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Innovation Now

WHRO Public Media

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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Not a Routine Sample

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2026/05/18

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

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Fire and Smoke

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2026/05/15

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

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On the Move

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2026/05/14

Artemis III is already on the move.

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Game Changing Excavator

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2026/05/13

IPEx is a game changing excavator.

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Sprites

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2026/05/12

Astronauts in orbit see lightning like no one on Earth.

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A Rendezvous with Hubble

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2026/05/11

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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A Model MoM

Innovation Now ·

2026/05/08

MoM combines open-source hydrological models with satellite data to generate flood risk severity updates several times a day.

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Helping Farmers

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2026/05/07

Using imagery from LandSat and other satellites, NASA and the USGS have developed an interactive platform for farmers called OpenET.

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Fuel in the Tank

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2026/05/06

In low gravity, fuel can cling to the side walls of a spacecraft’s tank, making it hard to tell how much fuel is left.

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Measuring Blood Volume

Innovation Now ·

2026/05/05

A new experiment on the International Space Station is investigating how blood flows from a crew member’s brain toward the heart in microgravity.

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Annealing

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2026/05/04

With few options for recovery, the JunoCam team turned to a process called annealing to remotely repair the camera.

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Flowers on Mars

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2026/05/01

April showers bring MARS flowers – or at least they’ll have to if we want to send humans to the red planet.

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Seeking Exoplanets

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2026/04/30

NASA is advancing technologies to explore Earth-like planets far beyond our solar system.

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Laser Welding

Innovation Now ·

2026/04/29

In the past, fasteners, rivets, or other mechanical means have been used to assemble structures in space.

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Project Hail Mary

Innovation Now ·

2026/04/28

It’s not the first time Hollywood has turned to NASA to make sure their science fiction makes science sense.

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Talking to the CAPCOM

Innovation Now ·

2026/04/27

The voice in NASA’s mission control is the CAPCOM, or capsule communicator, often referred to as Houston by the crew.

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A Telescope for the People

Innovation Now ·

2026/04/24

Nicknamed the people’s telescope, Hubble has provided iconic deep-field images of the universe, including galaxies billions of light-years away.

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Smoke Sensors

Innovation Now ·

2026/04/23

Over two million acres in the Flint Hills region of Kansas are intentionally burned each spring between March and May for land management purposes.

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Earth Day and Night

Innovation Now ·

2026/04/22

Celebrate Earth Day by taking a few minutes to look up at Earth’s sky tonight.

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Science Officers

Innovation Now ·

2026/04/21

Mr. Spock would be proud of NASA’s science officers.

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