We're taking a look at space exploration in 2024, 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.

2024 was packed with new discoveries, launches, and space adventures.

In a moment, the Planetary Society team will join us to review the best moments in space exploration.

Starting off with Kate Howells, our public education specialist.

She'll announce some of the winners of the Planetary Society's Best of 2024 awards.

Then Matt Kaplan, our senior communications advisor, Amber Trujillo, our digital community manager,

and Aisa Stahl, our science editor, come together for an epic rundown of what the space

community accomplished this year. We'll close out 2024 with Bruce Betts, our chief

scientist, as we share our last what's up and random space fact of the year. If you love planetary

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all-inspiring ways to know the cosmos and our place within it. Throughout November, thousands

of Planetary Society members and space fans around the world voted for their favorite missions,

images, and accomplishments of the year in the Planetary Society's best of 2024 awards.

Usually the winners are all over the space map, but this year, one mission really stood out.

The awards are designed by Kate Howells, our public education specialist.

Kate joins us now from Canada to tell us who swept the awards.

Hey Kate, happy holidays. We're so close to the end of the year.

Yes, I can't believe it. It's another year that has just flown by.

Every year we try to celebrate by putting out our best of whatever year awards and allowing people to vote on them.

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