Mat Kaplan
- Username: MatKaplan
- Producer/Host
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent
Recent Pieces from Mat Kaplan
Boosters, Breakthroughs and Budgets: Canada and the US Look Toward Space
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From: Mat Kaplan
The last few days have seen developments that will shape the space exploration plans of Canada and the USA. The Planetary Society’s Kate Howells is a member of Canada’s Space ...
China on the Final Frontier
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From: Mat Kaplan
With missions like Chang’e 4 on the far side of the Moon, China has firmly established itself as a leader in space exploration. Space journalist Andrew Jones helps us explore ...
An Israeli Lander Launches Toward the Moon
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From: Mat Kaplan
Non-profit SpaceIL’s Beresheet is on its way to the Moon. Only China, the Soviet Union and the United States have safely landed there before. Host Mat Kaplan talks with ...
A Fond Farewell to Spirit and Opportunity
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From: Mat Kaplan
The Mars Exploration Rover mission was declared complete on February 13, 2019. On the very next day, MER Project Manager John Callas and Deputy Project Scientist Abigail ...
Watching the Births of Solar Systems
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From: Mat Kaplan
Radio telescopes are delivering stunning images that, in some cases, current optical telescopes can’t equal. Witness the 20 beautiful protoplanetary disks imaged by the ...
The DART Mission: Learning How to Swat Dangerous Asteroids
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From: Mat Kaplan
Why did the dinosaurs die? Because they didn’t have a space program! The upcoming DART mission will test our best thinking about how we may someday deflect a Near Earth ...
Where Do We Come From? The Origin of Life
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From: Mat Kaplan
Astrobiology is the discipline that explores the origin of life in the universe, and whether life exists anywhere other than Earth. It’s an increasingly exciting field ...
Asteroid Bennu’s Visitor From Earth
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From: Mat Kaplan
Spacecraft OSIRIS REx is now orbiting a 260-meter asteroid named Bennu. Principal investigator Dante Lauretta returns to tell us what has already been learned, and to ...
Flying the Skies of Saturn’s Moon Titan
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From: Mat Kaplan
Imagine soaring over what may be the solar system’s most Earth-like world, if you ignore the chill. If funded, the nuclear electric-powered Dragonfly will do exactly this. ...
