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NASA's Curious Universe
by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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About the show
An official NASA podcast bringing you mind-blowing stories you won’t find anywhere else.
What does it take to launch a rocket? What happens when we go looking for life beyond Earth? And what can the universe teach us next?
With extraordinary access to the people and places behind NASA’s exploration of space, Curious Universe brings you closer to the discoveries shaping what we know about our universe.
Don’t forget your curiosity.
Latest episodes
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Encore: Welcome to the Dark Side
September 22, 2026 · 25 minNormal matter—the kind that makes up our home planet and everything we can see—adds up to just five percent of the known universe. The other 95 percent is dark matter and dark energy. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will settle…
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Roman Series: Liftoff!
September 5, 2026 · 22 minNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is in space, taking its first steps to explore the cosmos. Relive Roman’s launch—and the emotion that goes along with the roar of a rocket—with NASA experts who worked on the telescope for years…
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Roman Series: Why NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Will Make Unexpected Discoveries
August 27, 2026 · 27 minTake a deep dive into the science of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope with Julie McEnery, Roman's senior project scientist. Learn why Roman’s survey data will be so detailed that they could cover a 4K screen the size of dozens of…
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Roman Series: The Technology Inside NASA’s Newest Space Telescope
August 25, 2026 · 33 minWhat makes NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope a powerful tool with an unprecedented wide view of the cosmos? NASA engineers who designed, built, and tested Roman pop the hood to explain the unique technology inside. Go inside the…
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Roman Series: Jupiters Around Other Suns
August 18, 2026 · 32 minNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on a quest to discover planets outside our solar system. NASA scientists Bertrand Mennesson and Vanessa Bailey explain how Roman’s wide view will spot as many as 100,000 new exoplanets in a…
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Roman Series: NASA’s New View of the Dark Universe
August 11, 2026 · 39 minMeet NASA’s newest space telescope: Roman. With similar resolution to Hubble but a field of view 100 times larger, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will settle essential questions in astronomy. NASA scientists Josh Schlieder and Alina…
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Launching Soon: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
August 4, 2026 · 5 minNASA is about to launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will change the way we see the universe and settle essential questions about some of the biggest mysteries out there. In a new limited series, Curious Universe takes you…
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There’s More Space in Your Life Than You Think
July 21, 2026 · 33 minIn its mission to explore the unknown in air and space, NASA ends up inventing a lot of new things. Then, the agency “spins off” those inventions to companies that produce products to make our lives easier and safer here on Earth. From…