Podcast for audio and video - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
144 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsVideo and audio podcasts from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory feature the latest news on space and science findings from JPL and NASA. Topics include discoveries made by spacecraft studying planets in our solar system, including Mars, Saturn and our home planet, Earth. Missions also study stars and galaxies in our universe. Other topics cover tips for amateur astronomers and updates from the Mars Rover and Cassini missions.
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Episodes
Pit Crew for Mars: NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Gets Some Wheels (time lapse)
July 12, 2019 07:00 - 1 minute - 8.58 MB VideoA team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, install the legs and wheels — otherwise known as the mobility suspension — on the Mars 2020 rover.
NASA Climbing Robot Scales Cliffs and Looks for Life
July 10, 2019 07:00 - 4 minutes - 27.7 MB VideoLEMUR belongs to a new generation of robots being built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that can crawl, walk and even climb rock walls.
What's Up - July 2019
July 01, 2019 07:00 - 3 minutes - 22.9 MB VideoAs NASA marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, here are five things to know about the Moon that you can share with others.
Landing NASA's Mars 2020 Rover with Terrain Relative Navigation
July 01, 2019 07:00 - 2 minutes - 15.3 MB VideoThe Mars 2020 mission is facing the most challenging landing yet on the Red Planet.
NASA Chopper Ready for a Spin on Mars
June 06, 2019 07:00 - 1 minute - 11.4 MB VideoCan we fly on Mars? The laws of physics may say it's near impossible, but actually flying a heavier-than-air vehicle on the Red Planet is much harder than that.
NASA InSight: A Plan to Get the Mole Moving Again
June 05, 2019 07:00 - 2 minutes - 20 MB VideoNASA InSight scientist/engineer Troy Hudson gives us the game plan for getting the mission's heat probe, also known as the "mole," digging again on Mars.
What's Up - June 2019
May 31, 2019 07:00 - 2 minutes - 20 MB VideoWhat's up in the June sky? Jupiter is at its biggest and brightest, Mercury and Mars appear ultra-close and how you can observe the Moon's tilted orbit.
Stars of Cepheus as Seen by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
May 30, 2019 07:00 - 1 minute - 13.4 MB VideoSoar through this cosmic landscape filled with bright nebulas, as well as runaway, massive and young stars.
NASA’s Curiosity Finds Climate Clues on a Martian Mountain
May 15, 2019 07:00 - 1 minute - 11.4 MB VideoAfter spending the better part of a year exploring Mars' Vera Rubin Ridge, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has moved to a new part of Mount Sharp.
What's Up - May 2019
May 02, 2019 07:00 - 2 minutes - 19.1 MB VideoWhat's up in the May sky? A meteor shower produced by debris from Halley's Comet, asteroids named after dinosaurs and a "blue moon" on May 18th.
NASA's OCO-3: A New View of Carbon
April 02, 2019 07:00 - 2 minutes - 16.2 MB VideoNASA's OCO-3 mission is ready for launch to the International Space Station. This follow-on to OCO-2 brings new techniques and new technologies to carbon dioxide observations of Earth from space.
What's Up - April 2019
April 02, 2019 07:00 - 2 minutes - 16.2 MB VideoWhat can you see in the April sky? The Moon visits Mars in the evening, and later joins Saturn and Jupiter for a spot of tea. Also, how to find Polaris, the North Star.
What's Up - March 2019
February 28, 2019 08:00 - 2 minutes - 17.2 MB VideoWhat can you see in the March sky? Jupiter and other planets in the morning, a change of seasons and an open star cluster called the Beehive.
Opportunity: NASA Rover Completes Mars Mission
February 13, 2019 08:00 - 3 minutes - 25.7 MB VideoDrive along with NASA's Opportunity Mars rover and hear the voices of scientists and engineers behind the mission.
What's Up - February 2019
February 01, 2019 08:00 - 2 minutes - 15.3 MB VideoWhat can you see in the February sky? Stars and planets with distinct red and blue colors, like Mars and Sirius.
Mars Report: December 20, 2018
December 20, 2018 08:00 - 1 minute - 12.4 MB VideoNASA's InSight has been busy.
Mars 2020 Landing Site: Jezero Crater Flyover
December 13, 2018 08:00 - 2 minutes - 81.1 MB VideoAn animated flyover of the Martian surface
Voyager 2 Enters Interstellar Space
December 10, 2018 08:00 - 2 minutes - 106 MB VideoForty-one years after it launched into space, NASA's Voyager 2 probe has exited our solar bubble and entered the region between stars.
Sounds of Mars: NASA's InSight Senses Martian Wind
December 07, 2018 08:00 - 1 minute - 62.9 MB VideoListen to Martian wind blow across NASA's InSight lander.
What's Up - December 2018
December 01, 2018 08:00 - 2 minutes - 82 MB VideoDecember brings the Geminids, a visible comet, and a fond farewell.
Episode 7: We are the World
November 19, 2018 08:00 - 19 minutes VideoMissions to outer space have come a long way since the days of Cold War competition.
Episode 5: Robots Lend a Hand
November 14, 2018 08:00 - 24 minutes VideoAshitey Trebi-Ollennu is in charge of the InSight mission's robotic arm and hand.
Episode 6: Worlds of Wonder
November 14, 2018 08:00 - 20 minutes VideoTechnology can take you to unexpected places.
Episode 4: A Matter of Life and Death
November 07, 2018 08:00 - 24 minutes VideoEarth is a living, dynamic world thanks to volcanoes and the planetary heat that fuels them.
Episode 3: True Grit on the Road to Mars
November 07, 2018 08:00 - 29 minutes VideoSpace missions often defy the odds, overcoming all obstacles. The people who work on these missions also face challenges to get where they are today.
Episode 2: Music of the Spheres
November 05, 2018 08:00 - 26 minutes VideoThe Earth "rings" when earthquakes strike, just as vibrations through a bell create a ringing sound. The InSight mission will see if tremors cause Mars to chime with its own planetary song.
Episode 1: Getting to Mars is Hard
November 05, 2018 08:00 - 19 minutes VideoMany spacecraft have died trying to get to Mars. The current record for Mars missions is 18 successes, and 25 failures. The InSight mission hopes to improve the odds.
What's Up - November 2018
November 01, 2018 07:00 - 2 minutes - 40.1 MB VideoNovember brings planets, an asteroid, a comet and the Leonids
InSight Landing on Mars
October 31, 2018 07:00 - 3 minutes - 126 MB VideoWhen NASA's InSight descends to the Red Planet on Nov. 26, 2018, it is guaranteed to be a white-knuckle event.
Crazy Engineering: Space Claw
October 15, 2018 07:00 - 2 minutes - 111 MB VideoWhen NASA's InSight lands on Mars, it will be the first mission on another planet to use a robotic arm to grasp instruments and place them on the surface.
Mars in a Minute: How Do You Choose a Landing Site?
October 15, 2018 07:00 - 1 minute - 22.9 MB VideoSo, you want to study Mars with a lander or rover – but where exactly do you send it?
OnSight: Virtual Visit to Mars
October 10, 2018 07:00 - 52 seconds - 6.68 MB VideoOnSight is mixed-reality software that allows scientists and engineers to virtually walk and meet on Mars.
What's Up - October 2018
October 01, 2018 07:00 - 2 minutes - 29.6 MB VideoCelebrate International Observe the Moon Night with your local astronomy club.
OMG Mission Video
October 01, 2018 07:00 - 4 minutes - 36.2 MB VideoJoin JPL scientist Josh Willis as he and the NASA Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) team work to understand the role that ocean water plays in melting Greenland's glaciers.
Dusk for Dawn: NASA Mission to the Asteroid Belt
September 07, 2018 07:00 - 23.8 MB VideoNASA's Dawn spacecraft turned science fiction into science fact by using ion propulsion to explore the two largest bodies in the main asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres.
What's Up - September 2018
August 30, 2018 07:00 - 2 minutes - 68.7 MB VideoSeptember nights! Planets bright! Milky Way sights!!
Mars in a Minute: How Did Mars Get Such Enormous Mountains
August 28, 2018 07:00 - 1 minute - 22.9 MB VideoWhy are the tallest peaks in the solar system found on one of its smallest worlds? Like any planet, how Mars looks outside is tied to what goes on inside.
15 Years in Space: Spitzer Space Telescope
August 24, 2018 07:00 - 2 minutes - 94.4 MB VideoInitially scheduled for a 2.5-year primary mission, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has gone far beyond its expected lifetime -- and is still going strong after 15 years.
Mars Report: August 20 2018
August 20, 2018 07:00 - 1 minute - 48.6 MB VideoWhat's the latest news from Mars?
What's Up - August 2018
August 01, 2018 07:00 - 2 minutes - 69.6 MB VideoDark moonless nights for the summer Perseid Meteor Shower!
Rare Double Asteroid Revealed
July 12, 2018 07:00 - 1 minute - 8.58 MB VideoThree of the world's largest radio telescopes team up to reveal two objects orbiting each other
Sounds of Saturn: Hear Radio Emissions of the Planet and Its Moon Enceladus
July 09, 2018 07:00 - 1 minute - 35.3 MB VideoNew research from the up-close Grand Finale orbits of NASA's Cassini mission shows a surprisingly powerful interaction of plasma waves moving from Saturn to its moon Enceladus.
NASA Mars Report: July 3, 2018
July 03, 2018 07:00 - 1 minute - 56.3 MB VideoA dust storm continues to envelop the Red Planet and Curiosity's labs are back in action.
What's Up - July 2018
July 02, 2018 07:00 - 2 minutes - 42.9 MB VideoJuly's night skies feature Mars opposition on the 27th, when Mars, Earth, and the Sun all line up, and Mars' closest approach to Earth since 2003 on the 31st.
Monitoring Plant Health from Space: The ECOSTRESS Mission
June 25, 2018 07:00 - 2 minutes - 21.9 MB VideoECOSTRESS is a new NASA Earth science mission to study how effectively plants use water by measuring their temperature from space.
What's Up - June 2018
June 01, 2018 07:00 - 2 minutes - 60.1 MB VideoWhat's up in the night sky this month? Enjoy a ringside seat for Saturn, plus a night long parade featuring Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Vesta!
Mars Report: May 24, 2018
May 24, 2018 07:00 - 2 minutes - 99.2 MB VideoWhat's the latest news from Mars?
Crazy Engineering: GRACE-FO
May 09, 2018 07:00 - 3 minutes - 130 MB VideoCrazy Engineering sees double! Twin satellites that will track water movement on Earth and test a new laser measurement technology.
What's Up - May 2018
May 01, 2018 07:00 - 2 minutes VideoThe moon and Saturn meet Mars in the morning as NASA's Insight spacecraft launches to the red planet on May 5.