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RALPH LORENZ AND TITAN UNVEILED
June 16, 2008
Guests: Ralph Lorenz
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Planetary scientist Ralph Lorenz has co-authored a great new book about Saturn's moon and the Cassini-Huygens mission that has revealed its amazingly Earth-like surface. Emily Lakdawalla reaches for...  more »

FLYING THROUGH THE GEYSERS OF ENCELADUS
March 31, 2008
Guests: John Spencer
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The Southwest Research Institute's John Spencer returns to tell us about the Cassini spacecraft's recent flight through the gas and dust plumes shooting out of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Emily...  more »

A CASSINI AT SATURN PROGRESS REPORT WITH LINDA AND TOM SPILKER
February 18, 2008
Guests: Linda Spilker, Tom Spilker
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Cassini Deputy Project Scientist Linda Spilker rejoins us for another update on the incredibly successful Cassini-Huygens mission, but this time she is joined by her husband and colleague Tom...  more »

MARK SHOWALTER: UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF PLANETARY RINGS
October 22, 2007
Guests: Mark Showalter
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Planetary astronomer Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute's Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe is one of our planet's foremost experts on the rings surrounding Saturn and other...  more »

CASSINI AT WEIRD IAPETUS
September 17, 2007
Guests: Tilmann Denk
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The Cassini spacecraft made its one and only close flyby of Saturn's moon Iapetus last week. It confirmed that the black and white sphere is one of the strangest bodies in the solar system. Imaging...  more »

BILL MCKINNON AND ICES AND SEAS IN THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM
August 20, 2007
Guests: Bill McKinnon
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Fresh from a conference on satellites of the outer solar system, planetary scientist Bill McKinnon shares his love and fascination for the icy moons at Jupiter, Saturn, and elsewhere, with special...  more »

WHAT'S NEW AT SATURN? CHECKING IN WITH CASSINI'S LINDA SPILKER
May 7, 2007
Guests: Linda Spilker
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The Cassini spacecraft continues its amazing journey around Saturn, uncovering answers and new mysteries alike. We make one of our regular visits to Linda Spilker, the mission's Deputy Project...  more »

A SEA UNDER THE SOUTH POLE OF ENCELADUS?
April 2, 2007
Guests: Geoffrey Collins
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Planetary scientist Geoffrey Collins thinks there may be a liquid water sea under the surface of Saturn's little moon Enceladus. He talks about this theory and his fascination with other icy moons...  more »

THE LAND O' LAKES? ELLEN STOFAN ON SATURN'S MOON TITAN
January 22, 2007
Guests: Ellen Stofan
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Ellen Stofan of the Cassini radar team was lead author of the Nature article announcing the discovery of lakes on Titan. She joins us to talk about this amazing find. Emily Lakdawalla...  more »

A VOYAGER MILESTONE WITH ED STONE
August 14, 2006
Guests: Ed Stone
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Voyager 1 is farther from Earth than any other human-made object, reaching 100 Astronomical Units, or 9.3 billion miles, this week. We talk with former Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Ed Stone,...  more »