NASA's Curious Universe

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1. Encore: A Year In Mars Dune Alpha

   20 oktober 2026 · 27 min

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   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 spend a year in CHAPEA, the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog? Travel through the airlock with voice recordings made by the four-person crew, including what it feels like—and smells like—inside their realistic 3D printed habitat and how virtual reality gives them the sensation of walking on the Red Planet. Lees meer

   This episode was originally published in 2023. For more information about CHAPEA, visit nasa.gov/chapea.

2. Encore: Welcome to the Dark Side

   22 september 2026 · 26 min

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   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 percent is dark matter and dark energy. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will settle essential questions about this dark side, especially dark energy, one of the biggest mysteries in all of science. In this encore presentation, hear how NASA astrophysicists study dark matter and dark energy and why they are making scientists reconsider our basic understanding of the universe. Lees meer

   This episode was originally published in 2023. For the latest news about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, visit nasa.gov/roman.

3. Roman Series: Liftoff!

   5 september 2026 · 22 min

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   NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is in space, taking its first steps to explore the cosmos. Relive Roman’s launch—and the emotion that goes along with the roar of a rocket—with NASA experts who worked on the telescope for years. Plus, learn what happens next and when to expect Roman’s first images. Lees meer

   Learn more about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at nasa.gov/roman.

4. Roman Series: Why NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Make Unexpected Discoveries

   27 augustus 2026 · 27 min

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   Take a deep dive into the science of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with Julie McEnery, Roman's senior project scientist. Learn why Roman’s survey data will be so detailed that they could cover a 4K screen the size of dozens of city blocks and why Julie says she doesn’t hope Roman changes our understanding of the universe—she knows it will. Lees meer

   A video version of this episode is available on YouTube.

5. Roman Series: The Technology Inside NASA’s Newest Space Telescope

   25 augustus 2026 · 33 min

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   What makes NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope a powerful tool with an unprecedented wide view of the cosmos? NASA engineers who designed, built, and tested Roman pop the hood to explain the unique technology inside. Go inside the huge NASA clean room where Roman was built, and get an up-close look at the testing campaign that ensures Roman will succeed in the cold, inhospitable conditions of space. Lees meer

   Learn more about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at nasa.gov/roman

6. Roman Series: Jupiters Around Other Suns

   18 augustus 2026 · 32 min

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   NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on a quest to discover planets outside our solar system. NASA scientists Bertrand Mennesson and Vanessa Bailey explain how Roman’s wide view will spot as many as 100,000 new exoplanets in a galactic census that will change how we understand planetary system formation. And we’ll learn about an experimental camera that will allow scientists to take direct pictures of Jupiter-sized exoplanets around Sun-like stars – and analyze their atmospheres. Lees meer

   Learn more about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at nasa.gov/roman

7. Roman Series: NASA’s New View of the Dark Universe

   11 augustus 2026 · 39 min

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   Meet NASA’s newest space telescope: Roman. With similar resolution to Hubble but a field of view 100 times larger, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will settle essential questions in astronomy. NASA scientists Josh Schlieder and Alina Kiessling explain how that wide view will help us understand dark energy, one of the most puzzling mysteries in space. We’ll also meet Nancy Grace Roman, who joined NASA at the dawn of the space age and pushed for large space telescopes, which have revolutionized our understanding of the universe. Lees meer

   Learn more about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at nasa.gov/roman

8. Launching Soon: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope

   4 augustus 2026 · 5 min

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   NASA is about to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will change the way we see the universe and settle essential questions about some of the biggest mysteries out there. In a new limited series, Curious Universe takes you behind the scenes with NASA scientists and engineers who made Roman a reality—no Ph.D. required. Lees meer

   Learn more about the Roman Space Telescope at nasa.gov/roman

9. There’s More Space in Your Life Than You Think

   21 juli 2026 · 33 min

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   In its mission to explore the unknown in air and space, NASA ends up inventing a lot of new things. Then, the agency “spins off” those inventions to companies that produce products to make our lives easier and safer here on Earth. From memory foam mattresses and cordless power tools to wireless headphones and dating apps, NASA Technology is all around you, even if you’re not an astronaut. Lees meer

   To read NASA's Spinoff publication, visit spinoff.nasa.gov.

10. Meet the Artemis III Crew

    12 juni 2026 · 52 min

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    Meet the astronauts who will fly on Artemis III: Commander Randy Bresnik, Pilot Luca Parmitano, and Mission Specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas. In this special presentation of Houston We Have a Podcast, the Artemis III astronauts discuss their backgrounds and training ahead of them to prepare for one of the most complex human spaceflight missions in history. Lees meer

    For more information about Artemis III, visit nasa.gov/artemis-iii

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