en-us Space exploration and planetary science. (Weekly) Mat Kaplan http://planetary.org/radio/ Space exploration and planetary science. (Weekly) Each week, Planetary Radio visits with a scientist, engineer, project manager, advocate or writer who can provide a unique perspective on the quest for knowledge about our solar system and beyond. We also showcase regular features that raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Produced by The Planetary Society. Visit our web site for an episode guide and broadcast directory. Copyright © 2008 The Planetary Society Mat Kaplan planetaryradio@planetary.org no Mat Kaplan Guest: XCOR's Lynx: Another Ride Into Space XCOR Aerospace, a neighbor of Scaled Composites in the California desert, has announced plans for the Lynx two-seater spaceplane. XCOR's Douglas Graham talks about this and other projects. Bill Nye is counting down to the landing of Phoenix on Mars. Emily Lakdawalla's Q&A tells us how much of Pluto New Horizons will reveal. Bruce Betts and Mat Kaplan speed into the current night sky and offer up a new space trivia contest. Your Support http://s3.amazonaws.com/planetary/radio/pr20080512_64kb.mp3 Mon, 12 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT 00:28:52 science space exploration astronomy solar system planets Mercury Venus Mars Saturn Jupiter Uranus Pluto NASA JPL shuttle telescope asteroids deep space probes Mat Kaplan Guest: Turning Moondust Into Air and Water NASA is learning how future Moon colonists will mine and refine lunar regolith, turning it into the oxygen and water they'll need to survive without constant resupply by Earth. Gerry Sanders heads the In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) project. Bill Nye the Science Guy invites everyone to a space town hall in Atlanta. Emily Lakdawalla strolls the back side of the Moon. Can you record a hit version of Random Space Fact? It might win you a http://s3.amazonaws.com/planetary/radio/pr20080505_64kb.mp3 Mon, 05 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT 00:28:52 science space exploration astronomy solar system planets Mercury Venus Mars Saturn Jupiter Uranus Pluto NASA JPL shuttle telescope asteroids deep space probes Mat Kaplan Guest: The Brightest Light in the Universe The Swift spacecraft found the biggest explosion ever witnessed by humans just last month. This Gamma Ray Burst was halfway across the universe. Principal Investigator Neil Gehrels tells us about his orbiting observatory and the powerful yet brief blasts it watches for. Bill Nye the Science Guy also gets a bang out of GRBs. Emily Lakdawalla's Q&A compares Saturn's rings with Jupiter's, and Bruce Betts joins Mat Kaplan on location for What's http://s3.amazonaws.com/planetary/radio/pr20080428_64kb.mp3 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT 00:28:52 science space exploration astronomy solar system planets Mercury Venus Mars Saturn Jupiter Uranus Pluto NASA JPL shuttle telescope asteroids deep space probes Mat Kaplan Guest: Billions and Billions of Earthlike Planets? What if many or even most of the stars in our galaxy have rocky planets? Now there's evidence of just that from the team of scientists led by University of Arizona astronomer Michael Meyer. He fills us in this week. Emily Lakdawalla is looking at a blue Martian sunset in her Q&A segment, and Bruce Betts calls in from the road for this week's What's Up! with Mat Kaplan, including a new space trivia contest. Your Support Makes Planetary Radio http://s3.amazonaws.com/planetary/radio/pr20080421_64kb.mp3 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT 00:28:52 science space exploration astronomy solar system planets Mercury Venus Mars Saturn Jupiter Uranus Pluto NASA JPL shuttle telescope asteroids deep space probes