Spacecraft inside a facility. It has a conical shape with a shiny interior. The outer shell is white. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

EPISODE 153: THE UNIVERSE IN LIVING COLOR WITH SPHEREX

NASA’s SPHEREx Observatory will use 102 color filters to collect data on more than 450 million galaxies along with more than 100 million stars in the Milky Way in order to explore the origins of the universe. It will also study the abundance of water ice and organic molecules throughout the galaxy.

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Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Tap into the experiences of NASA’s technical workforce as they develop missions to explore distant worlds—from the Moon to Mars, from Titan to Psyche. Learn how they advance technology to make aviation on Earth faster, quieter and more fuel efficient. Each biweekly episode celebrates program and project managers, engineers, scientists and thought leaders working on multiple fronts to advance aeronautics and space exploration in a bold new era of discovery. New episodes are released bi-weekly on Wednesdays.

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Illustration of three small satellites scanning Earth's aurorae from above. The aurora is depicted as green. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben

EPISODE 152: EZIE DOES IT

Apr 30, 2025 | Transcript | 15:49

What can the auroras tell us about our planet’s relationship with the Sun? NASA’s EZIE mission looks into it. Read More

Illustration of Earth with depictions of different orbital paths in several different primary colors.

EPISODE 151: DESIGNING MISSIONS

Apr 16, 2025 | Transcript | 16:55

NASA’s design labs are where engineers develop mission concepts and ideas for scientific instruments. Read More

An illustration of an urban air taxi, which looks like a flying car with wings and propellers, flies over a city skyline. It's sunrise or sunset. Credit: NASA

EPISODE 150: URBAN AIR TAXIS

Apr 02, 2025 | Transcript | 18:40

Flying air taxis? NASA is working on it with the Air Mobility Pathfinders Project. Read More

EPISODE 149: SPACECRAFT THERMAL BLANKETS

Mar 19, 2025 | Transcript | 13:14

Originally a fashion designer, Paula Cain is a NASA thermal blanket technician, working to protect NASA spacecraft from the extremes of space. Read More

EPISODE 148: CELEBRATING NASA’S ENGINEERS

Mar 05, 2025 | Transcript | 29:03

We celebrate NASA’s engineers who turn dreams into reality. Read More

Closeup of the full moon. A silhouetted 737 passenger jet crosses in front of the Moon from right to left during a takeoff.

EPISODE 147: NASA PHOTOGRAPHY – VISUAL STORYTELLING

Feb 19, 2025 | Transcript | 16:12

NASA photographer Bill Ingalls talks about his journey documenting history for the agency, stakeholders, and the public. Read More

EPISODE 146: SPACE MEDICINE – BODY AND MIND

Feb 05, 2025 | Transcript | 27:36

Research breakthroughs that keep astronauts healthy in space are also transforming medicine here at home. Read More

The curvature of Earth as seen from the space station.

EPISODE 145: PAM MELROY: BEHIND THE STRATEGY

Jan 18, 2025 | Transcript | 22:31

Former NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, who left NASA after many years of service, looks back on her career and shares her approach to designing the blueprints for key NASA exploration strategies during her tenure. Read More

With the lights out, the ISRU Pilot Excavator digs in regolith bin during testing inside Swamp Works at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 28, 2022. Tests use a gravity assist offload system to simulate reduced gravity conditions found on the Moon. On the surface of the Moon, mining robots like the Pilot Excavator will excavate the regolith and take the material to a processing plant where usable elements such as hydrogen, oxygen and water can be extracted for life support systems. The Pilot Excavator can scoop up icy regolith which can be used to make operations on the Moon sustainable. Image Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

EPISODE 144: MINING THE MOON WITH NASA’S IPEX ROBOT

Dec 11, 2024 | Transcript | 28:41

What does it take to mine the Moon? Engineers behind NASA's ISRU Pilot Excavator, known as IPEx, are digging into the answers. Read More

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