Mat Kaplan
- Username: MatKaplan
- Producer/Host
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Independent
Recent Pieces from Mat Kaplan
![Caption: The Planetary Society, a co-sponsor of the biennial Planetary Defense Conference, hosted a screening of the movie "Planet Hunters" at the 2023 conference in Vienna, Austria. This image shows the crowd at the event, which senior communications advisor Mat , Credit: Alex Karl](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/846656/2023_PDC_public_event_panel-credit_Alex_Karl-240x240_square.png)
Adventures at the 2023 Planetary Defense Conference
(28:50)
From: Mat Kaplan
Planetary Radio creator Mat Kaplan shares a look behind the scenes at the 2023 Planetary Defense Conference in Vienna, Austria.
![Caption: Data from the 100-meter Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope is analyzed by volunteers in the new Are We Alone in the Universe project., Credit: NRAO Green Bank Observatory](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/833969/Green_Bank_Telescope_in_trees_small_square.jpg)
Are we alone? The search for alien technosignatures
(28:50)
From: Mat Kaplan
A new volunteer SETI science project to search for alien technosignatures has launched! Two of its creators tell you how to sign up.
![Piece image](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/series_images/29198/Planetary_Radio_2-18_revised_icon_600x600_square.jpg)
Martian Mic Drop
(28:50)
From: Mat Kaplan
Jason Achilles, a musician who partnered with NASA’s JPL to help put one of the first microphones on Mars, shares his journey and the joy of listening to the sounds of the ...
![Caption: Artemis 1 begins its successful lunar mission.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/827773/artemis-i-launch-240x240_square.png)
Celebrating NASA’s Artemis I mission to the Moon
(28:50)
From: Mat Kaplan
Jeremy Graeber, the assistant launch director at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, joins Planetary Radio to recount his experience on the night of Artemis I’s historic launch.
![Caption: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals emerging stellar nurseries and individual stars in the Carina Nebula that were previously obscured., Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/825843/star-forming_region_carina_nircam_jwst_small_square.jpg)
Planetary Society All-Stars Review the Year in Space
(28:50)
From: Mat Kaplan
For his last episode as host, Mat Kaplan welcomes many of his Planetary Society colleagues for a review of a spectacular year of space exploration.
![Caption: Host Mat Kaplan with bestselling author Andy Weir and Jet Propulsion Lab chief engineer Rob Manning., Credit: The Planetary Society](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/823834/Mat_Kaplan_with_Andy_Weir_and_Rob_Manning_small_square.jpg)
One Last Blast: Author of ‘The Martian’ Andy Weir with JPL Chief Engineer Rob Manning
(28:50)
From: Mat Kaplan
Outgoing Planetary Radio host Mat Kaplan shares a few minutes of his very entertaining conversation with bestselling author Andy Weir and Jet Propulsion Lab chief engineer ...
![Caption: A Mars Exploration Rover crosses the Red Planet in this artist's concept., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/822481/NASA_MER_rover_small_square.jpg)
Good Night Oppy! Hello Mars!
(28:50)
From: Mat Kaplan
Bill Nye and Planetary Society members join Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity scientists at a screening of the excellent new documentary about the little robot and the team ...
![Caption: Host Mat Kaplan reports from the Red Planet on Planetary Radio's 20th anniversary.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/821282/Mat_on_Mars_small_square.png)
Celebrating Planetary Radio’s 20th Anniversary with Bill Nye
(28:50)
From: Mat Kaplan
Join the Planetary Society’s CEO and others as we mark Planetary Radio’s entry into its third decade.
![Caption: Planetary Radio host and his Mirror Lab tour guide Buell Jannuzi with one of the seven huge mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope. , Credit: Mat Kaplan](https://s3.amazonaws.com/production.mediajoint.prx.org/public/piece_images/820219/Mat___Buell_Jannuzi_in_UA_Mirror_Lab_small_square.jpg)