NASA’s interplanetary talk show, hosted by Chief Scientist Jim Green, introduces you to space professionals working to take exploration into the future.
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Aug 12, 2022
Gravity Assist Finale: Thanks for All the Gravity Assists
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On the Gravity Assist podcast we have interviewed dozens of scientists, engineers, and others dedicated to the mission of NASA space exploration. After five years, the show is coming to a close. Here are some final thoughts and episode highlights from the podcast team.
Jul 29, 2022
Gravity Assist: Meet a Webb Scientist Who Looks Back in Time
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The James Webb Space Telescope awed the world on July 12 with its first images and data. And it’s just getting started with its exploration of the cosmos. Dr. John Mather, the observatory’s senior project scientist, has been working toward this milestone for more than 25 years.
Jul 08, 2022
Gravity Assist: How We Make Webb (and Hubble) Images
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The world will get a first glimpse of the universe as never before when the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope come out on July 12. And this is only the beginning — the telescope will deliver all kinds of insights about galaxies, planets, and more, for years to come.
Jul 01, 2022
Gravity Assist: It’s Raining Diamonds on These Planets
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Uranus and Neptune are two of the many exciting and mysterious objects in our universe that the James Webb Space Telescope will soon begin to explore. Learn more about these planets and the Webb telescope’s upcoming observations from astrophysicist Naomi Rowe-Gurney, our guest on this week’s Gravity Assist.
Jun 17, 2022
Gravity Assist: This is What Mars Sounds Like, with Nina Lanza
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With two microphones aboard the Perseverance rover, we can listen to Mars from its surface like never before. In addition to hearing how wind sounds on Mars, we can also listen to Perseverance driving on the surface, the Ingenuity helicopter flying nearby, and more.
May 20, 2022
Gravity Assist: What Will We Eat on Mars?
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Astronauts on the International Space Station have been conducting experiments to grow food, including peppers and radishes. Christina Johnson, a NASA postdoc fellow at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, has been working on a variety of techniques to grow food in space. Learn what she thinks about the future of growing food beyond our planet.
May 13, 2022
Gravity Assist: How to Grow Food on the Moon
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Space botanists are working on strategies to grow crops on the lunar surface, as NASA makes strides toward sending astronauts to the Moon through the Artemis program.
Apr 22, 2022
Gravity Assist: Walking on Broken Ice, with Catherine Walker
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An ice shelf collapsed in East Antarctica in March 2022, concerning scientists who track melting glaciers, sea level rise, and other effects of climate change.
Apr 08, 2022
Gravity Assist: Do Other Planets Make Pollution? With Ravi Kopparapu
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On a quest to find out if we are not alone in the universe, Ravi Kopparapu at NASA Goddard studies how we could use telescopes to detect signs of life beyond our solar system.
Mar 18, 2022
Gravity Assist: These Space Rocks Have Seen It All, with Neyda Abreu
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How do we know if a rock came from the Moon, Mars, or an asteroid? Planetary scientist Neyda Abreu has looked inside all kinds of meteorites to understand where they came from and what’s inside them. She also traveled to Antarctica to hunt for space rock treasure.
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Gravity Assist Finale: Thanks for All the Gravity Assists
Jul 29 | Unknown
Gravity Assist: Meet a Webb Scientist Who Looks Back in Time
Jul 08 | Unknown
Gravity Assist: How We Make Webb (and Hubble) Images
Jul 01 | Unknown
Gravity Assist: It’s Raining Diamonds on These Planets
Jun 17 | Unknown
Gravity Assist: This is What Mars Sounds Like, with Nina Lanza
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Gravity Assist: What Will We Eat on Mars?
May 13 | Unknown
Gravity Assist: How to Grow Food on the Moon
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Gravity Assist: Walking on Broken Ice, with Catherine Walker
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Gravity Assist: Do Other Planets Make Pollution? With Ravi Kopparapu
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Gravity Assist: These Space Rocks Have Seen It All, with Neyda Abreu
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