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Bob Crippen was a rookie astronaut in 1978 when NASA assigned him and veteran astronaut John Young to train for the very first space shuttle flight. In this episode for the 40th anniversary of STS-1, Crippen reflects on the mission and shuttle Columbia.

First Space Shuttle Flight: First Space Shuttle Flight: Astronaut Bob Crippen on the Legacy of STS-1

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Skogsrå — Now You See Me

Kepler: Star KIC12268220C Light Curve Waves to Sound

Voyager: Lightning on Jupiter

Saturn is a source of intense radio emissions, which were monitored by our Cassini spacecraft. The radio waves are closely related to the auroras near the poles of the planet. These auroras are similar to Earth's northern and southern lights. This is an audio file of radio emissions from Saturn.

Cassini: Saturn Radio Emissions #2

A new cover song for your sad girl (or boy) acoustic mixtape...Muse's "Starlight" ✨

Starlight (Muse acoustic cover)

Saskya Sky covers Hello by Adele in Creole featuring Guy Michele on the Cello.

Hello by Adele in Creole Covered by Saskya Sky feat Guy Michel

A sneak peak of Daddy's upcoming LP/Film, "Let Me Get What I Want," out spring 2016.
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You Are Mine

My Sad Christmas Song

Juno will improve our understanding of the solar system's beginnings by revealing the origin and evolution of Jupiter.

Juno: Entering Jupiter's Magnetosphere

Juno: Crossing Jupiter's Bow Shock

And beware the weird radio emissions Galileo gathered from Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede.

Beware of Jupiter’s Largest Moon Ganymede

These melodious tones are created at a special frequency in a plasma with a magnetic field. The frequency is set by the number of electrons in a given volume (the electron density) and the strength of the magnetic field. Hence, the frequency of these waves, called upper hybrid waves, can provide a very accurate measure of the density of the plasma; a fundamental property of the Jovian environment of interest to scientists. These emissions were acquired by Voyager 2 as it passed through the outer magnetosphere in 1979.

Voyager Plasma Sounds

New research from the up-close Grand Finale orbits of NASA’s Cassini mission shows a surprisingly powerful interaction of plasma waves moving from Saturn to its moon Enceladus. Researchers converted the recording of plasma waves into a “whooshing” audio file that we can hear -- in the same way a radio translates electromagnetic waves into music. Much like air or water, plasma (the fourth state of matter) generates waves to carry energy. The recording was captured by the Radio Plasma Wave Science (RPWS) instrument Sept. 2, 2017, two weeks before Cassini was deliberately plunged into the atmosphere of Saturn. 

For more information, visit: https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov 

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Iowa

Sounds of Saturn: Hear Radio Emissions of the Planet and Its Moon Enceladus

The Stanford Experimental Physics Lab sonified data from the European Space Agency and NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). This humming sound captures the Sun’s natural vibrations and provides scientists with a concrete representation of its dynamic movements.

For more solar sounds, visit: http://soi.stanford.edu/results/sounds.html

Sun Sonification

At NASA, friendship and discovery go hand-in-hand. For over three decades, Earth scientists Compton Tucker and Piers Sellers were co-workers, roommates, neighbors and best friends. They studied the planet and traveled it together. 

Piers passed away in 2016 after battling pancreatic cancer. In this story, Compton remembers and honors his dear friend and partner in science. 

Music: Healing by Lee Rosevere 
Piers’ greeting to his friends on Earth: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/an-astronauts-greeting-to-his-friends-on-earth/s-6wBxF

Science and Friendship

Episode 57 features Dr. Zarana Patel, a portfolio lead scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Center, who is responsible for management and scientific oversight of degenerative tissue risk of space radiation. This is part one of a five-part series on the hazards of human spaceflight.  This episode was recorded on June 29th, 2018.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Hazard 1: Radiation

Since the end of May, Mars has been enshrouded by a dust storm covering nearly the entire planet. Listen in as NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green discusses the Mars dust storm with a dust storm expert, Melinda Kahre.

Mars Dust Storm with Melinda Kahre

For episode 58, Dr. Tom Williams discusses isolation and confinement. His focus is on habitability and behavioral health and performance risks to space flight, and he leads a research team that looks into isolation. This is part two of a five-part series on the hazards of human spaceflight. This podcast was recorded on June 22, 2018.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Hazard 2: Isolation

For episode 59, Dr. Erik Antonsen, element scientist and emergency physician, discusses the hazard of traveling farther away from Earth an ever before, especially how to provide appropriate medical care with limited resources and challenging communications. This is part three of a five-part series on the hazards of human spaceflight. This episode was recorded on June 28th, 2018.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Hazard 3:  Distance

New study suggests too much good bacteria could poison your brain.

Are Probiotics Good For You? Not Always

Closing the book on Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time.

A Book Club At The End Of Time

As we prepare to launch humans into space on new American-made rockets and spacecraft, it's more important than ever that we revisit what led to two of the most tragic days in NASA's human space flight history.

Failure is Not an Option

For episode 60, Dr. Peter Norsk, Senior Research Director and Element Scientist at Baylor College of Medicine based here at NASA, describes the hazard of altered gravity fields and its effects on the human body. This is part three of a five-part series on the hazards of human spaceflight. This episode was recorded on June 25, 2018.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Hazard 4:  Gravity

Neuroscientist Eric Kandel tells us what schizophrenia, PTSD and other disorders can reveal about the workings on the human brain.

Order and Disorder in the Human Brain

NASA is exploring a deep-sea volcano off the coast of Hawaii as a test run for human and robotic missions to Mars and beyond.

A Deep Ocean Dive Is Training NASA For Space

Lars Trembly to replace Wendy Zukerman as host.

Season Five of Science Vs will be in your ears next Thursday. This season we're covering plastic straws, essential oils, veganism, ancient aliens and a lot of other topics that have got the internet hot and bothered.

Science Vs

Science Vs Returns... With A Twist.

Hear how the Kennedy Space Center Launch team has persevered through a global pandemic to get a Mars Rover named Perseverance to the pad on time.

Mars 2020 in the Midst of a Pandemic

On this episode of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Rocket Ranch Podcast, we remember Challenger, her crew and their survivors, and how we carry forward the lessons NASA learned with the director of the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program.

Lessons of Loss

The rocket ranch welcomes Dr. Moogega Cooper, NASA JPL's planetary protection lead for Mars Perseverance. She'll tell us how she and her team are actually protecting Mars and she'll describe the incredibly complex maneuvers needed to land on the red planet. Plus, she'll tell us about the most exciting parts of its astrobiology mission.

Perseverance Rover: Rapid Disassembly, Martian Mission, and Beyond

The Rocket Ranch welcomes Sheldon Lauderdale, Program Analyst for NASA's Commercial Crew Program, which last year returned human spaceflight to orbit from U.S. soil. Shel will tell us what it's like to be part of the NASA family. He'll share where he draws inspiration, plus, he’ll talk about his role supporting NASA’s efforts to expand diversity and inclusion to empower the next generation of explorers.

Being Black in the NASA Family, Finding Inspiration, and Becoming More Inclusive

Hello, we’re NASA. You may have seen our astronauts, rocket launches, or Mars rovers — but have you heard our sounds? From interviews with astronauts and engineers to stories that take you on a tour of the galaxy, NASA’s audio offerings let you experience the thrill of space exploration without ever leaving Earth.