Space

Scientists in China Discover Rare Moon Crystal that Could Power Earth

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A rare lunar crystal found on the near side of the moon is giving scientists hope of providing limitless power for the world – forever.

When Outer Space Meets Film Noir

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Space inspires awe and wonder but it also can be scary… and lethal. Supermassive black holes, deadly gamma-ray bursts, rogue asteroids, dark energy, supernovas… Our world is under attack from above. It’s like a ticking time bomb - and we're ready for takeoff! KILLERS OF THE COSMOS premieres Sunday, September 19 on Science Channel and discovery+.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Tool to Cure Hiccups, Corvid Childhoods, How Spacecraft Move

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Learn about a scientific tool to cure hiccups; why corvids owe big brains to longer childhoods; and how spacecraft move.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Short-Term Pleasures Are Important Too, the Smelly Armpit Enzyme, and a Thorne-Żytkow Object Is a Star Within a Star

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Learn about why short-term pleasures are important for your well-being; a Thorne-Żytkow Object, which is what astronomers call a star within a star; and how science identified the culprit for your smelly armpits: Staphylococcus hominis.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Your Brain Doesn’t Want You to Lose Weight, The Moon Museum, Life Lessons from Runner Karl Meltzer, and Wolves Don’t Howl at the Moon

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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:

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.

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: Hangover Impairment, Moon Landings in the 1600s, and Harmful Effects of 24/7 Workplaces

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Learn about the impact of keeping employees available 24/7; a theologian who made plans to go to the moon in the 1600s; and new research into how being hungover can be just as dangerous as being drunk.

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:

Tune in to the 92nd Astronomical Awards!

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With award season in high gear and movie stars flocking to Hollywood, let’s look up to the real stars in our lives and celebrate some of astronomy’s biggest results from last year.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Infidelity Predictors, Buzz Aldrin’s Moon Mementos, Running May Be Good for Your Knees, and Hand/Eye Dominance

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Learn about left and right hand and eye dominance, and how they’re related; why running might actually be good for your knees; why Buzz Aldrin claimed 33 dollars in travel expenses for his trip to the moon; and two traits that determine how whether you’re more likely to cheat on your partner.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: NASA’s New Planet-Hunting Telescope, the Light Triad, and Where You Spend Your Time

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Learn about where NASA’s new planet-hunting telescope is looking for life first; the number of places where people spend most of their time; and, the new “Light Triad” of personality traits.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Anniversary Episode! Supersonic Packing Tape, Chronological vs. Biological Age, Why Mirrors Are Next to Elevators, and Anti-Asteroid Spacecraft

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Learn about how screeching tape travels at supersonic speeds when you peel it; how Americans are aging more slowly than ever; how the HAMMER spacecraft could save our planet from killer asteroids; and why there are mirrors next to elevators.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: A New World Beyond Pluto, Neuroscience’s Take on Free Will, and Blue Zones Where People Live Longer

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Learn about a world beyond Pluto nicknamed “The Goblin” that astronomers just discovered; what neuroscience says about whether humans have free will; and “Blue Zones” where people live longer.

Want to Name a Planet? Now’s Your Chance

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Read on to learn about this rare opportunity to name a distant world observed by the James Webb Telescope.

Watch NASA's Asteroid-Crashing DART Mission Make Impact

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NASA sent a spacecraft on a mission to crash into an asteroid, so how did it go?Updated 9/26/22

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Impostor Syndrome, Moon Landing Photos Explained, and Things You’re Cleaning Too Often

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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:

How Gravity Can Make Waves – And How You’re Feeling Them Right Now

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Einstein was the first to explain the force of gravity as warps and dents in the fabric of spacetime. He was also the first to realize that those warps and dents can make waves – literal waves of gravity. But he didn’t think we would ever get to measure them, because they would be so tiny.