300 episodes

Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our solar system and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla as they dive deep into the latest space news. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance. Visit planetary.org/radio for the space trivia contest, an episode guide, and much more.

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    • Natural Sciences

Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our solar system and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla as they dive deep into the latest space news. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance. Visit planetary.org/radio for the space trivia contest, an episode guide, and much more.

    The Coming Descent to Asteroid Bennu

    The Coming Descent to Asteroid Bennu

    OSIRIS-REx mission leader Dante Lauretta takes us to mysterious asteroid Bennu where a first sample collection site has been selected.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    The MILO Institute: Opening the Solar System for Exploration by All

    The MILO Institute: Opening the Solar System for Exploration by All

    Planetary scientist Jim Bell and space entrepreneur Lon Levin are founders of a new non-profit that aims to make robotic space exploration much more achievable by institutions around the world.

    • 59 min
    Space Policy Edition: Houston, We Have a Space Force (with Brian Weeden)

    Space Policy Edition: Houston, We Have a Space Force (with Brian Weeden)

    Legislation signed by President Trump in December formally established the 6th branch of the U.S. armed services, the first such expansion in 72 years. What exactly will the new Space Force do?

    • 1 hr 8 min
    In the Clean Room With the Mars 2020 Rover

    In the Clean Room With the Mars 2020 Rover

    Host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society solar system specialist Emily Lakdawalla go inside NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory clean room to see the Mars 2020 rover.

    • 47 min
    Planetary Society All-Stars Look Back at 2019 and Ahead to 2020

    Planetary Society All-Stars Look Back at 2019 and Ahead to 2020

    Planetary Society experts Jason Davis, Casey Dreier and Emily Lakdawalla join host Mat Kaplan to recap the big space moments of 2019 and explore what's ahead in 2020.

    • 1 hr 17 min
    What’s Next for Mars Exploration?

    What’s Next for Mars Exploration?

    Planetary Society board member and Caltech/JPL research scientist Bethany Ehlmann discusses how the Mars 2020 mission will search for life on the Red Planet.

    • 46 min
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