Space

Astronomers Have a Plan for the Next…Decade

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It’s that time of the year. Pumpkin spice and cinnamon lattes compete for our taste buds. Carols worm into our ears. Holiday greetings and pretty lights.And astronomers decide the fate of their field.

An Astronomical Review of “Don’t Look Up”

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In our annual New Year’s family tradition of struggling to stay awake until midnight, we decided to watch “Don’t Look Up,” the Adam McKay satire starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and other fabulously good-looking people.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Why Soft Drinks Taste Different Out of Cans, Why Housecats Are Dangerous for Wildlife, and 100 Minor Planets Discovered Beyond Neptune

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Learn about why housecats are deadlier for local wildlife than wild predators; why soft drinks taste better from a can than they do from a plastic bottle (especially when it comes to Cody and his Mountain Dew habits); and how astronomers just found 100 new minor planets beyond Neptune.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Donut-Shaped Planets, Hot Aluminum Foil, Why Fish Wiggle, and A Woman Who Can’t Feel Fear

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Learn why fish never quit wiggling; how a donut-shaped planet is technically possible; what researchers have learned from “S.M.,” the woman who can’t feel fear; and why you can touch aluminum foil in a hot oven.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Meteorites Probably Don’t Land Hot, Break-Up Struggles, and Why Babies Hardly Ever Blink

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Learn about why meteorites probably aren’t hot when they land; why babies hardly ever blink; and why couples have such a hard time breaking up.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: NASA’s Voyager Golden Records, Why Cats Love Boxes, and Bacteria Hot Spots in Your Office

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Learn about the golden records NASA launched into space with their Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes; the 5 most bacteria-ridden spots in your office; and why cats love boxes, according to science.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Solar Salads, Cursed Caffeine, Webb’s First Photo

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Today, you’ll learn about the benefits of shading rooftop gardens with solar panels, caffeine’s dark secrets, and how the first image from the James Webb telescope promises a great run for Hubble’s successor.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Cooked vs. Uncooked Fruits and Veggies (w/ The Nutrition Wonk), Food Poisoning Facts, and Milky Way’s Second Life

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Learn where food poisoning comes from (and how to avoid it); why we’re in the Milky Way’s second life.; and whether fruits and vegetables are healthier when they’re fresh or frozen.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Your Biggest Regret, Tall Mountain Myths, The Deep Web

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Learn about why your biggest regret is the thing you didn’t do; the tallest mountains on Earth; and the Deep Web.

Celebrate Earth Month with New Specials and Series on discovery+

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Brand new documentaries and series on discovery+ include ENDANGERED, produced and narrated by Ellen DeGeneres, which follows the effort of dedicated wildlife conservationists across the globe as they work to compile the latest version of The Red List.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Signals Dogs Use to Talk to You, NASA’s Lost Moon Photos, and the Sugar Rush Is a Myth

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Learn about why there’s no such thing as a sugar rush; why it took more than 40 years to see NASA’s high-resolution images of the Moon; and, how dogs use referential signals to communicate with humans.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Using Lava Lamps to Generate Randomness (w/ Matt Parker), How Ritalin Makes You Focus, and What Bacteria Beneath the Sea Floor Means for Life on Mars

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Learn about how drugs like Ritalin and Adderall actually make you “focus,” how tech companies are using lava lamps to make computers more secure, and why new life discovered at the bottom of the ocean opens up new possibilities for finding life on Mars.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: What Makes People Cultural Omnivores, Archaeologists’ Prehistoric Poop Problem, and How to Tell Stars and Planets Apart in the Sky

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Learn about how archaeologists are solving a prehistoric poop problem; what leads people to be “cultural omnivores”; and an easy trick for telling stars and planets apart when you’re stargazing.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Meteorite Hunting with The Aquarius Project, Roommate Drama In Space, and Language Based On Senses

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Learn why scientists are worried about roommate drama in space and why your most important sense depends on the language you speak. Plus, Adler Planetarium’s Aubrey Henretty and Chris Bresky discuss The Aquarius Project, a teen-driven underwater ROV meteorite hunt led by experts from the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, The Field Museum, and NASA.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: The Sinister Darkness Factor Trait, Why Pluto’s Definition Matters, and World Record Pumpkins

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Learn about a personality trait called the D Factor that might be behind all the evil in the world; why the Pluto planet debate just won’t go away; and how much time it takes to grow giant, prize-worthy pumpkins.

NASA is Helping Save Sharks

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As the battle to save species across the world wages on, conservation efforts are becoming more and more technological in tracking, monitoring and collecting data.And perhaps one of the most advanced techniques is currently being deployed by NASA, an unlikely ally in the fight to save sharks.

How to Save Humanity from Extinction

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Here are some goals we need to achieve if we want to reach our 500,000th birthday as a species.

Curiosity Daily Podcast: Seeing Stars, Seagull Staredown, Itsy Bitsy Microdrones

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Today, you’ll learn about how cultures across the world often make constellations from the same groups of stars due to the nature of vision and perception, what to do when an animal tries to steal your food during a picnic on the beach, and drones smaller than a red blood cell that can be controlled using only the power of light.