NASA's Curious Universe
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Our universe is a wild and wonderful place. Join NASA astronauts, scientists and engineers on a new adventure each episode — all you need is your curiosity! First time space explorers welcome. NASA's Curious Universe is an official NASA podcast. Discover more adventures with NASA experts at nasa.gov/curiousuniverse

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 spe...
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Special Delivery from Outer Space

On September 24, 2023, a capsule from space parachuted down into the Utah desert. Tucked inside it were 4.5-billion-year-old bits of rock and dust fro...
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Tiny but Mighty

What do air pollution, thunder clouds and climate change have in common? Aerosols! These tiny particles, generated by everything from desert dust stor...
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Hum of the Sun

What does space sound like? It’s a question that has fascinated composers and scientists alike throughout history. Through a process called data sonif...
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Welcome to the Dark Side

Normal matter—the kind that makes up our home planet and everything we can see—adds up to just five percent of the known universe. The other 95 percen...
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Introducing Season Six

In season six, meet researchers who are using sounds from the Sun to unlock new details about our star, explore the “dark side” of the universe with s...
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Suiting up for Space

Spacesuits are more than just garments – in the airless vacuum of space or on the freezing surface of the moon, they keep astronauts alive. Explore ho...
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