NASA's Curious Universe

An official NASA podcast bringing you mind-blowing stories you won’t find anywhere else.

What does it take to launch a rocket? What happens when we go looking for life beyond Earth? And what can the universe teach us next?

With extraordinary access to the people and places behind NASA’s exploration of space, Curious Universe brings you closer to the discoveries shaping what we know about our universe.

Don’t forget your curiosity.

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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
27
Earth Series: What's Next for NASA Earth Science
What will we learn about this unique, life-giving planet next?
28 min
28
Earth Series: Monitoring the Air We Breathe
How NASA helped save the ozone layer—and tracks air pollution around the world.
38 min
29
Earth Series: From Space to Your Plate
NASA satellites track changes on our planet's surface and help farmers feed the world.
31 min
30
Earth Series: The Ocean, Now in Full Color
The two new NASA satellites keeping an eye on the ocean.
34 min
31
Earth Series: How NASA Sees Our Blue Marble
Earth, from space: a revelatory point of view.
28 min
32
Welcome to Earth
There's one planet NASA studies more than any other: our own.
3 min
33
Curious Universe Live: Art and Science with Ast...
Live from On Air Fest in Brooklyn, New York: NASA astronaut Matt Dominick.
29 min
34
Inside the Team That Keeps Hubble Flying
For the space telescope's 35th anniversary, a rare peek inside its control center.
38 min
35
How NASA Found the Ingredients For Life on an A...
Some of the first science results are in from a NASA mission to asteroid Bennu.
27 min
36
Why the Moon’s Icy South Pole is a Hot Target f...
NASA's Artemis campaign is targeting the South Pole for the first crewed lunar landing in decades.
36 min
37
The Mind-Bending Math Inside Black Holes
Dr. Ronald Gamble, a NASA theoretical astrophysicist, peers inside some of the universe's most extreme objects: black holes.
25 min
38
How Open Science and AI Are Advancing Hurricane...
A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft flies into the eye of a storm. What happens next?
31 min
39
Europa Clipper's Voyage to Jupiter's Ocean Moon
Could Jupiter's moon support life in its salty seas?
36 min
40
An Asteroid by Any Other Name With Special Gues...
At NASA, defending the planet from space rocks is serious business.
38 min
41
Sun Series: Bonus: Dispatches from the Path of ...
As the Moon's shadow fell across the U.S., NASA sent us into the field.
35 min
42
Sun Series: Soaring Toward the Sun
For the first time, a NASA spacecraft is flying through the Sun's atmosphere.
35 min
43
Sun Series: What is Space Weather?
Close up, our star is a wild, stormy place.
34 min
44
Sun Series: Minisode! Countdown to Total Solar ...
It's almost time for a once-in-a-lifetime show.
11 min
45
Sun Series: You (Yes, You!) Can Help NASA Study...
You can help NASA solve our star's enduring mysteries.
44 min
46
Sun Series: How to Experience a Total Solar Ecl...
When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, the world looks up in awe.
41 min
47
Sun Series: The Sun, Our Star
A journey from the surface of the Earth into our Sun's core.
36 min
48
Here Comes the Sun Series
This year, get to know your friendly neighborhood star.
2 min
49
Planet Hunting with Host Padi Boyd
In this special episode, we turn the tables and put host Padi Boyd in the interview seat. Padi shares stories from her time with NASA’s groundbreaking Kepler mission, which showed us many more exoplanets—planets orbiting other stars—than we had previously discovered. She also tells us about her dream astronomical dinner companion and her go-to karaoke song. Plus, we'll wrap up another season of wild and wonderful adventures by answering questions from listeners like you and sharing behind-the-scenes tidbits from Season 6 episodes. For the first time, this episode of Curious Universe is also available as a video podcast. Check it out at nasa.gov/curiousuniverse and NASA’s YouTube channel: youtu.be/h0wLZJeYGxw
37 min
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A Year in Mars Dune Alpha
To prepare for the day when humans travel to Mars, NASA is conducting a one-year experiment in a Mars simulation environment. So what’s it like to spend a year in CHAPEA, the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog? In this season finale episode, travel through the airlock with voice recordings made by the four-person crew, including what it feels like—and smells like—inside their realistic 3-D printed habitat and how virtual reality gives them the sensation of walking on the Red Planet. NASA's Curious Universe is an official NASA podcast. Discover more adventures with NASA astronauts, engineers, scientists, and other experts at nasa.gov/curiousuniverse
25 min