NASA's Curious Universe - Introducing Season Six

Episode Date: October 31, 2023

In season six, meet researchers who are using sounds from the Sun to unlock new details about our star, explore the “dark side” of the universe with scientists who study dark matter and dark energy, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the first NASA mission to deliver an asteroid sample to Earth. A new episode drops every Tuesday. NASA's Curious Universe is an official NASA podcast. Discover more adventures with NASA astronauts, engineers, scientists, and other experts at nasa.gov/curiousuniverse

What am I still curious about? I am still curious about so many things. Well, how long do you have? On NASA's curious universe, we don't just get the answers from NASA scientists, astronauts, and engineers. We also hear their burning questions about the biggest mysteries out there. I want to know what's the new physics that describes the universe. I guess if we knew the exact answer to that,

we wouldn't be sitting here today because maybe I'd be studying something else. I think of this telescope as like a Formula One race car in a horse and buggy world. And I don't think we've gotten up to the top gears yet. In our new season, we'll explore everything from our home planet to the farthest edges of the universe. Hear why scientists who study the sun don't just use their eyes. There's a lot they can learn with their ears, too. Just like stethoscopes allow doctors to hear the human heart, we now have these satellites that allow us to listen to the heartbeat of the sun.

One, two, three. O'RES! Get the inside story of the first NASA mission to visit an asteroid, collect a sample. I've seen rocks on that asteroid that don't look like anything we've seen in our meteorite collections. And bring it safely back to Earth. Plus, hear how NASA is preparing to send humans to Mars. Hello, Earthlings. This is what?

Explore the cosmos with the James Webb Space Telescope. We have a completely different understanding. of what's going on in the early universe than we did before. Find more wild and wonderful stories in a new season of NASA's curious universe. Coming soon, wherever you listen to podcasts.