DK Find Out! The Space Race
DK

The Space Race was a competition between the US and the Soviet Union to be the first country to go into space.

Crash Course Kids: Orbits are Odd - Episode 22.2
Crash Course Kids

Did you know that there is a massive Black Hole at the center of our Galaxy? Or that Pluto’s orbit is really… weird? T

Crash Course Kids: Everything Revolves Around You - Episode 22.1
Crash Course Kids

In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks to us about how these things work and why we don’t need to worry about the moon colliding with us.

AirSpace: Happy (Planet) Hunting (Season 1, Ep.10)
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

NASA launched TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, on April 18, 2018, continuing our search for planets outside of our solar system (aka exoplanets).

Flash Forward: CRIME - I Can See My House From Here!
Flash Forward

Today we travel to a future where satellites can catch criminals.

Flash Forward: Goodnight Night
Flash Forward

Today we travel to a future where darkness is a thing of the past.

Short Wave: CubeSat - Little Satellite, Big Deal
Short Wave (NPR)

We talk about three cutting-edge CubesSat missions, MarCO, Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, and Lunar Flashlight, and how this satellite technology evolved from university laboratories to deep space.

Short Wave: The Search For Ancient Civilizations On Earth ... From Space
Short Wave (NPR)

Sarah Parcak explains how she uses satellite imagery and data to solve one of the biggest challenges in archaeology: where to start digging.

Short Wave: Australia's Next Danger - Mudslides
Short Wave (NPR)

NPR science reporter Rebecca Hersher and photographer Meredith Rizzo traveled to Australia to learn how they’re doing it.

Short Wave: In Mozambique, Meteorologists Can't Keep Up With Climate Change
Short Wave (NPR)

Accurate weather forecasting can be a matter of life or death. So countries with less money like Mozambique face a big challenge.

Short Wave: SpaceX's Satellite Swarm: Could It Hurt Astronomy?
Short Wave (NPR)

The private space company run by Elon Musk launched 60 satellites into orbit this week. Science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel explains why astronomers worry that kind of traffic — if it continues unabated — could permanently alter their ability to observe the night sky.