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1. A Salute to the Mars Global Surveyor With Phil Christensen: - December 4, 2006

   

   Researcher Phil Christensen looks back over the ten year mission of the Mars Global Surveyor. Sa... (1085 days ago)

2. Humans, Robots and 21st Century Space Exploration: - November 27, 2006

   

   John Young and other astronauts and scientists talk about the growing interdependence of robots a... (1092 days ago)

3. The Solar Sail and a Russian Space Update from Slava Linkin: - November 20, 2006

   

   Slava Linkin of the Russian Space Research Institute and the Planetary Societys Solar Sail projec... (1099 days ago)

4. The Hubble Space Telescope Reborn: - November 13, 2006

   

   Astronomer Mario Livio celebrates news of a repair mission for the Hubble Space Telescope and tal... (1106 days ago)

5. The Spirituality of Science: Ann Druyan On a New Collection of Carl Sagan Lectures: - November 6, 2006

   

   Carl Sagans collaborator Ann Druyan has a new collection of lectures by the great scientist and s... (1113 days ago)

6. Science vs. Exploration Robots vs. Humans: - October 30, 2006

   

   Highlights from a public event at the American Astronomical Societys recent DPS meeting, featurin... (1120 days ago)

7. Checking the Weather on Uranus By Radio Telescope: - October 23, 2006

   

   Back to the big blue planet with radio astronomer Mark Hofstadter. He also turns kids into real ... (1127 days ago)

8. The Solar System Comes to Pasadena: Annual DPS Meeting: - October 16, 2006

   

   We begin coverage of the 2006 AAS Division for Planetary Sciences meeting, talking with Science C... (1134 days ago)

9. Life on Mars, Venus and Titan? Maybe.: - October 09, 2006

   

   Steve Benner figures out how alien life could exist in places where Earth life is impossible. QA... (1141 days ago)

10. Supernova: How To Blow Up a Star: - October 02, 2006

    

    Astrophysicist Thomas Janka is beginning to understand the mechanics of supernovae through very c... (1148 days ago)

11. Brian Marsden Says Eight (Planets) is Enough: - September 25, 2006

    

    Brian Marsden helped create the new planet definition that demoted Pluto. The just retired Direct... (1155 days ago)

12. Beam Up To The Star Trek 40th Anniversary Convention in Las Vegas: - September 18, 2006

    

    We visit the Las Vegas convention celebrating forty years of Star Trek, featuring conversations w... (1162 days ago)

13. Protesting the IAU Planet Definition, and a SMART-1 Lunar Impact Recap: - September 11, 2006

    

    Planetary Science Institute Director Mark Sykes on his petition that opposes the IAU planet defin... (1169 days ago)

14. Back to the Arctic...In a Spacesuit!: - September 04, 2006

    

    Andrew Steele and Jake Maules satellite phone report on a new spacesuit and life detecting instru... (1176 days ago)

15. Easy Come, Easy Go: Our Eight-Planet Solar System: - August 28, 2006

    

    CalTechs Mike Brown returns to Planetary Radio to talk about the International Astronomical Union... (1183 days ago)

16. A Planetary Population Explosion?: - August 21, 2006

    

    Author Dava Sobel of the Planet Definition Committee says we have more than nine planets. Also, ... (1190 days ago)

17. A Voyager Milestone with Ed Stone: - August 14, 2006

    

    CalTech professor and former JPL Director Ed Stone has been the Voyager mission Project Scientist... (1197 days ago)

18. You Can Search for Stardust!: - August 7, 2006

    

    UC Berkeleys Andrew Westphal returns to celebrate the public premiere of Stardust@home, the proje... (1204 days ago)

19. Lakes on Titan and an International Lunar Decade: - July 31, 2006

    

    There are lakes on Saturn’s moon Titan! Well hear about them from JPLs Rosaly Lopes. Lou ... (1211 days ago)

20. Putting the Universe on Canvas: - July 24, 2006

    

    We visit with famed space artist Don Dixon in his southern California home. Before listening, ch... (1218 days ago)