Happy Asteroid Day!
Asteroid Day, June 30th, marks the anniversary of the great Tunguska impact that leveled a Siberian forest. It reminds us that a Near Earth Object can destroy a city or even a civilization. Former Min...
28 Kesä 201739min
Thomas Edison, Eclipse Chaser!
Former NPR science reporter David Baron discusses the stories of men and women who made their way across the American West to view and document the total solar eclipse of 1878.Learn more about your ad...
21 Kesä 20171h 2min
Julie Webster and the Art of Spacecraft Endurance
How do you keep a dazzlingly complex spacecraft in good health after 20 years in space? That’s the challenge for Julie Webster and her team of engineers supporting the Cassini mission at Saturn.Learn ...
14 Kesä 201747min
Spectacular Jupiter!
Have you seen its stunning image of Jupiter’s south pole? The Juno orbiter is surpassing expectations and delivering surprising science. Scott Bolton, the mission’s Principal Investigator, is back wit...
7 Kesä 201742min
Space Policy Edition #13 – The 2018 Budget Proposal and Is Mars Exploration in Retrograde?
The Trump Administration released its proposed FY2018 budget just days ago. Casey Dreier, Jason Callahan and Mat Kaplan dive deep into what this controversial plan means for NASA and how it has been r...
2 Kesä 20171h 10min
Buzz Aldrin and Other Martians
He walked with Neil Armstrong on the moon, but that may not be his greatest legacy. Buzz Aldrin was joined by other space stars at the recent Humans To Mars Summit.Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
31 Touko 201758min
Human Spaceflight: Coming Back to America
Astronauts may soon ride on US rockets and in US spaceships for the first time since the last Space Shuttle flight. Jon Cowart of NASA is working with SpaceX toward the first launch of a Dragon spacec...
24 Touko 201747min
NASA Leaders on Getting Humans to Mars
The human journey to the Red Planet is long and hard, but Mat’s conversation with three NASA Associate Administrators at the Humans to Mars Summit was filled with cautious optimism.Learn more about yo...
17 Touko 20171h 4min
