Podcasts about nasa science

Send us a textIn this out-of-this-world episode of Wildly Curious, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole unravel the story of two unexpected astronauts: Anita and Arabella, the garden spiders launched aboard Skylab 3 in 1973.

The Moon might look calm and quiet now, but long ago, it was a fiery ball of volcanic activity!

Astronomers find 128 new moons for Saturn, four mini-Earths orbiting around Barnard's Star, a new video from Blue Ghost 1, massive science budget cuts for NASA, and in our Patreon version, a bonus story about the return of the X-37b spaceplane.

Astronomers find 128 new moons for Saturn, four mini-Earths orbiting around Barnard's Star, a new video from Blue Ghost 1, massive science budget cuts for NASA, and in our Patreon version, a bonus story about the return of the X-37b spaceplane.

NASA's science missions have transformed our understanding of the Universe, from breathtaking images of deep space to robotic explorers on Mars. But now, a reported 50% cut to NASA's science budget threatens to shut down missions, halt discoveries, and devastate the future of space exploration. This week, Casey Dreier and Jack Kiraly from The Planetary Society's space policy team break down the fight ahead, explain why these cuts would be catastrophic, and explain how you can take action before they become part of the official presidential budget request. Then, Science Editor Asa Stahl joins us to discuss the power of grassroots advocacy and Planetary Society members' impact in defending space science over the past 45 years. Plus, Bruce Betts returns for What's Up with a celebration of Lunar PlanetVac and a look ahead to this week's lunar eclipse. Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2025-extinction-level-event-for-nasa-scienceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft broke apart during a test flight. The debris from the rapid unplanned disassembly prompted the ground stoppage of many airline flights from Florida. Plus, NASA is closing several of its offices in an attempt to reduce its forces—a reaction from new policy changes under the Trump administration.

The podcast “The Other Moonshot” explores the stories of three Black engineers and their contributions to the Apollo program. Plus, a look ahead at three missions that are launching this year that will help us understand and study our universe like never before.

Aeorshield is unlocking the next generation of energy-efficient windows. They do this by developing the world's most transparent silica aerogel inserts for windows, reducing energy loss through windows by 50%. Elise's prior experience includes roles at Johnson Controls, Activate, and a PhD from MIT where the research on aerogels all began. In this episode, you'll learn these four important takeaways. How windows lead to 35% of energy loss in buildings How they're using $25M in funding to expand beyond their pilot facility and scale up next year How to make this super-insulating material called aeroseal, aka frozen smoke Why you should ignore criticism from people from whom you wouldn't proactively seek advice

Dr. Nicola "Nicky" Fox, is the associate administrator for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, which essentially means she is the head of science for NASA. Her directorate is responsible for more than 150 missions that are currently in space or in development. Further Together hosts Michael Holtz and Matthew Underwood talk to Fox about the importance of her role, the trajectory of her career, how she became interested in science and how the desire to work for NASA brought her from England to the United States. She also tells a great story about how her father propped 8-month-old Nicky in front of the television to witness Neil Armstrong landing on the moon. Perhaps that event planted the seed? Fox came to NASA as a Postdoctoral Fellow and rose through the ranks to her current role. We cover a lot in this great and fun conversation. Give it a listen. Learn more about Nicky Fox: https://science.nasa.gov/people/nicola-fox/ Learn more about the NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: https://npp.orau.org/index.html

Bob is joined by the astronomer Dean Regas. Our goal for this podcast is to inspire you to attend the total eclipse of the sun on April 8th, 2024. Dean Regas Website: astrodean.com NASA Science: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

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In this edition: We meet an Imperial alum who is now Head of Science at NASA, discuss the generational wealth gap and find out how to tackle TB. News: Is the generational wealth gap real? – We dig into a new report that finds evidence that there is more solidarity between generations than the “Millennials versus Boomers” narrative would suggest. NASA's Head of Science – We sit down with Imperial physics alum, and now NASA Head of Science, Dr Nicky Fox, to find out which missions she's excited about and how we can encourage more girls to take up physics. Tackling TB – We hear from Professor Nim Pathy about how TB patients in India can be empowered to seek proper care, how new technologies can help expand screening programmes, and what we need to do to make a new vaccine. This is an extract from JameelCast – a new podcast that explores where global disease and health overlap with other fields, including epidemiology, ecology, economics, and engineering.

Can Medicine Move To Animal-Free Testing? Before a new drug can begin clinical trials in humans, it gets tested on animals. But things are changing. Late last year, Congress passed the FDA Modernization Act 2.0, which cleared the way for new drugs to skip animal testing. Can we expect to phase out animal testing altogether? Is it safe? And what technologies might make that possible? Guest host Flora Lichtman talks with Dr. Thomas Hartung, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, to get a broader picture of alternatives to animal testing.   Capturing Carbon With Tasty Fungus This week, a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change brought dire warnings about our planet's climate future and an alert that drastic action is needed—now—to avoid catastrophe. One action the report recommends involves an overhaul of our food production systems to decrease their carbon impact.   Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers suggest one possible way of sequestering some carbon dioxide might be cultivating certain kinds of edible mushrooms on land that has already been cultivated for agroforestry. The researchers are working with Lactarius deliciosus, commonly known as the saffron milk cap or red pine mushroom, but other species are possible as well. These mycorrhizal fungi live in a symbiotic relationship with the roots of the trees, increasing biomass and storing more carbon, while producing food on land that might have otherwise been used only for trees. In certain climates and with certain trees, these fungi can actually be a carbon-negative source of protein. However, to produce a pound of protein currently requires a lot of land and effort. The researchers are working to make forest fungal farming easier, and to expand the approach to a wider range of trees. SciFri's Charles Bergquist talks with Dr. Paul Thomas, author of that report and research director at the company Mycorrhizal Systems, a company that helps farmers grow truffles. He's also an honorary professor in the University of Stirling's Faculty of Natural Sciences in the UK.   Whiskey Distillery On The Rocks After Fungus Spreads Lincoln County, Tennessee has been overcome by an unwelcome guest: whiskey fungus. It covers everything from houses and cars to stop signs and trees, and no amount of power washing seems to make it go away. Why has whiskey fungus attached to this small town? It feeds on ethanol from the famed Jack Daniel's distillery, which is in a neighboring county. Lincoln County isn't the first place to encounter this problem. Whiskey fungus was first documented in 1872 by a French pharmacist named Antonin Baudoin. Baudoin noted how mold caused distillery walls in Cognac to blacken, a phenomenon that has since been seen near distilleries across the world. The fungus was not given a name until 2007, when it was dubbed Baudoinia compniacensis, named for Antonin Baudoin. Joining guest host Flora Lichtman is James A. Scott, PhD, professor of public health at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. Scott has studied whiskey fungus for over two decades, and gave it its scientific name.   NASA's New Science Head Sees A Bright Future Last month, NASA announced Dr. Nicola Fox as the agency's new scientific leader. Fox is taking on a critical role at NASA, shaping the agency's science priorities and overseeing roughly 100 missions, with a budget of $7.8 billion. The portfolio includes space science from astrophysics and Earth science, covering the planets in our solar system to exoplanets far beyond. Previously, she was the director of the heliophysics division at NASA, which studies the Sun and its role in the solar system. SciFri senior producer Charles Bergquist talks with Dr. Nicola Fox, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate for NASA, about her new position, career path, and plans for science at NASA.    

Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen who is the Associate Administrator at NASA Science. He actually just stepped down from his role after leading NASA science for over 6 years. He's behind many of the space initiatives over the past few years including the Mars Lander InSight and the James Webb Telescope.  Today's episode we discuss how old the universe is and if there is intelligent life somewhere in space, if we are living in a computer simulation or parallel universe, and how big our universe really is. It's not all space talk though, Thomas also shares how he makes decisions and deals with failure,  and the difference between making a mistake versus almost making a mistake and why it's so crucial to talk about both of these things. ------------------ Get ad-free listening, early access to new episodes and bonus episodes with the subscription version of the show The Future of Work Plus. To start it will only be available on Apple Podcasts and it will cost $4.99/month or $49.99/year, which is the equivalent to the cost of a cup of coffee.  ________________ Over the last 15 years, I've had the privilege of speaking and working with some of the world's top leaders. Here are 15 of the best leadership lessons that I learned from the CEOs of organizations like Netflix, Honeywell, Volvo, Best Buy, The Home Depot, and others. I hope they inspire you and give you things you can try in your work and life. Get the PDF here. --------------------- Get the latest insights on the Future of Work, Leadership and employee experience through my daily newsletter at futureofworknewsletter.com  Let's connect on social! Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmorgan8 Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacobmorgan8 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jacobm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FuturistJacob

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Omicron-specific COVID boosters are coming to the US soon. How much of a difference will they make to immunity? Well, it's complicated. Plus, NASA says Artemis I is go for launch. Here's everything to know about the big event on Monday. And MoviePass is officially coming back from the dead next month.Sponsors:Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/coolIndeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed's Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnewsLinks:Omicron-specific Covid booster shots are just weeks away. Here's who will—and won't—be eligible (CNBC)The U.K. approved omicron-specific booster shots. They're coming to the U.S. soon (NPR)New Covid boosters expected soon for everyone over age 12 (NBC News)Your first brush with coronavirus could affect how a fall booster works (Washington Post)NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is 'go' for Aug. 29 launch (Space.com)NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Artemis Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft (NASA)Artemis I Path to the Pad: The Rocket (NASA, YouTube)Artemis Mission: A guide to Nasa's mega Moon rocket (BBC)Artemis activities for kids and teachers (NASA)Science communicator Swapna Krishna will be live tweeting the Artemis I launch (Skrishna, Twitter) MoviePass Will Relaunch on Labor Day With New Points System (Gizmodo) AMC's CEO Turned His $9 Billion Company Into a Meme Machine (Bloomberg)February episode about MoviePass's return (Cool Stuff Ride Home)Jackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We chat with Michael Flores about being a Science Communicator / Public Affairs at NASA. Michael is probably the best case study for what to do to get your dream career we have ever had on the podcast. His story is incredible and if you are a regular listener you will know we always bang on about using social media to showcase your work / network. Michael takes this to another level. I don't want to ruin his story in the description but it involves going back to college, finding jobs that allow him to build specific skill sets and networking with as many people in the industry / company he dreamed of working at. 

This week’s episode gives a general overview of the biological research ongoing at NASA Science. Here’s a link to the Space Biology program at NASA Science. This is the paper discussed in this podcast:Counteracting Muscle Atrophy on Earth and in Space via Nanofluidics Delivery of Formoterol

This week’s episode gives a general overview of the biological research ongoing at NASA Science. Here’s a link to the Space Biology program at NASA Science. This is the paper discussed in this podcast:Counteracting Muscle Atrophy on Earth and in Space via Nanofluidics Delivery of Formoterol

On the evening of December 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn appear to come together as one bright star, in an event called a ‘great conjunction’. ThePrint’s Sandhya Ramesh explains what planetary conjunctions are, why this great conjunction is special, and why humans could be making history tonight. ----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/science/see-saturn-jupiter-come-together-today-in-rare-space-event-last-seen-400-years-ago/570963/----more----Supplementary reading:Space.com | Jupiter and Saturn swing by the moon this week ahead of a 'Great Conjunction' https://www.space.com/jupiter-saturn-moon-near-moon-great-conjunction-2020Dr. Hartigan, Rice University | Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction Series from 0 CE to 3000 CE https://sparky.rice.edu/~hartigan/public-night/jupsat2.html----more----NASA Science live stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvQgisEBql0Lowell Observatory live stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrRcfaWutLQ----more----University of Exeter live stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfcVvID6xXA----more----

We’d love to hear from you (feedback@breakingbadscience.com)Look us up on social media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breaking-Bad-Science-Podcast-103258964776212/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbadsciencepodcast/We've all heard it...It's not Rocket Science, or it's not Brain surgery, or my personal favorite it's not Rocket Surgery. Well in this week’s episode, it is Rocket Science and if we're lucky maybe some rocket surgery. But what even is rocket science? Why is it the bar we use for difficulty? The one and only Jordan Slavish joins us to talk about this fascinating topic. He's an educator, rocket enthusiest, and future Discovery Channel star. Join hosts Shanti and Danny as we discuss this complex topic and breakdown what makes it so unique, and don’t forget to check out “Rocket Around The Christmas Tree” Dec 3rd at 10 p.m. EST.https://youtu.be/wpaFltHKSPQReferencesNASA Science. 10 Things: Rockets - We Love Saturn V. NASA Science. 02-Apr-2018. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/382/10-things-rockets-we-love-saturn-v/Dunbar, B.; Call to Action for the Technical Interchange Meeting. NASA Science. 15-Jun-2018. https://www.nasa.gov/puffRocketry Associationshttp://www.tripoli.org/https://www.nar.org/

Have you ever wondered how we can send probes all the way to Mercury? Can a spacecraft catch a free ride in space without using extra fuel? Jupiter flyby is a pretty cool term but what does it mean? To get answers to these questions, tune in to our latest episode that's all about gravity assist maneuvers aka slingshot maneuvers! Music from filmmusic.io "Tyrant" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Henna's Sources: “A Gravity Assist Primer.” NASA Science, https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/basics/primer/. “Delta-v Budget.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Aug. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-v_budget. Fly By Trajectories, Delta V & Gravity Assists, YouTube, 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Ta0Io-qO4. “Hohmann Transfer Orbit Diagram.” The Planetary Society, www.planetary.org/space-images/hohmann-transfer-orbit. “How Does the Slingshot Effect (or Gravity Assist) Work to Change the Orbit of a Spacecraft?” Scientific American, Scientific American, 11 July 2005, www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-does-the-slingshot-ef/. How To Perform a Gravity Assist, YouTube, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CqBP-CtM0c “Orbital Maneuver.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Apr. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_maneuver. Wertz, James Richard., and Wiley J. Larson. Space Mission Analysis and Design. Microcosm, 1999. Why Doesn't the Moon Fall to Earth? Exploring Orbits and Gravity, YouTube, 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKXVRu6JL54. Anna's Sources: Alexander, Donovan. 11 Influential Inventions from the 1920s That You Should Definitely Know About. 20 Sept. 2019, interestingengineering.com/11-influential-inventions-from-the-1920s-that-you-should-definitely-know-about. “Ask an Astronomer.” Cool Cosmos, coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/25-How-far-is-Mercury-from-Earth-. Baikonur Cosmodrome. 1 Sept. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome. “BepiColombo Overview.” ESA, www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo_overview2. “BepiColombo.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 30 June 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo. Berger, Eric. All Hail Luna 3, Rightful King of 1950s Space Missions. 4 Oct. 2019, arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/all-hail-luna-3-rightful-king-of-1950s-space-missions/. ESA. “Bepicolombo Takes Last Snaps of Earth En Route to Mercury.” ESA Science & Technology , 10 Apr. 2020, sci.esa.int/web/bepicolombo/-/bepicolombo-takes-last-snaps-of-earth-en-route-to-mercury. Friedrich Zander. 5 Sept. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Zander. “Giuseppe 'Bepi' Colombo: Grandfather of the Fly-By.” ESA, www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_history/Giuseppe_Bepi_Colombo_Grandfather_of_the_fly-by. Harbhovska, Olha. Yuriy Kondratyuk: A Ukrainian Mathematician Ahead of His Time. 23 Oct. 2019, www.americahousekyiv.org/ah-blog/2019/10/23/yuriy-kondratyuk-a-ukrainian-mathematician-ahead-of-his-time. In Depth. solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/luna-03/in-depth/. Mars, Kelli. “45 Years Ago: Mariner 10 First to Explore Mercury.” NASA, NASA, 27 Mar. 2019, www.nasa.gov/feature/45-years-ago-mariner-10-first-to-explore-mercury. “Mercury Exploration Mission ‘BepiColombo.’” JAXA, global.jaxa.jp/projects/sas/bepi/. NASA History Newsletter. 1 Oct. 1965, history.nasa.gov/nltr3.pdf. Redd, Nola Taylor. “How Far Away Is Venus?” Space.com, Space, 17 Nov. 2012, www.space.com/18529-distance-to-venus.html. Tidal Locking. 26 Aug. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking.

Norah started photography in high school, from a camera her father gave her. By playing around with her camera and just shooting pictures, she fell in love with photography. Then she went to school to study imaging and photographic technology. After several NASA summer internships and lots of networking, Norah was brought on at NASA Johnson Space Center as a Science Photographer. You can see her talented work, along with her colleagues at www.images.nasa.gov Norah got her first NASA internship at the NASA Langley Research Center, working on videos and interviews for several projects.  Discovering the archives at Langley had the most incredible things- flags, scuba gear! Then Norah got a contact at NASA Ames Research Center for her next internship, and learned how to photograph lasers with mirrors and light source. A brave application later to Johnson Space Center for a full-time photographer position landed her the job that allows her to see everything that happens within the entire center!  Every day’s assignment is different at NASA JSC- you never know what’s next, so there’s lots of fun to be had and lots to learn. Norah set up a baseball field shoot to test the Artemis space suits’ movement capabilities! You can see the baseball shot at www.Images.NASA.gov. “I was taking all of the art classes and I was missing science. I didn’t feel challenged the way I wanted to be challenged, so I went to a panel of graduates from all of the photo degrees, and discovered a NASA photographer who talked about his work and the idea of working for NASA was something that got in my brain and that was it for me. I applied to every internship I could!”   “My all-time favorite assignment I got to do it train/ camp with the new astronaut class when they did their required geology studies for a week and I got to camp with them and learn, too!...I set up my camera and got to shoot time-lapse photos of the stars every night. They are called star trails. One of the astronauts that came along was Don Pettit, and we got to talk about star trails from the space station that he saw, and the star trails I was shooting from the Earth from the dessert. It was really cool.” “There were a lot of qualified candidates to choose from when I applied for my position. I asked the person who hired me what shoot out to select me. He said it was my passion and excitement for NASA that allowed me to be selected.”   What’s next for Norah? Shooting high-speed photography from simulations and tests that need images from some pretty fast photos (think launches, tests and planned explosions)!    Some advice from up and coming artists who may want to work for NASA from Norah:  “There are so many creative opportunities needed here at NASA, like lighting, audio engineers, videographers, producers, it’s not just scientists and engineers. Apply for EVERYTHING, it does not matter if you have all the qualifications. And wherever you are, network. It’s what got me here. Always be open to talking to people about what you love.”  

This week Space Mike brings us the latest Space Traffic in our local Solar System including a Soyuz flight that may have had an anomaly, SpaceX Falcon 9 with a mission to the moon and Virgin Galactic's latest test flight with a first non-test pilot astronaut passenger! And if you would like more information on that SpaceIL update, you can see our Space News episode from February 6th right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW8pHwRqRcY&feature=youtu.be&t=647 Jared Head updates us on Hayabusa-2's mission to Ryugu and its sample that will be coming back to Earth in the next couple of years. Sarah Vincent has a NASA Science update on synthetic DNA And finally Dr. Tamitha Skov updates on on the latest Space Weather for this week.

This week Space Mike brings us the latest Space Traffic in our local Solar System including a Soyuz flight that may have had an anomaly, SpaceX Falcon 9 with a mission to the moon and Virgin Galactic's latest test flight with a first non-test pilot astronaut passenger! And if you would like more information on that SpaceIL update, you can see our Space News episode from February 6th right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW8pHwRqRcY&feature=youtu.be&t=647 Jared Head updates us on Hayabusa-2's mission to Ryugu and its sample that will be coming back to Earth in the next couple of years. Sarah Vincent has a NASA Science update on synthetic DNA And finally Dr. Tamitha Skov updates on on the latest Space Weather for this week.

Bill Hargenrader, bestselling author of the Mars Journey series, interviews Lucinda Offer, Executive Director of the Mars Society, who has devoted over 10 years to Humans to Mars advocacy and analog research. Lucinda has been an extremely effective Executive Director of the Mars Society USA, a role which she held in the past, and now again appointed in 2015. She has devoted over 10 years to Humans to Mars advocacy and analog research. Positions included leading lobbying efforts in DC, PR Director, and Executive Director. She completed Crew 97 (January 2011) rotation at MDRS as crew roboticist testing NASA/Mars Society tele-operated exploration rover ‘Sandstorm’, as well as four NASA Science expeditions researching Mars analogues to Saudi Arabia (Mars and Titan), Australia (3.5 Bya stromatolites and the Dawn of Life Trail), the Mojave (tardigrades), and New Zealand (geothermal vents). Backgrounds in Geology, Design, and Science Communication. Lucinda also combines those talents to teach Physical and Earth science concepts using visual communication. She continues her efforts with publishing Mars-oriented educational materials, first published in 2010. The show and its contents are presented by The Mars Society and co-produced with I Love Mars Media. Find out more at: www.marssociety.org and www.ILoveMars.info