveals why Earth is on its own in this solar system’s habitable zone where liquid surface water flows, but the same isn’t true across the galaxy.
Crew Dragon Triumphant, and a Planetary Society Founder Remembers
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From: Mat Kaplan
Splashdown! An astronaut and former leader of Dragon capsule development at SpaceX is back to celebrate the spacecraft’s successful mission, as a Planetary Society co-founder ...
