198: Dragonfly with Dr. Turtle
Dr. Zibi Turtle is the Principal Investigator of NASA's Dragonfly mission. She tells us what it is like to design and build an octocopter that will roam the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. She also te...
19 Jun 202224min
197: A massive asteroid hit at tremendous speed with Prof. Richardson
Professor Derek Richardson gives us an update on the DART mission, which is headed towards tiny asteroid moon Dimorphos. If all goes well this fall, DART will crash into Dimorphos at four miles per se...
22 Mai 202227min
196: Spinning universe with Dr. Cheng
Dr. Jon Cheng tells us about his fluid flow experiments. These experiments investigate fundamental physics. They can be applied to the movement of the Earth's core as well as things like liquid batter...
17 Apr 202225min
195: Dark and quiet skies with Dr. Rawls
Dr. Meredith Rawls talks about the unintended consequences of artificial satellite constellations. Satellites change the night sky, impacting the people and animals that rely on it. Hundreds of thousa...
20 Mar 202240min
194: Exoplanet next door with Prof Whitten
Prof Jenny Whitten tells us about VERITAS, a NASA mission that will orbit Venus. She explains how scientists will use radar to learn about the surface, and how they picked exactly which radar band to ...
20 Feb 202229min
193: Orbital parking spots with Larissa Markwardt
Larissa Markwardt talks about Trojan asteroids-- asteroids that orbit the sun a little before or after planets. She describes the special technique she uses to find these asteroids, and why not findin...
23 Jan 202219min
192: Craters on Titan with Prof. Neish
Professor Catherine Neish explains why there's so few craters on Saturn's moon Titan. She explains why Titan's craters may contain the organic molecules needed for life, and how the Dragonfly mission ...
21 Des 202124min
191: Back to Venus with Dr. Getty
Dr. Stephanie Getty tells us about DAVINCI, which will go to Venus. DAVINCI will scan the planet during three flybys, and will deploy a probe. She explains how engineers will protect the probe's instr...
22 Nov 202130min
