Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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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 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.

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Artemis II Mission Architecture and Crew SelectionEuropean Service Module Integration and International PartnershipsOrion Spacecraft Environmental Control and Life Support SystemsHeat Shield Validation and Thermal Protection ChallengesSolid Rocket Booster Engineering and PerformanceLunar Science Objectives and Sample CollectionOrgan-on-Chip Research in Microgravity EnvironmentsCanadian Space Agency Participation in Deep Space ExplorationNASA Launch Operations and Mission Control ProceduresCongressional Funding and Bipartisan Space Policy Support

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Apr 8, 2026

Artemis II launches to the Moon

Artemis II Mission Architecture and Crew SelectionEuropean Service Module Integration and International PartnershipsOrion Spacecraft Environmental Control and Life Support Systems

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Apr 3, 2026

Space Policy Edition: Return to Launch — Cape Canaveral's unlikely history

Cape Canaveral Launch Complex History and GeographyGovernment Missile Testing Site Selection (1950s)Apollo Program Economic Impact on Florida Space Coast

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Apr 1, 2026

Artemis II’s AVATAR and a sungrazing comet

Organ-on-chip technology and tissue engineeringPersonalized medicine and precision healthDeep space radiation effects on human biology

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Feb 25, 2026

Did an impact trigger cryovolcanism on Umbriel?

Cryovolcanism on icy moonsOrbital resonance and tidal heatingImpact crater morphology and thermal inference

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Feb 18, 2026

A new chapter at The Planetary Society: Jennifer Vaughn becomes CEO

NASA Science Budget Advocacy and Federal Funding ProtectionNonprofit Leadership Succession PlanningSpace Exploration Missions and Planetary Science

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Feb 20, 2026

Book Club Edition: Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts’ latest for kids

Children's Science Education and STEM LiteracyPlanetary Defense and Near-Earth Asteroid DetectionSearch for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)

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Feb 11, 2026

Where did Earth’s water come from? Clues hidden in Apollo Moon dust

Lunar regolith composition and impact vaporization processesOxygen isotope geochemistry and triple isotope frameworksEarth's water origin and delivery mechanisms

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