Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our Solar System and beyond. We visit each wee

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Planetary scientist and bestselling author Jim Bell is joined by space entrepreneur Lon Levin to tel

Legislation signed by President Trump in December formally established the 6th branch of the U.S. ar

Put on your bunny suit! You’re invited to join Mat Kaplan and Emily Lakdawalla in the Jet Propulsion

Happy new year in space! Editorial Director Jason Davis, Chief Advocate Casey Dreier and Solar Syste

The Red Planet is slowly revealing its deepest secrets, but there’s much more to learn. The biggest

Six amateur astronomers and small observatories around the world have just been named as the recipie

The Creators of The Expanse

2019/12/11

Season 4 of The Expanse is about to begin on Amazon Prime. Host Mat Kaplan visits with the authors o

As the 2010s come to a close, Marcia Smith, the founder of Space Policy Online, rejoins the show to

They are not for everyone, but there’s no doubt that alcoholic beverages have been part of human cul

Organizations are using the microgravity environment of the International Space Station to develop u

Our own Emily Lakdawalla, Planetary Society senior editor and book lover, shares her 2019 list of sp

The outspoken planetary scientist who led the Cassini imaging team finally sits down with Mat Kaplan

Astrophysicist Javier Peralta takes us deep into the thick, fast-moving clouds of the world that is

How can a simple report—just words on a page—lead to creation of a spacecraft? We explore how a 2019

Bill Nye says of Sasha Sagan’s new book, “Sagan finds the meaning of life everywhere—with her family

How Long Was Mars Wet?

2019/10/23

Planetary scientist Briony Horgan and her team want to know how long liquid water flowed on the surf

The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program gathers its “fellows” each year to share what they’ve

October 1st kicked off federal fiscal year 2020—a day that should also have kicked off a new budget

Astronomer and astrophysicist Michel Mayor has just been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for physics. L

How to Defend Your Planet

2019/10/2

Planetary scientist Vishnu Reddy studies space objects ranging from satellite debris to planet-killi