Podcasts

July 27, 2020

Mission Overview: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth and help pave the way for human exploration.

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July 22, 2020

Getting Perseverance to the Launch Pad

In February 2020, NASA’s Perseverance Rover began its long journey to Mars by first traveling across the United States.

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July 14, 2020

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter: The First Aircraft on Mars

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter will make history's first attempt at powered flight on another planet next spring.

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July 1, 2020

What's Up - July 2020

What's Up for July? How about some moons with those giant planets? Mars after midnight. And are the stars of Mars the same as ours?

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June 22, 2020

What's Up - June 2020

What are some skywatching highlights you can see in June 2020? Look for the Summer Triangle rising in the east after sundown, keep tabs on the morning planets and June 20 brings the solstice.

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June 18, 2020

Getting NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover to Launch During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Getting a Mars rover built, tested and to the launch pad is a feat that requires the dedication of hundreds of team members.

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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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