Cele mai bune Planetary Science podcast-uri (2024)

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2024 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium: Part 2 - Stellar imaging and looking for life while mining water on Mars 59:57

4d ago59:57

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We return to the 2024 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium for part two of our coverage. Astronaut and NIAC external council member Mae Jemison honors Lou Friedman, the co-founder of The Planetary Society, for his contributions to the space community and the NIAC program. Then Kenneth Carpenter from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center …

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2024 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium: Part 1 - Human hibernation and swarming Proxima Centauri 57:12

11d ago57:12

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Join us on a journey to the 2024 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium. We'll hear from the teams behind two NIAC projects that could help us study distant planets and potentially reach them ourselves. Marshall Eubanks from Space Initiatives, Inc. and his colleagues will introduce us to their concept for a swarm of laser sailing pico s…

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Chasing auroras with the Aurora Guy 59:08

18d ago59:08

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We are near solar maximum, a time in the solar cycle when our Sun is most active. That means more sun spots, coronal mass ejections, and auroras on worlds across our solar system. This week, Vince Ledvina, also known as the Aurora Guy, joins Planetary Radio to discuss the science behind the northern and southern lights and what they can tell us abo…

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Space Policy Edition: The Space Policy of a Second Trump Administration 59:05

23d ago59:05

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Dr. Greg Autry, who served on Trump’s NASA transition team in 2016 and was nominated for the position of NASA CFO in 2020, joins the show to discuss the space policy issues facing a potential second Trump administration in 2025. We discuss the role of competition versus cooperation in space exploration, how space politics have changed since Trump’s…

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Europa in reflection: A compilation of two decades 1:05:28

25d ago1:05:28

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With less than two months to go until the highly anticipated launch of NASA's Europa Clipper mission, we take a look back at over twenty years of Planetary Radio episodes about Jupiter's most intriguing moon. You'll hear from Elizabeth 'Zibi' Turtle, planetary scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, Bob Pappalardo, project scientist for Eur…

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Ramses and rockets: Commercial space adventures and the race to Apophis 59:33

1M ago59:33

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Get up to speed on the latest in commercial space news. Mat Kaplan, the senior communications advisor for The Planetary Society, returns with an update on the fate of the Boeing Starliner astronauts, the imploding and exploding adventures of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, and a brief look forward to SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission. Asa Stahl, our sc…

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Crickets and gastrodiplomacy: The future of space food 1:00:44

1M ago1:00:44

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As we look to build a more sustainable human presence in space, we will need to find new and innovative ways to feed our travelers. This week, we hear from Team Insecta, a group of Canadian students exploring crickets as a viable source of space food. Newton Campell Jr., a member of The Planetary Society's board of directors and co-founder of Herit…

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An Earthling’s guide to the "Moons Symphony" 53:41

2M ago53:41

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Planetary Radio takes a melodic adventure to the Ravinia Festival in Illinois, USA, for the public premiere of the "Moons Symphony." Mat Kaplan, senior communications advisor at The Planetary Society, speaks with a panel of amazing guests, including members of the Europa Clipper, Dragonfly, and Cassini teams, about the discoveries that inspired the…

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Hide and seek with Planet 9 52:11

2M ago52:11

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A ninth planet may be lurking in our Solar System out beyond Neptune. Caltech's Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin join us to discuss their new paper, the latest evidence for Planet 9, and why they believe their hunt may soon be over. Then, Bruce Betts, chief scientist of The Planetary Society, joins us for What's Up and an Olympic-themed random spa…

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Space Policy Edition: Do we need a philosophy of space exploration? 1:08:22

2M ago1:08:22

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Why do we explore space? This is not an easy question to answer. Yet policy expert G. Ryan Faith believes there is value to be had in communal engagement with this question. While easy answers may elude us, the act of defining our values and goals in space can help avoid common pitfalls and dead ends in our exploration efforts, ensuring a continued…

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Possible biomarkers: Perseverance rocks the Tenth International Conference on Mars 59:31

2M ago59:31

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NASA's Perseverance rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars: a sample that may hold evidence of ancient microbial life. This week, we visit the Tenth International Conference on Mars, where you'll hear from several Mars scientists, including Caltech's Ken Farley, Perseverance project scientist, Meenakshi Wadhwa and Brandi Carrier, the pri…

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Victory for VERITAS 57:58

2M ago57:58

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Fans of Venus were saddened in late 2022 to learn that one of NASA's upcoming Venus missions, VERITAS, was defunded, but with the help of space advocates, the mission is now back on. Darby Dyar, the deputy principal investigator for VERITAS, returns triumphantly to Planetary Radio to share the story. We also take a look at the new U.S. House of Rep…

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The penguin, the egg, and the asteroid collision in Beta Pictoris 1:02:52

2M ago1:02:52

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We celebrate the second anniversary of the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) science operations with Christine Chen, associate astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute. She describes the observatory's newest beautiful image, a close-up of two interacting galaxies called the Penguin and the Egg. Then, she tells us more about her team's …

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Meet Roo-ver and The Planetary Society’s new board member 1:06:49

3M ago1:06:49

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The Planetary Society introduces the newest member of its board of directors this week on Planetary Radio. Newton Campbell Jr., the director of the Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE) Consortium, discusses his career journey, AI in space, and Australia's first lunar rover, the Roo-ver. But first, we go to Washington D.C., U.S.A…

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Space Policy Edition: NASA and the American South 58:26

3M ago58:26

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Every major NASA center built after the agency’s inception is located in the American South. Why? Dr. Brian Odom, NASA’s chief historian, joins the show to explore the relationship between NASA and the South, how politics and geography led to this focus, and why NASA’s expansion during the Apollo era was likened to a second reconstruction of a prev…

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Fifty-five hundred worlds and counting: The astonishing diversity of exoplanets 1:10:12

3M ago1:10:12

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Scientists have discovered over 5,500 exoplanets, but they’re just getting started. We dive into the stunning variety of exoplanets beyond our Solar System with Jessie Christiansen, the project scientist for the NASA Exoplanet Archive. But first, The Planetary Society's science editor, Asa Stahl, shares more about the upcoming Habitable Worlds Obse…

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An asteroid bash and an asteroid smash 59:59

3M ago59:59

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Every year on June 30, the space community observes Asteroid Day, the anniversary of the Tunguska blast. Markus Payer, Asteroid Foundation Chair, joins us to talk about this year's Asteroid Day festivities. We also get an update on the results of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) with Terik Daly, a planetary scientist and the Planetary Im…

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2024 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium: Part 2 - Stellar imaging and looking for life while mining water on Mars 59:57

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2024 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium: Part 1 - Human hibernation and swarming Proxima Centauri 57:12

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Chasing auroras with the Aurora Guy 59:08

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Space Policy Edition: The Space Policy of a Second Trump Administration 59:05

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Europa in reflection: A compilation of two decades 1:05:28

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Ramses and rockets: Commercial space adventures and the race to Apophis 59:33

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Crickets and gastrodiplomacy: The future of space food 1:00:44

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An Earthling’s guide to the "Moons Symphony" 53:41

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Hide and seek with Planet 9 52:11

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Space Policy Edition: Do we need a philosophy of space exploration? 1:08:22

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Possible biomarkers: Perseverance rocks the Tenth International Conference on Mars 59:31

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Victory for VERITAS 57:58

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The penguin, the egg, and the asteroid collision in Beta Pictoris 1:02:52

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Meet Roo-ver and The Planetary Society’s new board member 1:06:49

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Space Policy Edition: NASA and the American South 58:26

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Fifty-five hundred worlds and counting: The astonishing diversity of exoplanets 1:10:12

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An asteroid bash and an asteroid smash 59:59

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