This week on Planetary Radio, I'm Sarah Alahmed of the Planetary Society with more of

the human adventure across our solar system and beyond.

Get ready for an astronomical adventure as we dive into the heart of yeary's night,

the biggest space party of the year.

Celebrates the anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's groundbreaking journey to space in 1961.

The first moment a human left our world.

We'll bring you exclusive interviews and insights from Star Trek cast members, the director

of NASA's Chipapulsion Labs, Lori Leshin, and the reflections of astronaut Jessica Watkins

as they share their vision for the future of space exploration.

Finally, don't miss out on our What's Up segment, previewing the stunning night sky and

a rare hybrid eclipse on April 20th.

And now for some space headlines.

Her surveillance is sampling a new area on Mars.

The rover, which has been collecting samples of the Martian surface since 2020, has moved

onto a new area atop Jezero Crater's Delta.

The first sample was taken from a rock the science team calls Berea, which they believed

formed from rock deposits that were carried downstream to this location by an ancient river.

If so, this rock could differ from those originating in the Delta.

Meanwhile, the ingenuity Mars helicopter that's been accompanying perseverance broke the record

this week by flying faster and higher than ever before.

NASA is moving away from naming spacecraft after people.

A new policy says that missions should be named after people only when their contributions

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