Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
The Planetary Society
Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our Solar System and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates, and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Sarah Al-Ahmed and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy and Bruce Betts as they dive deep into space science and exploration. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance. Visit planetary.org/radio for an episode guide and much more.
Categories: Science & Medicine
Listen to the last episode:
The Planetary Society visits TwitchCon 2025 to explore how livestreamers like Moohoodles are bringing space science to new audiences. The episode also features a Space Policy Update on Jared Isaacman’s renomination as NASA Administrator and celebrates the third anniversary of the LightSail 2 mission with Bruce Betts.
Previous episodes
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1297 - The Planetary Society goes to TwitchCon 2025 Wed, 12 Nov 2025
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1296 - Space Policy Edition: Should a (potential) biosignature revive Mars Sample Return? Fri, 07 Nov 2025
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1295 - Do Aliens Speak Physics? Wed, 05 Nov 2025
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1294 - Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean Wed, 29 Oct 2025
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1293 - 2025 NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium: Part 2 — Hopping robots and the search for exoplanet magnetospheres Wed, 22 Oct 2025
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1292 - Book Club Edition: Space Craze by Margaret Weitekamp Fri, 17 Oct 2025
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1291 - 2025 NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium: Part 1 — Lunar glass and starshades Wed, 15 Oct 2025
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1290 - A Day of Action to save NASA science Wed, 08 Oct 2025
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1289 - Space Policy Edition: China’s growing space science ambitions Fri, 03 Oct 2025
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1288 - Perseverance finds potential biosignatures in Jezero Crater Wed, 01 Oct 2025
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1287 - Bill Nye: A star in Hollywood, a voice for NASA Wed, 24 Sep 2025
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1286 - Book Club Edition: Cosmos Award–winning author Dava Sobel Fri, 19 Sep 2025
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1285 - A cosmic travel guide: 111 Places in Space That You Must Not Miss Wed, 17 Sep 2025
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1284 - International Observe the Moon Night 2025 Wed, 10 Sep 2025
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1283 - Space Policy Edition: Does the rise of Elon mean the decline of NASA? Fri, 05 Sep 2025
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1282 - Uranus revealed: Solving the ice giant’s heat mystery Wed, 03 Sep 2025
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1281 - Esports and space: BASILISK’s quest for “Science Victory” Wed, 27 Aug 2025
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1280 - Silicate clouds and a dusty ring: JWST looks at YSES-1 Wed, 20 Aug 2025
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1279 - Book Club Edition: Exploring the Overview Effect with Frank White Fri, 15 Aug 2025
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1278 - A “Star Trek” future: Your place in space Wed, 13 Aug 2025
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1277 - 3I/ATLAS: The third interstellar object ever found Wed, 06 Aug 2025
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1276 - Space Policy Edition: Is this the moment for in-space nuclear power? Fri, 01 Aug 2025
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1275 - The science of sleep in space Wed, 30 Jul 2025
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1274 - New Horizons: Celebrating a decade since the Pluto flyby Wed, 23 Jul 2025
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1273 - Book Club Edition: Andy Weir and Project Hail Mary Fri, 18 Jul 2025
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1272 - Mat Kaplan’s first flight in zero-G Wed, 16 Jul 2025
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1271 - First images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Wed, 09 Jul 2025
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1270 - Space Policy Edition: Are Democrats falling behind on space policy? Fri, 04 Jul 2025
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1269 - Space science and the Artemis Accords: Highlights from the 2025 H2M2 Summit Wed, 02 Jul 2025
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1268 - Space Policy Edition: NASA’s 2026 budget Fri, 27 Jun 2025
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1267 - The Giant Magellan Telescope takes its next big step Wed, 25 Jun 2025
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1266 - The human stories behind the science: Dava Sobel receives the Cosmos Award Wed, 18 Jun 2025
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1265 - Making space matter: A space journalist’s journey Wed, 11 Jun 2025
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1264 - Space Policy Edition: What does NASA need with an economist? Fri, 06 Jun 2025
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1263 - The dark age of NASA science? Analyzing the FY 2026 budget proposal Wed, 04 Jun 2025
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1262 - Volcanic worlds across the Solar System Wed, 28 May 2025
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1261 - Space science under fire: Your questions answered Wed, 21 May 2025
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1260 - Kosmos 482: The Soviet-era Venus probe that fell to Earth Wed, 14 May 2025
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1259 - TOI-270 d: Unveiling the secrets of a sub-Neptune Wed, 07 May 2025
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1258 - Space Policy Edition: How NASA remembers—and forgets Fri, 02 May 2025
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1257 - From backyard telescopes to global reach: AstroKobi and the power of short-form space videos Wed, 30 Apr 2025
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1256 - Celebrating 45 years of The Planetary Society at the Cosmic Shores Gala Wed, 23 Apr 2025
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1255 - Passback budget breakdown: A 47% cut to NASA science Wed, 16 Apr 2025
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1254 - Why is Mars red? A new clue to the history of habitability in Martian dust Wed, 09 Apr 2025
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1253 - Space Policy Edition: Lies, Damned Lies, and Space Data Fri, 04 Apr 2025
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1252 - Live from Washington, D.C.: The future of space politics Wed, 02 Apr 2025
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1251 - The Other Moonshot: The untold stories of Apollo’s Black engineers in Los Angeles Wed, 26 Mar 2025
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1250 - The Mars Innovation Workshop Wed, 19 Mar 2025
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1249 - An extinction-level event for NASA science Wed, 12 Mar 2025
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1248 - Space Policy Edition: Locke, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (in space) Fri, 07 Mar 2025