NASA's Curious Universe

Come get curious with NASA. As an official NASA podcast, Curious Universe brings you mind-blowing science and space adventures you won't find anywhere else. Explore the cosmos alongside astronauts, scientists, engineers, and other top NASA experts who are achieving remarkable feats in science, space exploration, and aeronautics. Learn something new about the wild and wonderful universe we share. All you need to get started is a little curiosity. NASA's Curious Universe is an official NASA podcast hosted by Padi Boyd and Jacob Pinter. Discover more original NASA shows at nasa.gov/podcasts


Science
1
Meet the Artemis III Crew
They'll fly one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in history
52 min
2
Catching Up With Perseverance on Mars
Unprecedented data from the surface of Mars
40 min
3
Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Artemis II with NAS...
Highlights from inside the mission
31 min
4
Update: Artemis II Crew Comes Home
"No one down here is ever going to know what the four of us just went through."
14 min
5
Update: Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon
"We love you from the Moon"
38 min
6
Artemis II: How NASA’s Moon Mission Returns to ...
Preparing for splashdown
23 min
7
Artemis II: The Ground Teams Powering NASA's Mo...
The shoulders lifting astronauts to space
31 min
8
Artemis II: How NASA Will Study the Moon—And th...
The science behind the mission
52 min
9
Artemis II: Inside NASA’s New Ride to the Moon
How astronauts will fly to the Moon and back
33 min
10
Artemis II: What NASA Learned From Launching Ar...
The countdown starts here
27 min
11
Artemis II: Meet the Moonbound Astronauts
Four astronauts. One mission around the Moon.
49 min
12
Launching Soon: Artemis II
This year, NASA returns to the Moon.
3 min
13
Cosmic Dawn with Nobel Laureate John Mather
The story of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope—with the man who first proposed it.
18 min
14
Encore: A Day In Space
One day in the life of NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
22 min
15
How Webb Illuminates Stars’ Cloudy Origins
New insights into how stars form from the James Webb Space Telescope.
22 min
16
What Webb Is Teaching Us About Our Solar System
The scientists turning the James Webb Space Telescope's giant eye inward.
27 min
17
Webb's Exoplanet Research Sounds Like Sci-Fi—Bu...
Faraway worlds come into focus thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope.
23 min
18
Why Webb's Earliest Galaxies Are Blowing Scient...
The James Webb Space Telescope is looking further back in time than we've ever seen before.
27 min
19
How Lying In Bed For 60 Days Helps Astronauts
NASA's studying humans here on Earth to help astronauts stay healthy in space.
27 min
20
Earth Series: What's Next for NASA Earth Science
What will we learn about this unique, life-giving planet next?
28 min
21
Earth Series: Monitoring the Air We Breathe
How NASA helped save the ozone layer—and tracks air pollution around the world.
38 min
22
Earth Series: From Space to Your Plate
NASA satellites track changes on our planet's surface and help farmers feed the world.
31 min
23
Earth Series: The Ocean, Now in Full Color
The two new NASA satellites keeping an eye on the ocean.
34 min
24
Earth Series: How NASA Sees Our Blue Marble
Earth, from space: a revelatory point of view.
28 min
25
Welcome to Earth
There's one planet NASA studies more than any other: our own.
3 min