Innovation Now
3,236 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 23 hours 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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Colors in the Sky
May 26, 2023 04:00 - 2.93 MBThe prevalence of specific gases in the atmosphere determines the color of the auroras.
Satellites and Air Quality
May 25, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBSatellite data can complement ground-based measurements for certain pollutants, but their use has been rare in the air quality management community.
Improving Predictions
May 24, 2023 04:00 - 2.93 MBTo learn more about the deceleration process when spacecraft land on Mars, NASA sent sensors on the heat shield along for the ride.
Remote Filters
May 23, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBA new startup company produces an air filter that can be checked and changed remotely.
Copper Alloys
May 22, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBWhen Relativity Space’s commercial rocket lit up the night sky over Cape Canaveral, it marked the first launch of a test rocket made entirely from 3-D printed parts.
Investments in Space
May 19, 2023 04:00 - 2.93 MBNASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate has a unique strategy for selecting the technologies that advance space exploration while benefiting us on Earth.
Applying Science to Air Quality
May 18, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBNASA’s Health and Air Quality Applied Sciences Team is working to re-envision how applied science teams work.
Dress Rehearsals
May 17, 2023 16:00 - 2.93 MBDress rehearsals are paving the way for Starliner’s first crewed flight, which will carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew program.
Noisy Seat
May 16, 2023 04:00 - 2.93 MBThe noise level inside the cabin of a commercial jet is about eighty decibels, or more than four times the noise level in a typical office.
MoM
May 14, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBFloods are among the most deadly and destructive natural hazards worldwide, but a new tool, called, “MoM,” aims to change that.
Fearless Moms
May 12, 2023 04:00 - 1.56 MBThe NASA astronaut corps includes fearless women who find ways to build their families while working to advance science through groundbreaking research and exploration.
Looking at Data
May 11, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBInstruments on satellites provide information about the atmosphere and where smoke travels. But NASA also looks at fuels on the ground.
New Uses for Navigation Technology
May 10, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBThis navigation technology could soon be used for more than precision landings.
Advancing Aeronautics
May 09, 2023 04:00 - 3.02 MBNASA is a leader in aeronautics, improving flight and working to develop innovative technologies that advance the field.
Driving on the Moon
May 08, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBAstronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt roved the lunar surface in search of geologically significant rocks.
A Tasty Meal
May 05, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBA team of food scientists, dieticians, and the technicians who prepare and package the food work to ensure that astronauts have access to the same variety of food they enjoy on Earth.
GEDI
May 04, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBLasers in space may sound like something out of Star Wars, but NASA’s GEDI uses lasers to study the carbon cycle.
Exposed to Radiation
May 03, 2023 04:00 - 2.93 MBThe BioSentinal team will trigger a series of experiments remotely throughout this mission to monitor how yeast fare when exposed to space radiation.
Now You See It
May 02, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBFrom wildfire smoke to diesel emissions, NASA funded researchers are collaborating with public stakeholders to help us all breathe easier.
May Flowers
May 01, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBApril showers bring May flowers. But on the International Space Station, those flowers will develop into edible delights for the astronauts to share.
The Seventh Planet
April 28, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBImagine what seasons might be like on a world that takes eighty-four earth years to make its trip around the Sun.
Images of the Universe
April 27, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBFrom the Boogeyman Nebula to a Spiral Aurora over Iceland, you can explore NASA’s archive of images at apod.nasa.gov.
Samples for Study
April 26, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBAfter another successful resupply mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule has returned to Earth with a cargo of science samples.
A Global Mosaic
April 25, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBThis mosaic is the highest resolution global image of the Red Planet ever created.
Global Selfie Day
April 21, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBTake a selfie, spread the word, and do your part to help save the planet.
Geostationary Orbits
April 20, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBChanging technologies are opening the door to new ways that satellite data can benefit society.
Lunar Exosphere
April 19, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBAccurate space weather forecasts will be as important to astronauts returning to the Moon as a good weather forecast is here on Earth.
Turning to Students
April 18, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBStudent challenges provide insight into the design and test processes used by NASA.
The End of the Mission
April 17, 2023 04:00 - 2.93 MBAlthough it’s hard to say goodbye, InSight has earned its retirement with a legacy of scientific discovery.
Aerosol Fire Sensors
April 14, 2023 04:00 - 3.39 MBThis small optical sensor uses a laser to measure scattered light.
Cloud Cover
April 13, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBThe balance of solar energy received by Earth and the amount of energy emitted by Earth into space is called Earth’s energy budget.
Tuning the Instrument
April 12, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBPrital Johnson leads a NASA team to assemble, design, and test technologies that will help map the abundance of water on the Moon.
Along the Coasts
April 11, 2023 04:00 - 3.21 MBScientists from across the globe are using NASA’s large scale data sets for ocean temperature, currents, wind, and key geographic characteristics, to help them build prediction models for marine animal strandings.
The Power of Magnets
April 10, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBNASA is looking to harness the power of magnets to transfer fuel on future missions.
Fungi for Breakfast
April 07, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBLooking in extreme environments helps us understand what kinds of adaptations might occur. And few places are more extreme than Yellowstone.
Thanks to the Trees
April 06, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBThanks to his collaboration with NASA, Dr. John Freeman proved that trees can be used to clean up pollution.
A Space Odyssey
April 05, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBSince its launch in 2001, Odyssey has looped around Mars more than ninety-four thousand times.
A Cadre of Explorers
April 04, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBEquipped with stereo cameras, image sensors, and a wireless radio, these robots are ready to collect data in hard-to-reach places.
Practical Jokesters
April 03, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBA sense of humor helped the Apollo astronauts deal with the lunar darkness and utter isolation as they became the first to travel to another world.
An Intentional Collision
March 31, 2023 04:00 - 2.93 MBNASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test proved that asteroid deflection technology was more than a unique experiment.
Clues to the Universe
March 30, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBThis spacecraft is hurtling toward its destination at nearly sixty-seven thousand miles an hour. At that speed, Lucy should encounter her first Trojan asteroid in 2027.
Robots in Space
March 29, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBRobots have been helping humans explore space for a long time.
Mons Mouton
March 28, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBThis lunar mountain towers above the landscape, carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole. And now, the mountain has a new name.
OSAM
March 27, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBWhen satellites run out of fuel, or just stop working, they are essentially orbiting around Earth “dead.”
Hitchhiking Microbes
March 24, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBNASA has a program specifically dedicated to making sure spacecraft are clean before they leave the launchpad.
Good Fires
March 23, 2023 04:00 - 2.84 MBThe only way that we’re going to evolve with fire on our landscape is to learn how to live with good fire on our landscape again.
A Musical Tradition
March 21, 2023 04:00 - 2.93 MBEarly in the 1960’s NASA began a musical ritual to help orient the astronauts as they began their daily schedule.
Contributing to Space
March 20, 2023 04:00 - 2.93 MBJoin the celebration and learn more about some of the women who make a difference at NASA and in the world.