Like waves of the ocean, our planet’s surface is in constant motion. In this episode, we’ll travel to tropical rainforests to dig into soils with an ecologist, and fly drones with an earthquake expert to spot shifts in the ground beneath our feet.
Have you ever wanted to see the awesome spectacle of an erupting volcano? There’s no better guide for such an adventure than JPL volcanologist Rosaly Lopes.
You might think you know Earth, but astronaut’s views from outer space help us see our world in a whole new light.
In season 3, we’ll travel to the ends of the Earth with scientists who explore different aspects of our unique planet.
Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker’s love of exploration changed our understanding of the cosmos.
Finding black rocks in the darkness of space isn’t easy, but new methods could help spot them all.
Every year, intrepid Antarctica explorers hunt for space rocks that have fallen to Earth.
What’s in a name? Whether you call it a planet or an asteroid, missions that explore small worlds are always exciting.
Asteroids, ho! Pioneering space miners dream of Psyche, the largest metal asteroid in the solar system.
Why are missions like OSIRIS-REx bringing pieces of an asteroid back home?
Unlike the dinosaurs, we have a space program. There are many ways we could steer an asteroid off its path towards Earth.
If a big asteroid is heading our way, how does NASA prepare for the oncoming disaster?
Earth is in a cosmic shooting gallery. With so many asteroids zipping around, how can we find them all before they find us?
The upcoming season will feature stories of asteroid exploration.
What's happened with InSight since it landed on Mars?
InSight is lining up to land on Mars. The trip from the top of the atmosphere to the surface of Mars is 6-and-a-half minutes of sheer terror.
Missions to outer space have come a long way since the days of Cold War competition. Farah Alibay finds that building relationships is a big part of building spacecraft.
Technology can take you to unexpected places. The MarCO cubesats, flying towards Mars with InSight, are breaking new ground on how far these small satellites can go.
Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu is in charge of the InSight mission’s robotic arm and hand. His work on space robots has led him to give a helping hand back home.
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