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NASA's Curious Universe

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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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S13 · E6
Yesterday · 25 min
Encore: Welcome to the Dark Side
Only five percent of the universe is normal matter. Here's how NASA studies the rest.
S13 · E5
September 5 · 21 min
Roman Series: Liftoff!
Behind the scenes of the final preparations and big emotions
S13 · E4
August 27 · 26 min
Roman Series: Why NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Make Unexpected Discoveries
A deep dive into a groundbreaking new telescope
S13 · E3
August 25 · 32 min
Roman Series: The Technology Inside NASA’s Newest Space Telescope
Pop the hood of a space telescope with NASA engineers
S13 · E2
August 18 · 32 min
Roman Series: Jupiters Around Other Suns
Roman's quest to discover planets outside our solar system
S13 · E1
August 11 · 39 min
Roman Series: NASA’s New View of the Dark Universe
Get ready for "sky panoramas"
August 4 · 4 min
Launching Soon: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
NASA is about to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will change the way we see the universe and settle essential questions about some of the biggest mysteries out there. In a new limited series, Curious Universe takes you behind the scenes with NASA scientists and engineers who made Roman a reality—no Ph.D. required. Learn more about the Roman Space Telescope at nasa.gov/roman
S12 · E3
July 21 · 33 min
There’s More Space in Your Life Than You Think
In its mission to explore the unknown in air and space, NASA ends up inventing a lot of new things. Then, the agency “spins off” those inventions to companies that produce products to make our lives easier and safer here on Earth. From memory foam mattresses and cordless power tools to wireless headphones and dating apps, NASA Technology is all around you, even if you’re not an astronaut. To read NASA's Spinoff publication, visit spinoff.nasa.gov.
S12 · E2
June 12 · 52 min
Meet the Artemis III Crew
They'll fly one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in history
S12 · E1
June 2 · 40 min
Catching Up With Perseverance on Mars
Unprecedented data from the surface of Mars
S11 · E10
May 2 · 31 min
Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Artemis II with NASA Experts
Highlights from inside the mission
S11 · E9
April 15 · 15 min
Update: Artemis II Crew Comes Home
"No one down here is ever going to know what the four of us just went through."
S11 · E8
April 8 · 39 min
Update: Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon
"We love you from the Moon"
S11 · E7
April 2 · 25 min
Artemis II: How NASA’s Moon Mission Returns to Earth
Preparing for splashdown
S11 · E6
February 17 · 33 min
Artemis II: The Ground Teams Powering NASA's Moon Mission
The shoulders lifting astronauts to space
S11 · E5
February 3 · 53 min
Artemis II: How NASA Will Study the Moon—And the Astronauts Going There
The science behind the mission
S11 · E4
January 27 · 34 min
Artemis II: Inside NASA’s New Ride to the Moon
How astronauts will fly to the Moon and back
S11 · E3
January 20 · 29 min
Artemis II: What NASA Learned From Launching Artemis I
The countdown starts here
S11 · E2
January 13 · 51 min
Artemis II: Meet the Moonbound Astronauts
Four astronauts. One mission around the Moon.
S11 · E1
January 8 · 3 min
Launching Soon: Artemis II
This year, NASA returns to the Moon.

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