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Daily News for Kids with Big Brain

Big Brain is your kid’s curiosity buddy, turning yesterday’s real-world stories into a fun, safe 4–6 minute daily show. Each weekday you’ll get three kid-friendly stories (science, nature, inventions, sports, space), explained with silly visuals, simple analogies, and one tiny lesson that makes kids feel smart. If you don’t know the news, you are gonna lose! Parents and teachers: every episode includes a calm Parent Corner and two easy questions to spark a great conversation. Watch the full

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6:08

Saturn Shines, Rainbow Stripes, and World Animal Day

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/10/05

Today on BigBrain, kids and families learn why Saturn looked especially bright at opposition, how tiny raindrops can create extra rainbow stripes, and how World Animal Day encourages kindness toward animals and habitats.

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5:53

Hidden Giants, River Helpers, and Eggshell Engineering

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/10/02

In this kid-friendly science news episode, we meet newly identified giant stick insects from Australia, five newly reported freshwater mussel species from the southern United States, and engineers exploring how eggshell material could help make stronger, lighter magnesium alloys.

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6:28

BigBrain: Student Science Near Space, Icy Moon Clues,...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/30

Today on BigBrain: a NASA scientific balloon carries student-built experiments to about 105,900 feet, researchers explore how Enceladus’s icy plumes may sort ocean chemicals, and drones help map nitrogen levels in apple orchards.

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5:45

BigBrain: A Quantum Computer in Space and Bennu’s...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/28

Today on BigBrain, kids and parents explore three curious science stories: researchers report a quantum computer operating in space, asteroid Bennu’s materials may trace back toward Jupiter’s icy neighborhood, and scientists find a previously undescribed tiny tube network inside a mantis shrimp eye.

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7:40

BigBrain: Mars Food Ideas, Space Health, and Tiny Snails

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/25

Today on BigBrain, kids and parents explore NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge winners, new astronaut health research aboard the International Space Station, and two tiny new snail species reported from Montenegro.

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5:56

BigBrain: A Rare Sky Line-Up, Earth’s Seasons, and a...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/23

Today on BigBrain: NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day shows a rare line-of-sight moment with an airplane, the International Space Station, and the Sun. Then we zoom out to see how Earth’s tilted axis helps create seasons. Finally, scientists describe a tiny orange-spotted killifish from Amazon forest pools and explain why its habitat matters.

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5:49

Secret Cat Scents, Warm T. Rex, and Tiny Glowing...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/21

Today’s BigBrain explores new science stories for curious kids and families: cats may use long-lasting scent chemicals like an ID card, a T. rex tooth offers clues that the dinosaur may have been warm-blooded, and ultra-bright nanoparticles could someday help reveal hidden chemicals in medicine or water.

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6:38

Star Nurseries, AI Vision, and Amazon Forest Helpers

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/18

Today on BigBrain, kids and parents explore a NASA image of a sparkling star-forming region in the Carina Nebula, learn why AI computer vision still struggles with shapes, and discover how protecting Amazon forests can help wildlife and store carbon.

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6:38

Star Nurseries, AI Vision, and Amazon Forest Helpers

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/18

Today on BigBrain, kids and parents explore a NASA image of a sparkling star-forming region in the Carina Nebula, learn why AI computer vision still struggles with shapes, and discover how protecting Amazon forests can help wildlife and store carbon.

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7:22

BigBrain: Satellites, Space Cameras, and Smarter...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/16

In this BigBrain episode, kids and parents learn about two new ESA Earth-observing satellites, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope switching on its powerful infrared camera, and how careful steering may help Roman work much longer than planned.

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6:00

Red Pandas, Long-Lived Bats, and Breakfast for...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/14

In this warm kids’ news episode, we explore three animal science stories: endangered red pandas photographed by trail cameras in Nepal, research into genes that may help mouse-eared bats live surprisingly long lives, and a study suggesting breakfast helps scent-detection dogs avoid false alarms.

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6:23

Moon Hides Jupiter, Sea Level Science, and...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/09

In this BigBrain episode, kids learn about a sky event called an occultation, where the Moon can appear to pass in front of Jupiter from some locations. Then we visit a NASA-highlighted museum event about sea level science and meet Surinam toads that use special fingertip lobules to sense prey in murky water.

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5:38

BigBrain: Pluto’s Hidden Colors and Walking Sharks

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/07

Today on BigBrain, kids and families explore an enhanced-color NASA portrait of Pluto, meet a newly identified walking shark near Papua New Guinea, and learn why Galápagos green turtles may be less wander-y than many sea turtles.

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7:03

BigBrain: Mercury Arrival, Space Bubbles, and Student...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/04

In this warm kids’ science news episode, we follow ESA and JAXA’s BepiColombo mission as it begins its Mercury arrival phase, explore NASA’s Hubble image of the N44 superbubble, and learn how a NASA high-altitude balloon carried student and researcher experiments above New Mexico.

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6:35

BigBrain: September Skies, Arctic Ice, and Artemis...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/09/02

In this BigBrain episode, kids and parents explore NASA’s September 2026 skywatching guide, learn how satellites tracked a large Arctic iceberg that bumped Joe Island and kept floating, and go behind the scenes as NASA technicians begin installing four RS-25 engines on the Space Launch System rocket for Artemis III.

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6:12

BigBrain: Roman Launches, Satellites Return, and Tiny...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/08/31

Today on BigBrain: NASA’s Roman Space Telescope launches from Florida, ESA carefully tracks the planned reentries of two old Cluster satellites, and scientists identify seven tiny diamond frog species from Madagascar using DNA tools and museum specimens.

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6:40

BigBrain: Do Dogs Blink Back? Jurassic Insects and a...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/08/28

Today on BigBrain, kids explore three curious science stories: dogs may blink more when their humans blink, researchers used fossils to estimate sounds from cricket-like insects 165 million years ago, and NASA says a Cygnus XL cargo craft fired its engines for 20 minutes and 43 seconds to raise the International Space Station’s orbit.

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5:50

BigBrain: NASA’s Giant Space Dish, Pandora’s Alien...

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/08/26

Today on BigBrain, kids and parents explore three space science updates: NASA’s new 34-meter Deep Space Network antenna in California, the tiny Pandora satellite beginning observations of exoplanets and their stars, and research suggesting some tough Earth microbes might survive in icy shadowed spots near the Moon’s South Pole.

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5:56

BigBrain: Science Playgrounds and Sports Smiles

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/08/24

In this BigBrain episode, kids visit hands-on science events in Western Sydney and Newcastle, hear about Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day before the U.S. Open, and think about how curiosity, practice, teamwork, and careful listening help us learn.

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7:02

BigBrain: Deep-Sea Robots and a Golden Eclipse

Daily News for Kids with Big Brain ·

2026/08/21

In this BigBrain episode for kids and families, NOAA starts two deep-sea expeditions with live video, NASA explains why a total solar eclipse looked golden in parts of Spain, and Moon photos reveal a fresh crater from an old rocket stage impact. Warm, curious, and safety-minded science news for young listeners.

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