176: Getting curious with Dr. Fraeman
Dr. Abby Fraeman returns to the show to talk about NASA's Curiosity rover. For the past eight years, Curiosity has been exploring Gale Crater on Mars. Dr. Fraeman talks about a discovery she made on t...
23 Aug 202026min
175: Three lunar water mysteries with Prof. Ehlmann
Prof. Bethany Ehlmann returns to the show to talk about the mission she's leading, Lunar Trailblazer. This low-cost mission will hitch a ride to the moon using the extra space in a large rocket. Once ...
19 Juli 202031min
174: How NASA funding works with Dr. Throop
Many of the discoveries you've heard about on this show were funded by NASA. But how do scientists get money from NASA? Dr. Henry Throop returns to the show to explain how NASA program officers evalua...
21 Juni 202015min
173: Last alert system with Dr. Denneau
Dr. Larry Denneau talks about the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS. He talks about how asteroid detection is a data processing problem. Every night ATLAS handles about a quarter...
24 Maj 202020min
172: The whole world to a microbe with Prof. Levy
Prof Joe Levy talks about his research in the dry valleys of Antarctica. These valleys are dry, irradiated, salty, and cold, which makes them similar to parts of Mars. He explains why planetary scient...
26 Apr 202016min
171: Astronauts on starship Earth with Dr. Gifford
Dr. Sheyna Gifford describes the experience of being a simulated Martian astronaut, as part of the HI-SEAS experiment. She talks about the experiment and gives us all tips for staying mentally, emotio...
30 Mars 202025min
170: Searching for outer solar system objects with Dr. Schwamb
Dr. Meg Schwamb tells us about the Outer Solar System Origins Survey (OSSOS). She explains why she doesn't just want to find these distant objects, she wants to figure out what they are made of. We al...
15 Mars 202016min
169: The flattest structures in the solar system with Dr. Tiscareno
Dr. Matthew Tiscareno tells us about Saturn's rings. He describes how scientists measured their mass, and how the rings got their colors. He also explains why scientists are currently debating the age...
16 Feb 202026min
