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Innovation Now

Innovation Now is a daily 90-second radio series and podcast that gives listeners a front row seat to hear compelling stories of revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies and the people behind the concepts that are shaping our future.

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  1. 2710

    Customized Backgrounds

    In celebration of X-59’s recent supersonic flights, NASA’s Quesst mission released images of this unique aircraft in action for use on your electronic devices.

  2. 2709

    A Marathon Milestone

    Appearing as a green speck on the Martian surface, NASA’s Perseverance rover was spotted by the HiRise camera, just before it marked its marathon milestone.

  3. 2708

    Summertime Skywatching

    It’s summertime. Look up and you might catch a meteor streaking across the sky.

  4. 2707

    A Team Sport

    Flight testing is a team sport.

  5. 2706

    Breathing Easy

    Throughout the 2026 World Cup, state and local organizations have used NASA air quality data to provide a clear picture of the air that players and fans are breathing.

  6. 2705

    Heart of Health

    Through the commercialization of life-preserving technologies, NASA remains at the heart of health solutions.

  7. 2704

    Delivering Storm Data

    During hurricane season, NASA delivers storm data from satellites, timely flood maps, power outage insights, landslide risk assessments, and more to many state and federal partners, including NOAA.

  8. 2703

    Beneath the Volcano

    NASA is working with the Smithsonian Institution, monitoring vegetation changes to aid in earlier eruption warnings.

  9. 2702

    Clouds of Dust

    Dust plays a role in making new molecules of interstellar space.

  10. 2701

    Exploring in ERNEST

    ERNEST trundled its way across the Colorado Desert in California to see if it has what it takes to rove on the Moon.

  11. 2700

    A Fourth to Remember

    With a continuous human presence on the International Space Station, at least one American since 2001 has spent the Fourth of July in orbit.

  12. 2699

    Batteries Are Included

    Using new spinoff batteries, robots may one day map as much of the ocean as NASA has mapped of the Moon.

  13. 2698

    Passing By

    Each month NASA releases the most recent figures on near-Earth object close approaches and other facts about comets or asteroids that could pose a threat.

  14. 2697

    Mundane Tasks

    Some of the tasks astronauts complete on the International Space Station are routine inspections.

  15. 2696

    High Contrasts

    Where the Sun shines at a low angle at the lunar South Pole, high contrasts between lit and shadowed areas are created.

  16. 2695

    Weather Cycles

    Using the infrared cameras on the Webb Space Telescope, scientists have peered through the yellowish, smoggy haze that shrouds Titan.

  17. 2694

    Stormy World

    Mount Tambora ejected so much ash and so many aerosols into the atmosphere that the sky darkened and the Sun was blocked from view.

  18. 2693

    Halfway to Harvest

    As we mark Midsummer Day, many farmers are using NASA Earth science data to help monitor their fields at this critical halfway point.

  19. 2692

    Soccer Science

    Understanding the relationship between an object’s center of mass and its geometric center is key to predicting its movement.

  20. 2691

    Changing Seasons

    Earth’s unique tilt on its axis gives us our changing seasons.

  21. 2690

    MoonFall

    MoonFall will survey the lunar South Pole ahead of the Artemis crewed landings.

  22. 2689

    Freeform 3D

    An innovative 3D printing process that advanced NASA’s approach to outfitting a lunar habitat is making buildings on Earth beautiful, efficient, and strong.

  23. 2688

    Serendipity

    A material discovered by accident in the lab could be used on future missions to the Moon.

  24. 2687

    Twice in a Full Moon

    For LandSat, it happens twice in a blue moon!

  25. 2686

    Waste from Mines

    Tens of thousands of abandoned mines scattered across the American West have the potential to release sulfuric acid and heavy metals into waterways.

  26. 2685

    Flying the Flag

    Perhaps one day, the Artemis astronauts will carry a flag with them to the surface of Mars.

  27. 2684

    Moon Base

    The Moon Base will be home for Artemis astronauts who will live and work at humanity’s first lunar outpost.

  28. 2683

    Shock Detectives

    The Sun constantly sends out a stream of fastmoving particles called the solar wind.

  29. 2682

    High Accuracy Observations

    When SpaceX sent its thirty-fourth resupply mission to the International Space Station in mid-May, NASA’s CLARREO Pathfinder was aboard.

  30. 2681

    Top Ranked Shortfalls

    As NASA lays the foundation for long-term missions to the Moon and paves the way for human exploration on Mars, the top ranked shortfalls in technology reflect the challenges industry is most eager to solve.

  31. 2680

    Flyby Complete

    Psyche has completed a flyby of Mars, coming within three thousand miles of the planet’s surface.

  32. 2679

    Wingman

    NASA is dedicated to advancing the capabilities and performance of U.S. aviation.

  33. 2678

    Return to the Runway

    Last year researchers conducted more than seven hundred fifty investigations in the orbital laboratory of the International Space Station.

  34. 2677

    A Swift Rendezvous

    The clock is ticking as engineers work to save NASA’s Swift Observatory.

  35. 2676

    Upgraded Chips

    Once certified for spaceflight, these next generation computer processors will be incorporated into mission hardware and adapted for Earth-based industries.

  36. 2675

    Lighting the Way

    This game changing fuel cell could revolutionize the way NASA stores energy during future Moon missions.

  37. 2674

    SkyFall

    NASA had a great run with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, but next generation aircraft will be able to do even more.

  38. 2673

    To the Next Level

    NASA offers opportunities for researchers with innovative ideas to take their technology to the next level.

  39. 2672

    Ready to Rise

    The fifth and smallest crew member from Artemis II is still making public appearances with the astronauts.

  40. 2671

    In the Pursuit of Space

    Among the monuments throughout Arlington, stand three that serve as tributes to astronauts who lost their lives furthering space exploration.

  41. 2670

    Golden Eagles on the Move

    NASA satellite observations are shaping conservation work here on the ground.

  42. 2669

    Putting Materials to the Test

    In the frigid conditions found in space, rubber can shatter like glass, circuit boards may fail, and electrical connections can freeze and fracture.

  43. 2668

    Envelope Expansion

    NASA’s X-59 is showing off in early flight test maneuvers.

  44. 2667

    Cultural Perspectives

    A new Sun-centered and science-focused coloring book encourages people to show off their artistic side.

  45. 2666

    Not a Routine Sample

    Curiosity was drilling a routine sample from a rock on Mars when the unexpected happened.

  46. 2665

    Fire and Smoke

    This smoke didn’t come from rockets that propel astronauts to space.

  47. 2664

    On the Move

    Artemis III is already on the move.

  48. 2663

    Game Changing Excavator

    IPEx is a game changing excavator.

  49. 2662

    Sprites

    Astronauts in orbit see lightning like no one on Earth.

  50. 2661

    A Rendezvous with Hubble

    Following a smooth ride to orbit, the NASA crew began the thirteen-day flight that marked the fifth and final servicing mission for Hubble.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Innovation Now is a daily 90-second radio series and podcast that gives listeners a front row seat to hear compelling stories of revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies and the people behind the concepts that are shaping our future.

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WHRO

Produced by 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Innovation Now is a daily 90-second radio series and podcast that gives listeners a front row seat to hear compelling stories of revolutionary ideas, emerging technologies and the people behind the concepts that are shaping our future.

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