Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2947: Everything There Is – By the Numbers
Posted on · Episode: 2947 Wildly Rich, Surprisingly Humble: The Universe and Its Building Blocks. Today, everything there is — by the numbers.
Tag: earth
NASA
NASA Twins Study Explores Space, The Final Genetic Frontier
Posted on · The research is an unprecedented opportunity to track the biological consequences of spaceflight in genetic doubles.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3202: Gladys West
Posted on · Episode: 3202 Gladys West and the Geoid. Today, a quiet hero.
Houston Matters
How Do We Get People To Trust Science Again?
Posted on · Houston researchers discuss how to improve scientific literacy in an age of skepticism.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1601: Dirt
Posted on · Episode: 1601 Mother dirt. Today, let’s play in the dirt.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1589: Pluto (The Planet)
Posted on · Episode: 1589 Pluto: We finally reach the outer fringe of the Solar System. Today, we discover Pluto.
Houston Matters
NASA Turns 60: Reflecting on The Space Agency’s Accomplishments And Tragedies
Posted on · On the 60th anniversary of NASA, we learn how the space agency’s accomplishments resonate today and learn about its predecessor, NACA.
Houston Matters
Rice Researchers Study The Eruption Of Kilauea
Posted on · Julia Morgan and her fellow researchers from Rice University have planted ocean-bottom seismic instruments off the southeastern shore of Hawaii's main island.
Houston Matters
NASA’s Day In The Sun: Probe Takes Us Closer Than Ever To Our Star
Posted on · David Alexander of the Rice Space Institutes tells Houston Matters about the new Parker Solar Probe, which will travel within 3.8 million miles of the sun.
News
Scientists Are Making Star Stuff In Labs Here On Earth
Posted on · A group of researchers at UT Austin hopes to open up a new way of studying space
News
NASA Announces Discovery Of Eighth Planet Circling System Explored By Kepler Telescope
Posted on · The new planet is part of Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light years from Earth
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2703: Gravity Train
Posted on · Episode: 2703 Gravity Train. Today, slip sliding away.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3070: Leon Theremin
Posted on · Episode: LEON THEREMIN’S REMARKABLE MUSIC MACHINE Today, an aural oddity.