How did space shape the story of our planet?

We'll learn more this week on planetary radio.

I'm Sarah Al-Ahmed of the Planetary Society, with more of the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

When we think about the environment, we often picture Earth, it's oceans, forests, and blue skies.

But historian Dagomar de Groot argues that our environment extends far beyond our planet.

His new book called Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean explores how events across our solar system,

from Martian Dust Storms to Solar Flares, have transformed life and history on Earth.

We'll talk about what he calls cosmic environmental history, and why understanding our place in the wider system may help us protect our world today.

Then Planetary Society Director of Government Relations, Jack Carelli,

joins me for a quick update on the political turbulence

surrounding NASA leadership and the Artemis program.

And we'll wrap things up, as always, with Bruce Betts,

our chief scientist for What's Up.

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Our relationship with space isn't limited to exploration, rockets, and telescopes.

The worlds around us have been shaping life on Earth for billions of years.

That includes everything from our sun to small asteroids.

Historian Dr. Dagomar de Groot argues that understanding these cosmic influences is

key to understanding our own planet's past,

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