Cady Coleman joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how hearing Sally Ride speak changed the trajectory of her life and what months on the International Space Station taught her about career and motherhood.
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Hibernation could be our ticket to exploring the galaxy
Brendan Koerner from Wired discusses the scientific hurdles of inducing deep hibernation as humans hope to explore deep space.
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10 scenarios that could end the world—should you worry?
Reporter Joel Achenbach talks about the scientists working on ways to save planet Earth from extinction and how to manage all that existential dread.
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What could we do on the moon that we couldn’t 50 years ago?
Research Professor Joseph Silk discusses what lunar exploration looks like more than 50 years since the first moon landing, from new powerful telescopes to potential mining.
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What would interstellar travel look like?
Physicist Les Johnson discusses space propulsion and robotics, goals for reaching exoplanets and lessons in physics, all with the aim of traveling to the great unknown.
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How did NASA get those cool images of the universe?
Lee Billings, senior editor of space and physics for Scientific American, joins us to talk about the latest scientific discoveries of the James Webb Space Telescope and the secrets of the universe astronomers hope to unlock.
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Inside NASA’s Mission To Diversify Its Ranks
Jay Bennett, science editor at National Geographic, joins us to talk about how NASA is pinning its future on a diverse collection of scientists and future astronauts.
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An Astronaut’s Guide To Sheltering In Place
Mike Massimino, a NASA astronaut, joins us to talk about how he learned to adapt to a confined space while in space.
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The Inside Story Of The Hubble Space Telescope
Kathryn D. Sullivan, a retired NASA astronaut, joins us to talk about her role in launching and maintaining Hubble and her career in space.
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This Is Not Your Mother’s Girl Scouts
Sylvia Acevedo, CEO of the Girl Scouts, joins us to discuss her personal story and her dreams for girls across America.
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Close Encounters With Pluto
Alan Stern led the planning of the mission to Pluto for NASA, and he joins us to talk about the years of work that went into sending the New Horizon more than 3 billion miles from Earth.
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The Life Of An Astronaut
We’ll talk to astronauts Terry Virts, Scott Kelly and Buzz Aldrin about life in zero gravity, making a home on the International Space Station and how their lives changed when they returned to Earth.
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