Moon

A discussion of the art of science communication, planetary formation, and harvesting solar energy.

Jon asks about the discovery of water on the Moon and how to conquer extraterrestrial civilizations.

July 20, 1969: What a day for America—and the world. With one step on a powdery chunk of lunar surface, we achieved the unachievable: Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Few events have had the same impact on our times, according to these five distinguished Americans.

A discussion between Dr. Laura Danly and Dr. Tyson about Pluto, planethood, black holes, science policy, and intelligent design.

Is human behavior or birth rates related to the full moon?

It's been 37 years since the last man was on the moon, and now, NASA says, we're going back. The U.S. space agency will send astronauts to the moon as soon as 2019.

In this interview with DJ Grothe, Dr. Tyson discusses Pluto and planethood, life elsewhere in the universe, Intelligent Design, and eloquently explains how parents may foster an appreciation for science in children.

Water-spewing geysers may mean there’s life on one of Saturn’s moons, and how proposed budget cuts could affect the search for life and other space science programs.

Interview on The Planetary Society Radio podcast on the Future of Space Exploration.

A conversation with WNYC's Leonard Lopate on extremophiles, life in the universe, water in the Solar System, and the evolving scientific frontier.