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LAKES ON TITAN AND AN INTERNATIONAL LUNAR DECADE
July 31, 2006
Guests: Rosaly Lopes, Louis Friedman
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There are lakes on Saturn's moon Titan! We'll hear about them from JPL's Rosaly Lopes. Lou Friedman returns from China where he unveiled a proposal for an International Lunar Decade. Emily...  more »

THE MANY MISSIONS OF JPL'S KEVIN BAINES
May 22, 2006
Guests: Kevin Baines
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Kevin Baines of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a piece of the action in more interplanetary missions than most planetary scientists. We talk with him about Venus Express, Cassini, New Horizons,...  more »

NEWS FROM SATURN AND A NEW COMPANION FOR VENUS
April 17, 2006
Guests: Linda Spilker, Emily Lakdawalla
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The Planetary Society's Emily Lakdawalla reports on the arrival of Venus Express; Cassini Deputy Project Scientist Linda Spilker has news from Saturn.  more »

PEERING DOWN AT HUYGENS: CASSINI REVISITS MYSTERIOUS TITAN
November 7, 2005
Guests: Steve Wall
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Steve Wall, deputy leader of the Cassini RADAR team, on new images of Huygens' landing site and a shoreline. Asteroids on Q&A, new What's Up Contest.  more »

A YEAR OF SATURN DISCOVERIES FROM CASSINI
August 1, 2005
Guests: Linda Spilker
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Cassini Deputy Project Scientist Linda Spilker returns to celebrate Cassini's amazing first year at the great ringed planet. Emily Lakdawalla looks for the biggest rock in the solar system, and Bruce...  more »

A SATURN UPDATE FROM CASSINI'S LINDA SPILKER
March 28, 2005
Guests: Linda Spilker
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The Cassini mission's Deputy Project Scientist gives us a progress report on the constant flow of exciting surprises from Saturn and its moons. Emily Lakdawalla has a Q&A about the light detected...  more »

SAMI ASMAR: THE MAN WHO TOLD US THE HUYGENS PROBE MADE IT
February 7, 2005
Guests: Sami Asmar
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A conversation with Sami Asmar, Manager of the Radio Science Group at the Jet Propulsion Laborartory. He was waiting at one of the world's biggest radios for a billion mile message of success from...  more »

SWEET SOUND OF SUCCESS...THE HUYGENS PROBE ON TITAN
January 17, 2005
Guests: Wes Huntress, Andre Bormanis, Robert Picardo, John Rhys-Davies
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SPECIAL EDITION: Saturn's moon has been revealed as never before by the European Space Agency's Huygens spacecraft. The Planetary Society lets you not just see but HEAR Titan, as we join the...  more »

HUYGENS PROBE SETS OFF ON ITS OWN FOR SATURN'S MOON TITAN
December 27, 2004
Guests: Jean-Pierre Lebreton, Claudio Sollazzo
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Huygens Mission Manager and Project Scientist Jean-Pierre Lebreton and Mission Operations Manager Claudio Sollazzo join us just as Huygens bids farewell to the Cassini spacecraft. The European probe...  more »

BLACK CATS AND OTHER MYSTERIES--CASSINI-HUYGENS AT SATURN'S MOON TITAN
November 1, 2004
Guests: Toby Owen
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Special coverage of the first Cassini-Huygens flyby of smog-shrouded Titan, including an interview with planetary scientist Toby Owen. Emily Lakdawalla sheds new light on the strange moon in this...  more »