NASA's Curious Universe

Come get curious with NASA. As an official NASA podcast, Curious Universe brings you mind-blowing science and space adventures you won't find anywhere else. Explore the cosmos alongside astronauts, scientists, engineers, and other top NASA experts who are achieving remarkable feats in science, space exploration, and aeronautics. Learn something new about the wild and wonderful universe we share. All you need to get started is a little curiosity. NASA's Curious Universe is an official NASA podcast hosted by Padi Boyd and Jacob Pinter. Discover more original NASA shows at nasa.gov/podcasts

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Sounds of Mars

Episode Date: February 22, 2021

On February 18, 2021, NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover completed its 300 million mile journey and landed safely on the Red Planet. Here’s what it heard....

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Inside a Black Hole

Episode Date: November 23, 2020

Don't let the name fool you: a black hole is anything but empty space. Black holes are some of the most extreme, bizarre and fascinating objects in th...

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The Crawlers

Episode Date: November 16, 2020

A pair of behemoth machines called crawler-trans­porters have carried the load of taking rockets and spacecraft to the launchpad for more than 50 year...

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Seasons of the Sun

Episode Date: November 9, 2020

As Earth makes its annual trip around the Sun, we feel the impacts of its journey in the form of seasons. Our planet’s tilt in relation to the Sun det...

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From Space to Farm

Episode Date: November 2, 2020

Farmers rely on the accuracy of a crucial NASA and USGS mission, Landsat, to make decisions about crops. Those decisions have far-reaching implication...

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Asteroid Hunting

Episode Date: October 19, 2020

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will attempt a daring feat: to briefly reach out its mechanical arm and grab a sample from an asteroid’s surface. Dante L...

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Our Laboratory in Space

Episode Date: October 12, 2020

Orbiting 250 miles above Earth, astronauts aboard the International Space Station explore farther into our solar system and work on thousands of studi...

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The Star in Our Backyard

Episode Date: May 17, 2020

Our Sun holds the solar system together and is responsible for life as we know it. Though it may seem calm and unchanging, the Sun is dynamic. Join N...

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Sewing for Spaceflight

Episode Date: May 3, 2020

Sewing machines, tape, scissors. Just like you might visit a tailor to get your pants hemmed or your suit fitted, NASA calls on a group of very creati...

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The Astronaut Training Pool

Episode Date: April 27, 2020

Before astronauts head to space, they have to dive into the Neutral Buoyancy Lab. Take a swim in NASA's underwater training ground with astronaut Nick...

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Our Window to the Stars

Episode Date: April 19, 2020

Decades of planning. One heart-pounding setback. Over a million mesmerizing images of space. This is the story of the Hubble Space Telescope, our wind...

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Only on Earth

Episode Date: April 12, 2020

When you think of NASA, you might think of all the incredible mysteries of outer space. But we’re also pretty invested in another very special place …...