Space

NASA Astronauts Take on Two Spacewalks at the International Space Station

Article

Updated July 1, 2020 Six Days. Two spacewalks. Both Successful.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Without Space, We Die (w/ Kevin J. DeBruin), Breeding New Apples, and Ceres’ Ice Volcano

Article

Learn about how agricultural experts make new types of apples; why the dwarf planet Ceres has a giant ice volcano; and why space matters, with some help from former NASA rocket scientist Kevin J. DeBruin.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: NASA’s Cryosleep Chambers, Your Brain on Puns, and Why Red Delicious Apples Exist

Article

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes:

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Too Much Sleep Can Be Harmful, Why You Can’t Tickle Yourself, and Black Hole Light Echoes

Article

Learn about why too much sleep may be just as harmful as too little; what light echoes detected by NASA might be able to teach us about how black holes evolve over time; and why you can’t tickle yourself.

Who Wants to Be an Astronaut?

Article

If you've ever wanted to travel into space, this is your chance. No, really. Even you.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Your Second Brain, Jupiter’s Hot Atmosphere, Placebo Buttons

Article

Learn about the “second brain” in your gut; what makes Jupiter’s atmosphere so hot; and why placebo buttons are useful.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Lockdown Is Changing Our Perception of Time, a Devastating Meteor that Never Landed, and Elephants Can Catch Yawns from Humans

Article

Learn about how lockdown is changing our perception of time; how the most devastating meteor on record may have never even landed; and why it’s a big deal that elephants can catch contagious yawning from humans.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Hubble Telescope Photobomb, Why Alcohol Burns, and Why Your Cat Puts Its Butt In Your Face

Article

Learn why NASA compared a new scientific discovery to a game of “Where’s Waldo?”; why cats stick their butts in your face; and the surprising reason why your throat burns when you take a shot of hard liquor.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Many Worlds Theory Explains the Universe (w/ Sean Carroll) and What Causes Static Electricity

Article

Learn how friction causes static electricity. Then, learn from renowned theoretical physicist Sean Carroll why understanding the Many Worlds Theory could be the best way for us to understand the universe.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: History of Talking to Strangers, Dark Matter Between Galaxies

Article

Learn why talking to strangers shouldn’t be scary; and a new map revealing hidden dark matter “bridges” between galaxies.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Sibling Rivalry Benefits, Why The Universe Has No Center, and How to Know Yourself Better

Article

Learn about the Johari window, a method to get to know yourself better; why sibling rivalry can actually be a good thing; and why there’s no center of the universe.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: To the Moon Artemis, Oh Snap!, The Skunky Funk of Cannabis

Article

Today, you’ll learn about a super exciting space program, blasting off in a few months, that will take us back to the moon for the first time in 50 years, how the simple snap of your fingers actually involves some cool physics, and the chemistry behind the skunky stank of cannabis.

Catching a Glimpse of Comet NEOWISE, a Once in a Lifetime Moment

Article

If you find yourself in a place with clean air and an unobstructed view of the night sky, you will undoubtedly be mesmerized by its starry-depth and beauty.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Hygiene Hypothesis, Ancient Coronavirus, Black Hole Eats Neutron Star

Article

Learn about whether being too clean makes kids sick; an ancient coronavirus epidemic; and a black hole-neutron star merger.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Could Science Stop Aging? And the Milky Way’s “Broken Arm”

Article

Learn about how research into senescent cells and senolytic drugs could change aging. Plus: the Milky Way’s broken arm.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: How to Stop Procrastinating, Astronauts Seeing Cosmic Rays, and What Causes That Fresh Rain Smell

Article

Learn what causes that fresh rain smell; how astronauts can actually see cosmic rays; and a trick you can use to stop procrastinating called the “frog rule.”

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Why You Get Carsick, Climate-Saving Whales, Jupiter’s Rings

Article

Learn about how saving the whales could help combat climate change; Jupiter’s rings; and why reading makes you carsick. Plus: a major announcement about the future of Curiosity Daily.

See the First Image of the Milky Way’s Huge Black Hole

Article

For the first time, a colorized image of the supermassive black hole located at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy was shared by astronomers.