Could it be another Earth this week on planetary radio? on Planetary Radio. Radio. Hi everyone, welcome to Public Radio's travel show that takes you to the final

frontier.

I'm at Kaplan. You could not have missed the announcement. A team of

astronomers has found a planet that is only slightly larger than our home and it could

support liquid water. We'll talk with Stefan Udri, one of the team leaders about this discovery

and why it shouldn't have caught anyone by surprise.

Our local astronomer Bruce Betts will tell us where to look for the considerably more familiar planets in our own skies,

and wait till you hear his impression of a well-known movie star.

Space Headlines now, happy birthday Hubble Space Telescope.

It has been 17 years since the great instrument was launched into orbit

and it has given us a present for the occasion, an awesome 50 light year wide image of the

Karina Nebula, yet another stellar nursery, this one about 7,500 light years away. You can see it at planetary.org, but be careful. You may not

be able to tear yourself away for a while. The other story you may want to check out at the

site is not even about space, strictly speaking, but you got to love it.

The world's most famous living physicist has just slipped the surly bonds of Earth, at least for a few seconds at a time.

Stephen Hawking found out what it's like to be free of gravity

when he flew on zero-gs, modified 727 a few days ago.

By doing so, he became the first seriously disabled person

to experience the joy of weightlessness. I don't know about you, but I can't wait for my turn. Emily has been a bit under the weather but it hasn't kept her from answering a question

about what you'd see in the night sky over the red planet.

Here's the first half of her extraterrestrial star gazing session. I'll be right back with

Stefan Udray.

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