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Innovation Now is a daily 90-second radio series and podcast that gives listeners a front row seat to hear compelling stories of revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies and the people behind the concepts that are shaping our future.

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    New Tricks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2025


    After twenty years in orbit, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is testing new maneuvers to hunt for water.

    Afterburner Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025


    The X-59 is the centerpiece of NASA's Quesst mission, which seeks to solve one of the major barriers to commercial supersonic flight over land by making sonic booms quieter.

    Measuring Moonlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025


    Space Station Inspections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025


    Astronauts regularly spend time doing a little housekeeping to be sure everything on station is in working order.

    Excavation Machines

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025


    This Moon-mining machine is proving it has what it takes to dig up dirt on the lunar surface.

    Eyes on Contamination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025


    Shadows on the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025


    NASA engineers are studying the shadows Artemis astronauts may experience on the Moon.

    Emergency Scenarios

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025


    NASA and the Department of Defense rehearsed recovery procedures off the coast of Florida – just in case.

    An Inside Edge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025


    You may have seen the impressive images NASA has captured of hurricanes, but NASA doesn't just take pictures of the storms.

    Ozone Where We Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025


    Ozone high in the stratosphere protects us from the Sun's ultraviolet light. But ozone near the ground is a pollutant that harms people and plants.

    Comet Catching Artwork

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025


    Fireworks from the Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025


    From copper blue to the red tint of strontium, exotic elements were created as stars exploded into brilliant supernovas.

    Celebrating the Fourth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025


    One day, we can look forward to American astronauts celebrating Independence Day on the Moon, or even Mars.

    Weather on Titan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025


    Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is the only other place in our solar system that has weather cycles like Earth.

    Health Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025


    Even before we're aware of heart trouble, our bodies give off warning signs in the form of vibrations.

    Disrupting Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025


    This summer, NASA is launching rockets into some mysterious clouds.

    Sky Gazers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2025


    Now amateur astronomers can join NASA in celebrating Hubble's thirty-five years of eyes on the universe by looking through their own telescopes.

    Giant Batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2025


    Decades ago, NASA designed a new type of liquid battery to supply a steady source of electricity when power is a challenge.

    AR Construction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025


    Teams are finding ways to improve how NASA builds spacecraft, and they're using augmented reality to get the job done.

    Observing Lightning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025


    Welding in Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2025


    As NASA plans for humans to return to the Moon or explore Mars, laser beams could be a key to assembling large structures or making repairs in space.

    Celebrating the Solstice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025


    If you look to the sky, June is filled with astronomical delights.

    Around the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025


    Data from Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025


    Martian Skies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025


    Sometimes noctilucent clouds on Mars create a rainbow of colors, producing iridescent, or mother-of-pearl clouds.

    Tiny Tardigrades

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025


    These tiny but tough life forms may help astronauts survive in the harsh environment of space.

    Bowls of Beans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025


    From astronauts to engineers, people at NASA have some interesting traditions to mark successful launches. But none may be as famous as Norm Carlson's Launch Beans.

    Breathing Life into Moon Dirt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025


    As NASA prepares for a sustained human presence on the Moon, researchers are turning lunar dust into a lifeline.

    The Gannon Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025


    A year after a geomagnetic storm that created auroras seen as far south as Texas, scientists are still making discoveries about its surprising effects.

    REACCH for It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025


    Astrobee has been wrapping its arms around objects on the International Space Station.

    A Targeted Landing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025


    NASA's official lunar landing requirement is to land within fifty meters, or one hundred sixty-four feet of a targeted site.

    Superglass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025


    ELF-5 is improving materials used for smartphone screens and space habitats by testing these materials in space.

    Sightseeing on Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025


    A flyby of Mars gave Europa Clipper an opportunity to calibrate its infrared imaging instrument.

    Moving Oxygen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025


    The efficient movement of large amounts of oxygen over long distances could help sustain a permanent human presence on the Moon.

    Stratospheric Platforms

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025


    Researchers are evaluating the feasibility of using a stratospheric platform in wildland fire scenarios.

    The Fifth and Final

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025


    It was the Monday after Mother's Day in 2009 when Atlantis lifted off from Launch Pad 39A to rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope.

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