The man from Europa, this week on planetary radio. Hi everyone, welcome to Public Radio's travel show that takes you to the final frontier.

I'm Matt Kaplan.

Bob Popolardo is new to Southern California, but an old hand

at figuring out the mysteries of Jupiter's moon, Europa, where kilometers of ice hide a

salty ocean from view. He'll join us on today's show and we'll learn about

an expedition to the spot on Earth that may be the most like Europa. Are you feeling lucky?

Maybe this will be your week to win a planetary radio

t-shirt from Bruce Betts. You'll hear Bruce's night sky highlights and a random

space factor to even if we don't send you a new wardrobe, and you'll hear a few space headlines right

this very minute.

With the new Horizon spacecraft speeding toward its Pluto encounter, that cold little planet

or whatever it is, now has official names for its two recently

discovered moons. You can read all about Nix and Hydra at planetary.org. As we go to broadcast, space shuttle discovery remains on target for a July 1 launch.

By sometime next week it could be docked at the International Space Station.

September 2 or 3 of this year, depending on where you live.

That's when the European Space Agency Smart One Lunar Orbiter

will have its encounter of the Kererblui kine with the moon.

We'll have special coverage when the end is nigh.

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