Planetary Radio
Planetary Radio is the weekly adventure on the final frontier produced by the Planetary Society and it's CEO, Bill Nye the Science Guy. Listen to host Mat Kaplan's conversations with the scientists, engineers, dreamers and leaders at the forefront of space exploration. You'll also hear our regular segments with Bill, "Planetary Evangelist" Emily Lakdawalla, and Director of Science and Technology Bruce Betts. Enter the weekly space trivia contest for your chance to win out-of-this-world prizes!
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Planetfest ’21: To Mars and Back Again
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The Big Book of Mars: Our Obsession with the Red Planet
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Space Policy Edition: The Big Picture on U.S. Science Funding
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A Cosmic Odyssey: Decades of Discovery at the Palomar Observatory
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‘Oumuamua: Avi Loeb says it may have been artificial
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7 More Minutes of Terror: Perseverance Arrives at Mars
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Space Policy Edition: A Mob at the U.S. Capitol
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A Symphony for 7 Moons
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Solar Cruiser: A Giant Sail Prepares for Space
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Planetary Society All-Stars Review 2020 Space Milestones
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Astronaut Stephanie Wilson Might Walk on the Moon
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What Do You Need to Make Martian Oxygen? MOXIE!
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Welcoming a New Leader, and China on the Final Frontier
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Space Policy Edition: Operation Moonglow and the Global Impact of Apollo
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Observatory Director Francisco Córdova on the Devastating Loss of Arecibo
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More Moon Water and an Update from Venus on Our 18th Anniversary!
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Revealing Mars From Above, and Crew Dragon is Go!
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Space Policy Edition: NASA's Post-Election Landscape
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A Rogue World Wanders as PlanetVac Heads for the Moon and Mars
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A Return to Asteroid Mining, and Digging Into Space Ethics with Joel Sercel
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A Deep Dive into Asteroid Bennu With Dante Lauretta
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We Have Sampled an Asteroid! And the Search for Life Above Venus
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Beyond Earth’s Edge: A Celebrity Space Poetry Jam!
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Protectors of Earth! (and Other Worlds)
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Space Policy Edition: Divining Biden's Space Policy with Jeff Foust
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Exploring the Cosmos With Heidi Hammel and AURA
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A Fond Farewell: Solar System Specialist Emily Lakdawalla
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Have We Found Evidence of Life on Venus?
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Space Policy Edition: The Moon-to-Mars Strategy, with Dr. Scott Pace
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A Planetary Mystery is Solved, and it’s Bill Nye’s Anniversary!
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The Sirens of Mars Call to Us
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Katie Mack and The End of Everything
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Make Room! Worlds May Crowd Some Habitable Zones
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Another Ray Gun Heads for Mars. We Hear It Working.
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Space Policy Edition: Why the SLS is a National Asset, and Why That Matters
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Crew Dragon Triumphant, and a Planetary Society Founder Remembers
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Hope Leads the Way to Mars
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A Mars Mission Begins, a Comet Exits, and the Future of Planetary Science
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3 Billion Years Ago: Was Mars Alive?
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To Pluto and Beyond with Alan Stern
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Space Policy Edition: A Trillion-Dollar Space Economy?
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Jim Bell Sends New Eyes to Mars
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China on the Final Frontier
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LightSail 2: A Year of Solar Sailing
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Staying Alive in Space
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Space Policy Edition: NASA’s Gamble Pays Off
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Crew Dragon Thrills While Mars Chills
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Celebrating 30 Years of Hubble with Astronaut John Grunsfeld
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Crew Dragon Deep Dive with Astronaut Garrett Reisman
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Looking for Life in Alien Oceans
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