Space

Curiosity Daily Podcast: The Phantom Torso Experiment Protected Astronauts in a Very Creepy Way

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Learn about why we need memorials for medicine; NASA’s Phantom Torso experiment; and why we often overestimate outliers.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: You Can Enjoy Play Before Work, Life After Asteroid Impacts, and an Eyepatch Eyesight Hack

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Learn about why it’s okay to put play before work; a surprising reason why pirates may have worn eyepatches; and how life bounced back surprisingly quickly after the asteroid killed the dinosaurs.

SNL’s Pete Davidson No Longer Flying to Space on Blue Origin’s 4th Human Flight

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Along with 5 paying customers, it was announced that Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson was joining the crew Blue Origin’s NS-20 Mission on Wednesday, March 23rd. As of last night, Blue Origin announced the date of the flight has moved to Tuesday March 29 and "Pete Davidson is no longer able to join the NS-20 crew on this mission."(This article was updated March 18)

Dr. Kathy Sullivan is an Explorer of Firsts

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The first American woman to walk in space is also the first woman to reach the deepest known point in the ocean.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: School Should Start Later, Daydreaming Perks, Hycean Planets

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Learn about why high school starts too early; why daydreaming might be a good sign; and finding life on Hycean planets.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: The Explorers Club: Richard Garriott

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Today, you’ll hear our interview with Richard Garriott, the president of the Explorers Club.

Romeo and Juliet: The Story of Galaxy Collisions

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Our Milky Way galaxy is on a collision course. With destiny. With destruction. With fate. With our nearest neighbor, Andromeda. You can stream HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS on discovery+.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Pavlov’s Dog Myths, Three Types of Perfectionism, and What The Universe Is Expanding Into

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Learn about Ivan Pavlov’s dogs, and why you might not know them as well as you thought. Then, learn about the three types of perfectionism that are ruining your life. Plus: if the universe is expanding, then what is it expanding into?

Curiosity Daily Podcast: How Humans Can Outsmart AI (w/ Unanimous AI), Pre-Big Bang Existence, and Beating Procrastination

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Learn how humans can beat artificial intelligence by tapping into the wisdom of swarms (with some help from Dr. Louis Rosenberg, CEO of Unanimous AI). Plus: learn about what came before the Big Bang, and get a 5-minute hack for beating procrastination.

There Isn’t a Door on Mars, but there are Some Cool Rocks

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I’ll be the first to admit that it would be really, really cool if we found evidence of life on Mars. It would revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos, help us understand our origins, and give us some bugs and/or friends to play with.

NASA Launch of SpaceX Capsule to Air Live on Discovery and Science Channel

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(Updated) The May 30th launch is set to mark the first launch on US soil with US astronauts in nine years. Watch SPACE LAUNCH LIVE: AMERICA RETURNS TO SPACE on Discovery starting at 2P ET.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: How to Improve Your Sense of Direction, Pied Piper Mysteries, and Planet Name Origins

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

Curiosity Daily Podcast: What Defines Fruits and Veggies, Why Open Offices Are Bad, and Moon Landing Anniversary

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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:

A Guide to Defending the Earth

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Let’s say one day astronomers announce that our worst nightmare has come true: a large object is headed towards the Earth with a significant chance of impact. What do we do?

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Measure Your Passionate Relationships, How to Spot Psychopaths and Narcissists, and the Car-Crushing Meteorite

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Learn about the story of a meteorite that crushed a 1980 Chevy Malibu; a few red flags for spotting psychopaths and narcissists; and how you can measure your level of passionate love.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Do Rocket Stages Ever Hit Ships? (w/ NASA’s Cody Chambers)

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Learn about how saying no to kids makes them more resourceful and why humans aren’t the only animals capable of deception. We’ll also answer a listener question about whether rocket stages ever hit ships in the ocean, with a little help from Cody Chambers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.