Innovation Now
3,227 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsInnovation Now is a daily 90-second radio series and podcast that gives listeners a front row seat to hear compelling stories of revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies and the people behind the concepts that are shaping our future.
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New Releases and Recent Discoveries
February 17, 2024 05:00 - 112 MB1 Sunday in New York 3:36 Freedom Jazz Dance Julie Kelly 2 A Good Day 5:07 The Originals Eugenie Jones 3 No Regrets 3:56 Straightaway The Apollo Trio 4 Slap That Bass 3:26 Chanteuse Amanda King 5 Work Song 3:47 Back To The Garden Natalie Douglas 6 Forbidden Fruit 4:47 Chasing Hope Alexia Gardner & offbeat Trio 7 Here's to Jazz 4:37 The Rules Don't Apply Mark Winkler 8 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 3:25 Life's a Gig Vanisha Gould & Chris McCarthy 9 Parker's Mood (Blues) 4:20 Kinda Bl...
Measuring Air Quality
February 16, 2024 05:00 - 2.24 MBToday, AirNow is a one stop source for air quality data.
Sweeter with Chocolate
February 15, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBAmericans will consume about 58 million pounds of chocolate in the next few days.
A Card for All Feelings
February 14, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBCheck out NASA’s spacy Valentines and no matter what color your mood ring is today, you might find something to match what you’re feeling.
MARDI
February 13, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBMardi Gras is about music, parades, floats, and excitement. It’s one big holiday in New Orleans. But for NASA, MARDI points in a different direction.
Look to the Moon
February 09, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBBillions of people will begin celebrating the Lunar New Year on Saturday.
Super Bowl Sunday
February 08, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBNicknamed The Death Star, Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will host Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday.
Human Engineering
February 07, 2024 05:00 - 2.93 MBHuman systems engineers plan and test the technologies that will ensure the Orion crew can live and work comfortably in the capsule.
Seeing Radio Waves
February 06, 2024 05:00 - 2.25 MBRadio telescopes are designed to “see” these waves so astronomers can learn about the structure and motion of distant astronomical objects.
A Bittersweet End
February 05, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBWhat started as a technology demonstration three years ago with plans for only five short flights across the Martian surface, has come to a bittersweet end.
Prognosticator
February 02, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBWhile most of us have heard of groundhog weather lore, many may not know that Groundhog Day is actually an astronomical event.
Moon Halos
February 01, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBHave you ever seen a halo around the Moon? Exactly how those halos form remains a topic of research around the world.
Winter Stargazing
January 31, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBAs winter temperatures get a grip on most of the country, astronomers are making the most of the cold, clear nights.
The Ten Percent Rule
January 30, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBGreg Carmouche’s ten percent rule keeps the test stands operating so rocket engines reach one hundred percent performance.
Testing Upgrades
January 29, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBNASA is continuing a critical test series of the engines that will power future flights to the Moon.
Mapping Water
January 26, 2024 05:00 - 2.93 MBPrital Johnson helps assemble, design, and test technologies that will map the abundance of water on the Moon.
The Next Horizon
January 25, 2024 05:00 - 2.93 MBSince 2014, NASA has observed a Day of Remembrance to honor the men and women who gave their lives in three separate tragedies decades apart.
Revolutionizing Astronomy
January 24, 2024 05:00 - 2.93 MBAs technology evolves, so does the way we do science.
Space Based Solar Power
January 23, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBSpace-based solar power is a tantalizing possibility to help Earthlings meet an international goal aimed at reducing carbon emissions to net-zero.
Food for Thought
January 22, 2024 05:00 - 2.25 MBNASA’s Centennial Challenges Office reaches out to the public for new, creative ideas that can help fill technology gaps in NASA missions.
Robotic Swarms
January 19, 2024 05:00 - 2.24 MBNASA’s Starling CubeSats are proving they are capable of autonomous cooperation with little human assistance.
Beginning of a Space Era
January 18, 2024 05:00 - 2.24 MBFor William Shepherd that first mission to the International Space Station marked the beginning of an unprecedented era of peaceful cooperation in space.
Testing Communications
January 17, 2024 05:00 - 2.93 MBNASA is demonstrating new laser communications technologies that will enable the sending and receiving of data over invisible infrared lasers.
Playable Night Sky
January 16, 2024 05:00 - 2.24 MBWorking with composer Sophie Kastner, a NASA team has developed versions of space telescope data that can be played by musicians.
Learning from Juno
January 15, 2024 05:00 - 3.11 MBJuno’s unique orbit and high-precision radio science and infrared technologies have proven their value for exploring the unknown.
Bonus Material
January 12, 2024 05:00 - 2.24 MBOne can only imagine what mysteries about our cosmic heritage these tiny pieces from an asteroid millions of miles away will reveal.
Mapping the Moon
January 11, 2024 05:00 - 2.25 MBThis week-long course taught Artemis astronauts how to identify lunar landmarks from orbit, using data collected by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Tiger Teams
January 10, 2024 05:00 - 2.24 MBThe Tiger Team concept offers a unique opportunity to work for a short time on a very difficult problem.
Inside an Asteroid
January 09, 2024 05:00 - 2.24 MBFor the first time, NASA will map the interior structure of a world not made of rock or ice, but of metal.
Determining Direction
January 08, 2024 05:00 - 2.93 MBTwo new commercial landers will sport a navigation technology nurtured by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate as they descend to the lunar surface.
Art Meets Technology
January 05, 2024 05:00 - 2.24 MBBeyond the Light is an original artistic expression of scientific discoveries and tells the story of how human innovation allows us to see beyond our imaginations.
Commercialized Technologies
January 04, 2024 05:00 - 2.24 MBNASA’s premier annual publication, Spinoff, features annually some of the successfully commercialized NASA technologies.
Enormous Cold Front
January 03, 2024 05:00 - 3.11 MBChandra images have revealed an enormous cold front in the Perseus galaxy cluster.
We Are Going
January 02, 2024 05:00 - 2.24 MBNASA’s graphic novel series, First Woman, reminds us that we can do what has never been done before. We… are… going!
Happy New Year
January 01, 2024 05:00 - 2.15 MBAstronauts on the International Space Station have a truly unique perspective of New Year’s Day.
Out in the Cold
December 29, 2023 05:00 - 2.88 MBResearchers have discovered that simply looking at a picture of someone experiencing extreme cold drops the body temperature of the viewer.
Like Driving on Ice
December 28, 2023 05:00 - 2.93 MBApollo astronauts reported that driving on the Moon was much like driving on ice.
Stargazing
December 26, 2023 05:00 - 2.15 MBUnfortunately, most people today don’t have access to pristine dark skies. But knowing your sky’s brightness will help you navigate the night sky you do see.
Jingle Bells
December 25, 2023 05:00 - 2.15 MBIt was a holiday prank that resulted in the first song performed in space.
To the Moon and Back
December 22, 2023 05:00 - 2.15 MBWith the world watching the Apollo 8 astronauts became the first humans to orbit another world.
Sampling Liquid Oceans
December 21, 2023 05:00 - 2.25 MBSWIM, funded by NASA’s Innovative Advance Concepts program, could help us better understand the composition and characteristics of alien oceans.
Holiday Baking
December 20, 2023 05:00 - 2.15 MBA fond holiday tradition is baking. But baking hasn’t quite been the success in space it is on Earth.
Voltage Control
December 19, 2023 05:00 - 2.24 MBThe next time you step onto an escalator, remember, you have NASA technology right under your feet.
Watch Parties for VIPER
December 18, 2023 05:00 - 2.15 MBNow you can watch NASA’s first robotic Moon rover take shape.
Build Your Own Adventure
December 15, 2023 05:00 - 2.93 MBLEGO designers met with engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to design this STEM-themed kit featuring the Perseverance rover.
What the Satellite Sees
December 14, 2023 05:00 - 2.15 MBPart of the EPA’s mission is to give people real-time air quality data. And the more measurements you have, the more effective that data will be.
From Jacket to Jeans
December 13, 2023 05:00 - 2.24 MBFrom jackets to jeans, the same coating that protected the shuttle is used to create cold-weather gear.
Weather in the Solar System
December 12, 2023 05:00 - 2.15 MBTemperatures on Earth are mild compared to other locations in our solar system.
A View of Mars
December 11, 2023 05:00 - 2.15 MBAstronauts react with awe when they see the curvature of Earth below the International Space Station. Now Mars scientists are getting a taste of what that’s like.