Want to spend a year living in NASA's Mars simulation?
Summary
Hosts Regina Barber, Scott Detrow, and Ari Daniel discuss NASA’s recruitment for a year-long simulated Mars mission to study isolation and communication delays. They also cover the discovery of sugar molecules in the interstellar medium, suggesting space may have delivered life’s building blocks to Earth. Finally, the episode highlights NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft waking up from hibernation at the edge of the solar system to study the heliosphere.
Topics discussed
Intro: Hosts welcome Ari Daniel and preview space topics
Sponsors: NetSuite and NPR donation appeal
NASA recruits volunteers for year-long Mars simulation
Sugar molecules found in interstellar space
New Horizons spacecraft wakes up at solar system edge
Outro: Credits and show promotion
Trailers: Mint Mobile, Politics Podcast, and Fresh Air
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