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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The U.S. won the space race in July of 1969 with the success of Apollo 11. But was the Soviet Union

Jay Pasachoff visits Planetary Society headquarters for a conversation about the latest edition of h

This year’s Humans to Mars Summit in Washington DC once again ended with a panel of Martian all-star

The former Oklahoma congressman and Navy aviator stepped into the leadership role barely a year ago.

Host Mat Kaplan has a special announcement to share about Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye.  The Scien

Mat Kaplan visits Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for a last, clean room visit with LightSail 2, the Planet

Leaders of the global effort to avoid a catastrophic Near Earth Object impact gathered at the 2019 P

Thirty years ago, Dr. Mark Albrecht led the National Space Council when President George H.W. Bush a

There appear to be more mini-Neptunes (also known as Super Earths) across our galaxy than any other

A rare alignment of planets and other objects will enable the solar-powered Lucy spacecraft to exami

The Beresheet lunar lander failed in the last few kilometers of its descent to the Moon. Two days la

The Los Angeles celebration of Yuri’s Night came six days early this year. It attracted hundreds of

Can NASA return astronauts to the Moon by 2024? Vice President Mike Pence shocked the space communit

When will we return to Uranus and Neptune? Planetary scientist Amy Simon explains why a mission to t

A very special, extended conversation with Johns Hopkins University planetary scientist Sarah Hörst

Planetary Radio Live goes on stage at the first ever Fairplex Extreme STEAM Festival in Pomona, Cali

The last few days have seen developments that will shape the space exploration plans of Canada and t

With missions like Chang’e 4 on the far side of the Moon, China has firmly established itself as a l

Historian John Logsdon discusses his new book, Ronald Reagan and the Space Frontier. It explores the

Non-profit SpaceIL’s Beresheet is on its way to the Moon. Only China, the Soviet Union and the Unite