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August 8, 2024 26 mins

45690Janiradebaugh is a minor planet nestled in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. But Jani Radebaugh is also a professor of geology at BYU. Radebaugh’s research in planetary exploration and involvement with the Dragonfly mission have earned her a place among the stars.

In this episode of the Y Magazine podcast, host Whitney Singley Archibald (BA ’01) talks with Jani Radebaugh (BS ’93, MS ’99) about how we can be planetary explorers here on Earth.

This episode is based on the article “The Little Planet” written by Jedidiah A. Flores (’26) that appears in the summer 2024 issue of Y Magazine.

Read more about Jani Radebaugh: "Between Heaven and Earth.”

Check out other episodes on exploration: “The Curious Life of Byron Adams: How a BYU Biologist Turned ADHD into His Superpower” and “An American Journey: What a BYU Grad Discovered on a 500-Day Walk Across the United States.”

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