Best Space Administration (NASA Podcasts (2025)

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Putin Said to Demand Ukraine Land, Amazon Denies Tariff Label, More 4:53

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Amazon Denies Tariff Label Plans, Putin Demands Ukraine Land, More 4:55

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Earth Series: From Space to Your Plate 31:08

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Earth has an incredibly varied and ever-changing landscape—jagged mountains, arid deserts, lush rainforests, rolling wheat fields. Before NASA came on the scene, no one was keeping a systematic eye on the ground from above. NASA scientist Brad Doorn explains how one long-running satellite program collects the data farmers need to grow the crops tha…

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Untangling The Mind-Body Connection In Chronic Pain 18:38

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Research suggests that better understanding the psychological and neurological components of chronic pain may lead to better treatments. Chronic pain is remarkably common: Roughly 20% of adults in the US live with it. And people with chronic pain are more likely to have depression, anxiety, and substance abuse disorders. But this relationship betwe…

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April 28, 2025: Mark Carney Wins Canada Election, Auto Tariffs to Ease, More 5:25

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A Precisely Pointed Laser Allows People To See New Color ‘Olo’ 18:36

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Researchers isolated one kind of cone in the eye and aimed lasers at it to allow subjects to see a super vibrant teal shade they call “olo.” Think about the colors of the world around you—the blue of a cloudless sky, the green of a new leaf, the blazing red of a tulip’s petals. We see these colors because of the way our eyes work. But what if we co…

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April 27, 2025: Ongoing Trade Talks in the US, Car Attack in Vancouver, More 5:05

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April 26, 2025: Iranian Port Death Toll Rises, Zelenskiy on Trump Meeting, More 4:44

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April 25, 2025: Trade Framework In Play, Powell Decries Politics, More 4:40

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This is Mission Control Houston 1:14:17

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After 37 years atNASA, an experienced commentator of more than 80 shuttle flights shares lessonsof communications and leadership ahead of his retirement. HWHAP 382By National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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$8B Of Climate Tech Projects Canceled | In Louisiana, A Successful, Growing Wetland 20:34

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How will market uncertainty and a lack of federal support for climate efforts affect the future of clean energy in the United States? Plus, many wetlands are disappearing, but Louisiana’s “accidental” Wax Lake Delta is growing—and informing coastal restoration techniques. $8 Billion Of Climate Tech Projects Were Canceled In 3 Months In the first th…

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April 24, 2025: Alphabet Profit Boost from Space X, Intel Bleak Outlook, More 4:40

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Investigating Cat Behavior Through Genetics 18:13

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With the help of cat owners, a new project investigates cats’ biology and aims to link some of their behaviors to their genes. Calling all cat people: This one’s for you. Despite humans’ long history of welcoming felines into their homes and delis, research on cats lags far behind research on dogs. Now, scientists behind the project Darwin’s Ark ar…

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April 23, 2025: Trump & Bessent on China Tariffs, IBM Results Disappoint, More 5:00

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Advances In Brain-Computer Interfaces For People With Paralysis 18:37

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An evolving technology is changing the lives of people with paralysis: brain-computer interfaces (BCI). These are devices that are implanted in the brain and record neural activity, then translate those signals into commands for a computer. This allows people to type, play computer games, and talk with others just by thinking, allowing more freedom…

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April 22, 2025: Tesla Rallies on DOGE Timeline, Trump Says He Won't Fire Powell, More 4:59

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Earth Series: The Ocean, Now in Full Color 34:55

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Life all over the planet—even far from the coasts—depends on the oceans. A pair of NASA satellites, PACE and SWOT, is giving us a fresh look at Earth’s water. PACE tracks color changes driven by tiny plankton, which give us a big-picture view of ocean life. By measuring sea level height from space, SWOT shows ocean currents and other features in ne…

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A Blind Inventor’s Life Of Advocacy And Innovation 18:31

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In Connecting Dots: A Blind Life, inventor Josh Miele recounts his life story and path to becoming an accessibility designer. When inventor and scientist Josh Miele was 4 years old, a neighbor poured sulfuric acid on his head, burning and permanently blinding him. In his new book Connecting Dots: A Blind Life, Miele chronicles what happened afterwa…

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April 21, 2025: Trump Ramps Up Powell Scrutiny, Tesla Earnings Due Tuesday, More 4:52

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The Lack Of Science In Road Design Is Deadly 18:40

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Are traffic engineering decisions based on evidence-based research? Not as much as you might think. If you’ve seen a car crash on the side of the road, you might look at it and think that the person at fault is the driver. But how much blame should be shared by the people who designed those roads in the first place? Well, some traffic engineers are…

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Special Report: Pope Francis Dies At Age Of 88 3:46

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April 20, 2025: China Warns Against US Trade Coercion, Harvard Funding Cuts, More 5:15

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April 19, 2025: Administration Asks SCOTUS: Lift Halt, US-Iran Progress, More 5:02

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US Could Recognize Crimea, Bessent Replaces Acting IRS Head, More 5:02

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Possible Signature Of Life Detected On Exoplanet—Maybe | A Colossal Squid Video 24:20

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The Webb Space Telescope picked up traces of dimethyl sulfide on planet K2-18b. On Earth, the molecule comes from microbes and phytoplankton. Also, researchers captured the first confirmed video of a colossal squid swimming in its natural habitat—almost 2,000 feet deep. Possible Signature Of Life Detected On Exoplanet—Maybe In major galactic news, …

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T+300: Isaacman’s Confirmation Hearing, NASA and NOAA Budgets, NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 Awards 26:48

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Jared Isaacman was in Congress for a confirmation hearing for his nomination as NASA Administrator, which was followed up by reports of huge proposed budget cuts at NASA and NOAA. And as expected, SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin all received awards for NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 33 executive producers…

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Commercial Lunar Tools and Science 46:24

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Two NASA Artemis experts discuss how the agency is preparing future moonwalkers to use new tools to explore the unique science near the lunar South Pole. HWHAP 381By National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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April 17, 2025: US Moves to Levy Chinese Vessels, Trump Comments on Powell, More 3:52

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How ‘Science Interpreters’ Make Hidden Science Visible 18:53

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Imagine you’re diving into a cell. You’re paddling around in the cytoplasm, you’re climbing up a mitochondria. If you’re having a hard time picturing this, that’s okay! There are professionals who do this for a living. We wanted to learn more from expert science interpreters, who take the results section of a research paper and translate it into so…

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April 16, 2025: Trump on US-Japan Trade Talks, Powell Tariff Remarks, More 5:11

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Episode 151: Designing Missions 16:55

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NASA’s design labs are where engineers develop concepts for missions and scientific instruments.By National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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The Navajo Researcher Reviving A Desert Peach | A New Dino With Blade-Like Horns 31:51

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Bringing back Southwest peach orchards won’t be easy, but researchers are on the lookout for remaining trees—and they need help. And, the newly discovered Lokiceratops is challenging paleontologists’ understanding of how horned dinosaurs evolved and existed together. How A Navajo Plant Researcher Is Reviving A Desert Peach When you think of states …

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April 15, 2025: Critical Minerals Probe, New Curbs on Nvidia China Chips, More 5:12

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Earth Series: How NASA Sees Our Blue Marble 28:27

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NASA is an exploration agency, and one of our missions is to know our home. In the 1960s, NASA astronauts orbiting the Moon captured a revelatory view of Earth. Today, NASA explores our home planet with a fleet of dozens of spacecraft. In this episode–the first in a miniseries all about Earth–we take in the view from space with Karen St. Germain, t…

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How Interjections Regulate Conversation | Saccharin For Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria 18:28

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We are rounding up your questions about roads. What confounds you about traffic, or how interstates are laid out? Are there certain road design elements that ignite your road rage? Tell us about it: we’ve got a traffic engineer in the passenger seat this week, ready to answer your questions. Call us at (877) 4-SCIFRI or 877-472-4374. In this episod…

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April 14, 2025: Harvard Funding Cut, US Starts Chips and Drugs Probes, More 5:07

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Trump’s Nominee For NASA Administrator Meets Congress 15:01

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On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard testimony from Jared Isaacman, President Trump’s nominee to lead NASA. During the confirmation hearing, Isaacman indicated a priority of sending humans to Mars—while maintaining the agency’s plans to return people to the lunar surface. In response to a question from Se…

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April 13, 2025: Trump Electronic Tariff Warning, McIlroy Wins Masters, More 4:51

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April 12, 2025: White House: Iran Talks a “Step Forward,” Israel Cuts off Rafah, More 4:35

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April 11, 2025: Trump Floats Tariff Exceptions, Gains on Wall Street, More 4:39

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How Real Doctors Brought ‘The Pitt’ To Life 20:32

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We go inside the scientifically accurate ER world created for the TV show with one of its medical consultants. What is it actually like to work in an emergency room? To deal with overcrowded waiting rooms, a shortage of hospital beds, and a constant flow of life-and-death health conditions—while trying to maintain your sanity at the same time? That…

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Mission Control: Schedule and Inventory 56:30

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Four flight controllers from NASA’s Mission Control Center discuss how they create astronauts’ daily schedules, track where all equipment is stored, and manage electricity and internet on the space station. HWHAP 380By National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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April 10, 2025: NYC Helicopter Crash, Trump on Mexico Tariffs, More 5:20

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What Will Replace The International Space Station? 17:24

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NASA is planning to decommission the International Space Station by the end of 2030. The ISS, which began operations in 2000, is reaching the end of its lifespan and has become costly to maintain. NASA selected SpaceX to construct a vehicle that would “de-orbit” the football field-sized station, pushing it down into the atmosphere where it’ll burn …

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April 9, 2025: Markets Soar on Trump Tariff Pause, China Duties Hiked, More 5:27

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What Artificial General Intelligence Could Mean For Our Future 29:14

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What happens when AI moves beyond convincing chatbots and custom image generators to something that matches—or outperforms—humans? Each week, tech companies trumpet yet another advance in artificial intelligence, from better chat services to image and video generators that spend less time in the uncanny valley. But the holy grail for AI companies i…

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