Mars Helicopter? Really?
Part two of our look at Perseverance, the next Mars rover. We asked NASA engineer Rich Rieber what the mission hopes to accomplish on the red planet - searching for signs of ancient life, analyzing th...
30 Sep 202012min
How Do You Land a Robot on Mars?
NASA's newest rover is on its way to Mars. We asked engineer David Way, who designed the landing system, how it will touch down safely on the red planet.
25 Sep 202010min
How Many Colors Are in the Rainbow, Really?
You had lots of questions about our perception of color, and so we asked Zoe to tell us about rainbows, matching shades of black, and more.
19 Sep 202010min
How Do You Explore An Underwater Forest?
We ask Dan Distel, a marine biologist at Northeastern, about an amazing discovery off the coast of Alabama: an ancient underwater forest.
8 Sep 202013min
How Do Astronomers Search for Exoplanets?
Dr. Rob Zellem of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab answers questions about using citizen science to discover exoplanets.
1 Sep 202013min
Do Woodpeckers Get Headaches?
One of the museum's resident birding enthusiasts returns to answer more questions all about our feathered friends.
25 Aug 20209min
How Do Scientists Predict Tornadoes?
We talked with Elizabeth Smith, a meteorologist from the National Severe Storms Laboratory, to find out more about tornadoes.
18 Aug 202010min
How Can We Protect the Endangered Birds of Hawai'i?
Biologist Hanna Mounce describes her team's efforts to conserve the native forest ecosystems of Hawai'i.
14 Aug 202010min
