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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 in ...
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Found in Space: A Science Podcast for Kids and Teens is a semiweekly show for young space enthusiasts, future astronauts, junior scientists, and their families. Episodes are short, 10 to 15-minute explorations of a space topic or listener question. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Send your own space questions to FoundinSpacePodcast@Gmail.com
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Exploring and terraforming Mars will be the greatest scientific and engineering challenge in the history of humanity. From landfall and building the first cities to manipulating an entire planetary environment, this podcast will dive into the science of space exploration, settlement and terraforming! Join Alexander Winn, creator of TerraGenesis and founder of Edgeworks Entertainment, as he walks you through the real science behind his hit indie terraforming game, TerraGenesis, and how those ...
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Was the Space Shuttle a successful program? In many ways, yes: it endured for thirty years, launched hundreds of astronauts into space, and built the International Space Station. But, according to the goals of lower costs, rapid reusability, and reliability NASA stated at its conception, the Space Shuttle program was a failure. In this new recurrin…
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On Nov. 1, 2023, NASA's Lucy spacecraft, which is on a mission to investigate Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, made its first flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh. Hal Levison and Simone Marchi, the mission's principal and deputy principal investigators, join Planetary Radio to discuss the asteroid rendezvous and the surprising discovery of Dinkinesh's moon. Sti…
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Deep Sky, a newly released IMAX documentary, tells the emotional and hopeful story of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Nathaniel Kahn, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and the director of Deep Sky, joins Planetary Radio this week to discuss the film's decade-long creation process and the magic of JWST images on the big screen. Then Bruce Betts, t…
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Parents, in this episode we do mention WWII and the Cold War because we discuss the history of rocket development. This is done in an age appropriate and gentle manner, but if your listener is sensitive to the idea of conflict or war you may want to give it a quick listen first to make sure it is a good fit. As always we end on an inspirational and…
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Steven Smith, an Education Specialist from NASA's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (or STEM) Program, joins Planetary Radio to share some of the unique opportunities available for students in the lead-up to humanity's return to the Moon. Then Bruce Betts, the chief scientist of The Planetary Society, pops in for What's Up and a new…
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Can we build permanent human settlements in space? It might be more complex than you think. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith join Planetary Radio this week to discuss their new book, "A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?" Then Bruce Betts, the chief scientist of The Planetary Society, and h…
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NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission was supposed to be lean, fast, and focused — no extra science instruments, no dedicated communications systems, and launching in 2026. But the effort has foundered under its own complexity and mismanagement. MSR’s total cost is likely to double to $10 billion or more and not launch until 2030 at the earliest. This …
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On October 13, 2023, NASA's Psyche mission's principal investigator, Lindy Elkins-Tanton, watched her team's spacecraft blast off on its voyage to explore a metallic asteroid. She joins Planetary Radio this week for an emotional retelling of that day. Then Jesse Tomlinson and Stephen Watkins from the Eclipse Company tell us about their partnership …
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NASA's Psyche mission launched on Oct. 13, 2023 on a journey to explore its namesake, the metallic asteroid Psyche. Simone Marchi, co-investigator for the Psyche mission, joins Planetary Radio to share the creative ways their mission team is working to understand cratering on metallic worlds, including everything from computer modeling to blasting …
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Data from the now-retired NASA InSight mission suggests that Mars' rotation is speeding up. The InSight RISE instrument's principal investigator, Sebastien Le Maistre, from the Royal Observatory of Belgium, joins Planetary Radio to get into the details. The Planetary Society's Digital Community Manager, Ambre Trujillo, shares her experience observi…
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Have your folks send your questions to FoundinSpacePodcast@gmail.com 🚀 Please consider leaving a rating and review. It helps the podcast reach the ears of more science-loving kids and their families! Show Notes: 1. Introduction: Define terraforming and its goal of making Mars more Earth-like. Acknowledge Alice's intriguing question as the episode's…
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On September 24th, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft triumphantly delivered a sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth. Rae Paoletta, the Director of Content and Engagement at The Planetary Society, joins Planetary Radio to recount her firsthand experience of the sample's return in Utah. She introduces us to Mike Puzio, the young man who named asteroid Bennu…
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Have your folks send your questions to FoundinSpacePodcast@gmail.com 🚀 Please consider leaving a rating and review. It helps the podcast reach the ears of more science-loving kids and their families! 1. Introduction to the Mystery: Welcome to "Found In Space," where Ted poses an intriguing question about the formation of space. Acknowledgment of th…
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Have your folks send your questions to FoundinSpacePodcast@gmail.com 🚀 Please consider leaving a rating and review. It helps the podcast reach the ears of more science-loving kids and their families! 1. Introduction to Solar Eclipses: Warm welcome to "Found In Space," addressing the upcoming solar eclipses. Explanation of the rarity and geographic …
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Join Planetary Radio host Sarah Al-Ahmed for part two of her trip to the 2023 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium in Houston, Texas. You'll hear from Mike LaPointe and John Nelson, the NIAC Program Executive and Deputy Program Executive along with Theresa Benyo (NASA Glenn Research Center), Lynn Rothschild (NASA Ames Research Center)…
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Have your folks send your questions to FoundinSpacePodcast@gmail.com 🚀 Please consider leaving a rating and review. It helps the podcast reach the ears of more science-loving kids and their families! 1. Introduction: Greeting listeners to "Found In Space," a science podcast. Posing the question about "strange matter" in astrophysics. 2. Fundamental…
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Join Planetary Radio host Sarah Al-Ahmed on a trip to the 2023 NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Symposium in Houston, Texas. In this jam-packed two-part series, you'll hear Sarah's interviews with the inspiring NIAC fellows who are thinking up the technologies that could change the future of space exploration. In this episode, you’ll hear f…
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Have your folks send your questions to FoundinSpacePodcast@gmail.com 🚀 Please consider leaving a rating and review. It helps the podcast reach the ears of more science-loving kids and their families! 1. What a Meteorite?: Introduction to meteorites as rocks from space. Explanation of the word "meteorite" and its connection to meteors. 2. The Termin…
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Have your folks send your questions to FoundinSpacePodcast@gmail.com 🚀 Please consider leaving a rating and review. It helps the podcast reach the ears of more science-loving kids and their families! 1. Space Sciences: An Umbrella Term: Explanation that "space sciences" is an umbrella term encompassing various fields related to space. Comparison wi…
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Louis Friedman, one of the three co-founders of The Planetary Society, joins Planetary Radio to discuss his new book, "Alone but Not Lonely: Exploring for Extraterrestrial Life." The book takes us on a realistic but hopeful reflection on the search for life, from habitable worlds to the technologies that might allow us to explore exoplanets without…
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