Xploration Outer Space

We explore the varied and ingenious methods used by NASA to land spacecraft on Mars, starting with Pathfinder in 1997.

We discover the amazing journeys of spacecraft that gathered spectacular images of Mercury, Jupiter and Mars.

Host Emily Calandrelli looks at how surviving in deep space can become a reality.

The Hubble Space Telescope provides amazing insights into our universe, capturing stars forming and distant galaxies.

We explore the accomplishments of Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the two astronauts who first landed on the moon.

There’s a lot of misinformation about our solar system. Host Emily Calandrelli speaks to two experts who debunk many of these myths.

We delve into several of the occasions when spacecraft have been lost in space - and sometimes, remarkably, found again!

Canada has made significant contributions to the space effort, despite having a much smaller budget than NASA.

Host Emily Calandrelli looks at NASA’s next mission to send a spacecraft that will “touch” the sun.

A look at the first African-American woman in space and the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space.

Many private companies are working with NASA to make space exploration more efficient.

Emily Calandrelli meets with students who are becoming involved with space exploration, including an aspiring astronaut.

One lucky student wins the prize of going to Hawaii to experience the HI-SEAS habitat, which simulates life on Mars.