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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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    Observe the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025


    Hundreds of events worldwide were held on October fourth to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night.

    Starforge

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025


    Space Factory continues to develop new print materials from items many of us throw away.

    Power for the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025


    This team may be able to solve the lunar storage problems for fuel on the dark side of the Moon.

    The Race Is On

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025


    On October 1st, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration began operations.

    Grains of Dust

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025


    Dust grains play a starring role in making new molecules of interstellar space.

    Radargram

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025


    As Europa Clipper zipped by the volcanic plains of the Red Planet, its radar instrument REASON did a dry run over terrain scientists have been studying for decades.

    Computers for Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025


    RadPC was a technology demonstration that proved low-cost computers can self-correct when exposed to lunar radiation.

    New Pilot Simulations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025


    A NASA research project is looking at alternatives to conventional flight simulators for pilot training.

    Cloud Types

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025


    In 1803, Luke Howard used Latin terms to classify four main cloud types. Now an interactive game can help players identify the clouds we see.

    IMAP

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025


    As a modern-day cartographer, IMAP will investigate the interaction of the solar wind at its boundary with interstellar space.

    Not Quite Equal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025


    Twice a year, the center of the Sun is directly above the equator, and Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the Sun.

    Time to Launch

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025


    In the hours prior to a rocket launch, flight controllers monitor various systems, including weather.

    Friend or Foe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025


    Space is a very uninviting place for humans. And one of the unexpected sources of danger is our very own Sun.

    Sunblock for Roman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025


    NASA technicians have installed the sunshields on the Roman Space Telescope.

    Supersonic Parachutes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025


    NASA is working on EPIC solutions to make supersonic parachute delivery more reliable.

    Lunar Vehicle Instruments

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025


    NASA has selected the first instruments to be integrated into a lunar terrain vehicle.

    Preserving a Memory

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025


    The cold, dry environment of Mars will help preserve a tribute to the victims who perished in the September 11th attacks.

    Improving Space Traffic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025


    As missions to low Earth orbit become more frequent, space traffic coordination is essential for operating safely in space.

    TEMPO Extended

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2025


    Since its launch, NASA's TEMPO mission has been measuring the quality of the air we breathe from its unique orbit.

    Leaps in AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025


    Long before the arrival of today's artificial intelligence, a different kind of AI was born with the help of NASA's Ames Research Center in California.

    Energetic Neptune

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2025


    Astronomers are using the Webb Telescope to shine a little light on the bizarre magnetic field surrounding Neptune.

    Analyzing Bennu

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025


    Analysis of Bennu's samples suggest the conditions necessary for life were widespread across the early solar system.

    Seafloor Maps

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025


    Accurate seafloor maps are crucial for seafaring activities including laying underwater communications cables, rare-mineral seabed mining, and optimizing shipping routes.

    Space Fermented Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025


    Sailors might have avoided scurvy if someone in the age of exploration on the high seas had found a way to make the vitamin C sailors were missing.

    American Workers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025


    Labor Day is an opportunity to reflect on the contributions NASA missions make to the American workforce and American innovation.

    Space Fermented Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025


    Sailors might have avoided scurvy if someone in the age of exploration on the high seas had found a way to make the vitamin C sailors were missing.

    An Ideal Temperature

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025


    This NASA spinoff is keeping hot liquids and cold containers at an ideal temperature.

    Pushing Technologies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025


    Spraying for Food Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025


    What started out as the astronauts' need for an easy way to support plant growth experiments in space has improved nozzle technology across industries here on Earth.

    Materials for Mars

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2025


    Embedded in the Perseverance rover are five swatches of material that could help prepare astronauts for a future trip to Mars.

    Drain Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025


    Understanding the physical processes the body uses to compensate for the lack of gravity is important for maintaining astronaut health.

    Tectonic Activity on Venus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025


    Using archival data from NASA's Magellan mission, researchers have uncovered new evidence that tectonic activity may be changing the surface of Venus.

    Tours of the Cosmos

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025


    From a dark cloud of hydrogen to a supermassive black hole, begin your galactic journey with ViewSpace.

    Airplane Noise

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025


    Airplanes go through testing so they don't exceed noise levels set for their body type.

    Together We Rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025


    For sixty years, since NASA's Gemini program, every astronaut launching to space has worn a mission patch.

    Radiation Repairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2025


    JunoCam is located outside the titanium-walled radiation unit that provides protection for sensitive components.

    Ground Systems Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025


    The ten-day Artemis II mission will test NASA's deep space human exploration capabilities with astronauts.

    Smoke Exposure Maps

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025


    HAQAST is working to better understand the impact prescribed controlled burns have on air quality.

    Safer Air Taxi Designs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025


    Over the years, planes, cars, helicopters, and even the Orion capsule have been dropped from the gantry.

    Subsea Batteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025


    No one has mapped more territory than NASA. But even their sensors rely on batteries.

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