An Earthlings Guide to the Moon Symphony, this week on planetary radio.

I'm Sarah Alahamed of the Planetary Society with more of the Human Adventure

across our solar system and beyond. For the past few years planetary radio

has been following the story of Amanda Lee Falkenberg, the The to the Ravinia Festival, where composers, astronauts, and scientists share the

discoveries that inspired the seven beautiful movements of the Moon

Symphony. Then we'll hear from Bruce Betts, our chief scientist for What's Up,

as we share one last Olympic-themed random

space fact. Also, last week I mentioned an upcoming show about bugs and space food. I've been a little

under the weather this past week, so we're going to be hearing from Team Insecta in our next show instead.

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ways to know the Cosmos and are placed within it.

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If you've been listening to planetary radio for a few years, you'll remember former host Matt Kaplan's coverage of the Moon Symphony.

It's a spectacular composition by Amanda Lee Falkenberg that beautifully interprets seven moons in our solar system into seven movements.

That actually got to be there two years ago with scientists and astronaut Nicole Stott when the work was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra.

And last month he got to go to the famed Ravenia Festival, north of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

An abbreviated version of the symphony received its first public

premiere at Ravinia's huge outdoor amphitheatre. Two days before the

performance, Matt gathered another group of outstanding planetary scientists, along with Ravinia Festival conductor

Marin Alsop, composer Amanda Lee Falkenberg, and Nicole Stott, who painted with watercolors while

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