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Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science The Planetary Society
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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 Sarah Al-Ahmed and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy and Bruce Betts as they dive deep into space science and exploration. 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 an episode guide and much more.
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Tabletops and telescopes: NASA’s RPG and the hunt for habitable worlds
We explore NASA's first tabletop role-playing game with senior multimedia specialist Christina Mitchell and a new way to find water worlds with Amaury Triaud from the University of Birmingham.
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Radiolab helps name a quasi-moon of Venus
This week on Planetary Radio, Latif Nasser, co-host of Radiolab shares the story behind the naming of Zoozve, a quasi-moon of Venus.
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Space Policy Edition: Real and Acceptable Reasons for Space Exploration
Former NASA Administrator Mike Griffin discusses his claim that there is a tension between the so-called Real reasons that motivate spaceflight and the prosaic, Acceptable reasons used to justify space exploration within the public sphere.
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Syzygy science: Discoveries made during total solar eclipses
Planetary Radio marks its last show before the Apr. 8 total solar eclipse with a look back at discoveries made during totality.
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Eclipse Tips: A guide to safe observing and astrophotography
Ron Benner, the President of the American Optometric Association, and astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy give helpful tips for safely observing the upcoming total solar eclipse in North America.
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The asteroid hunter
Dante Lauretta, the principal investigator for NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, joins Planetary Radio to share stories from his new book, The Asteroid Hunter.
Customer Reviews
Perfect for space nuts
Every episode gives such a great informative look at the current state of space exploration. Everyone on this show is passionate about space and it gives you such a sense of hope while maneuvering through challenges. Love to listen!!!
Awesome program and host!
I listen to a lot of podcasts, with many of them being science, astronomy, and space-exploration based. Sarah Al-Ahmed is head and shoulders above the rest in terms of being a great and welcoming host, extremely well-prepared for interviews, and asking very thoughtful and deep questions during her programs. I'm amazed at her ability to synthesize new information during interviews and ask excellent additional questions and comments on the fly. I have learned so much about the current state of planetary science and exploration from this show! Please keep up the fabulous programming and work!
Love it
Thank you Sarah. Love the podcast. You’ve done a wonderful job!!! 🖖