Podcasts

June 2, 2020

Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Sample Caching System

Watch as NASA-JPL engineers test the Sample Caching System on the Perseverance Mars rover.

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May 18, 2020

Shake, Rattle and Roll: Testing NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover lives up to its name by enduring a series of tests to prepare for its journey to the Red Planet.

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May 12, 2020

Working Remotely: How Astronauts Upgraded a Complex Experiment in Space

By chilling atom clouds to just above absolute zero, or the coldest temperature matter can reach, Cold Atom Lab enables scientists to directly observe unique atomic behaviors.

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May 4, 2020

What's Up - May 2020

What astronomy highlights can you see in the sky in May 2020? Venus, Sirius and the Milky Way. With so many of us staying home these days, here's a look into the sky at dusk and dawn.

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April 15, 2020

Underwater ‘White Smoker’ Vents: Is This Where Life Began?

Where did life originate on Earth? Could the process hold clues for finding life elsewhere?

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March 31, 2020

What's Up - April 2020

What are some astronomy highlights in the sky in April 2020? This month, Venus visits the Pleiades; Mars, Jupiter and Saturn begin their breakup; and we ask, "What is the Moon illusion?"

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March 4, 2020

Curiosity’s 1.8 Billion-Pixel Panorama on Mars

NASA Curiosity Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada guides this tour of the rover's view of the Martian surface.

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March 2, 2020

What's Up - March 2020

Looking for astronomy highlights for March 2020? This month, early risers enjoy a planetary grouping of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in the early morning sky.

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February 10, 2020

NASA Advances Plans to Bring Samples Back From Mars

Collecting samples from Mars and bringing them back to Earth is a historic undertaking that starts with the launch of NASA's Mars 2020 rover.

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February 4, 2020

What's Up - February 2020

What are the skywatching highlights of February 2020?

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