Xploration Outer Space

The InSight Lander is on its way to Mars. Host Emily Calandrelli discovers what it takes to prepare this spacecraft for its mission, learns all about the science it will do once it lands, and feels the power of this historic launch.

Do you know which planet in our solar system has a longer day than year? Or why Apollo astronauts were quarantined after returning from the Moon? Learn all this and more as host Emily Calandrelli speaks to two experts about the most fascinating facts about our universe.

Host Emily Calandrelli explores the future of space medicine and how we may overcome the challenges ahead. She operates a small surgical robot and 3D prints a custom medical device.

Astronauts from the last five decades share stories of their adventures. Scientists and engineers involved with exploring space also give insights to the fascinating worlds within our solar system.

Countless spacecraft, such as Cassini and Galileo, have made invaluable discoveries in our solar system - but they can't last forever. Who decides when and how to end their missions? Host Emily Calandrelli speaks to NASA scientists at the heart of these decisions.

Host Emily Calandrelli gets an inside look at some of the coolest jobs in the space industry. From becoming a famous space YouTuber, to smelling items before they go to the International Space Station, these are not your typical careers.

Scientists and engineers sometimes have to go to extremes to learn more about our universe. Host Emily Calandrelli boards the world's largest flying observatory, dives to an underwater habitat, and explores a laboratory nearly a mile underground.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing; amazing footage; interviews with astronauts and historians.

Host Emily Calandrelli holds the fourth annual Student Astronaut Contest. One lucky student wins a trip to Russia to train like a cosmonaut at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.