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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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A Flight into the Future

Innovation Now ·

2026/03/23

Snow covered the ground that Tuesday morning one hundred years ago. A professor, his wife and two colleagues were about to soar into the future.

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The First Day of Spring

Innovation Now ·

2026/03/20

While meteorologists have been celebrating spring since the first of March, astronomically speaking, spring begins today.

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Moving People and Cargo

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2026/03/19

NASA is tackling the challenge of safely integrating air taxi technologies into the national airspace system.

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Martian Spiderwebs

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2026/03/18

NASA’s Curiosity rover has seen the Martian spiderwebs up close.

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On the Menu

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2026/03/17

With no refrigeration, resupply, or late-load capability, all food that will fly aboard Artemis II was carefully chosen for the mission.

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Biological Clock

Innovation Now ·

2026/03/16

Many of us are adjusting our biological clocks as we spring forward into daylight savings time.

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Commercial Space Stations

Innovation Now ·

2026/03/13

NASA supports the design and development of multiple commercial space stations like Starlab.

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Tentacle Arms

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2026/03/12

As part of the REACCH Demonstration, tentacle-like arms that extend and wrap around objects were added to one of the Astrobee robotic units in orbit.

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Driving on Mars

Innovation Now ·

2026/03/11

Driving on Mars is no easy task. But generative AI and other smart tools are streamlining the process.

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The Heat Is On

Innovation Now ·

2026/03/10

Anything that goes into space and returns to Earth must pass through Earth’s atmosphere, making atmospheric flight testing critical for space missions.

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Postcards from Mars

Innovation Now ·

2026/03/09

In 1973, science fiction author Al Nussbaum wrote about a farmer on Mars whose daughter looks up at a twinkling star – Earth.

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A Rock from Venus

Innovation Now ·

2026/03/06

Venus is so hot it can melt a spacecraft in hours. But that’s not stopping researchers from looking into an ambitious idea to bring a piece of Venus back to Earth.

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High Risk

Innovation Now ·

2026/03/05

NASA undertakes high-risk, high-reward missions to discover revolutionary ways of doing new science.

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Nickel Titanium Tires

Innovation Now ·

2026/03/04

While several robotic missions have landed on Mars, NASA has explored only one percent of the Martian surface.

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Safely Aboard

Innovation Now ·

2026/03/03

Crew-12 is safely aboard the International Space Station.

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Earth Shadow

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2026/03/02

If the sky is clear, you could see a blood Moon in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3rd.

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Magnetic Extraction

Innovation Now ·

2026/02/27

Sending humans to and from Mars is impossible without a reliable source of oxygen.

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Moon Mission Spacesuit

Innovation Now ·

2026/02/26

Testing for the spacesuits that will be worn by NASA’s Artemis III crew is underway.

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Thank an Engineer

Innovation Now ·

2026/02/25

This is National Engineers Week. And no one understands how engineering transforms our future better than NASA.

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Seeing in the Dark

Innovation Now ·

2026/02/24

TEMPO has a new trick. It can see in the dark.

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