Sept. 17, 2024

RELEASE: 24-118

NASA�??s Spanish-language Podcast Returns for New Season

 

Podcast art for Universo curioso de la NASA, the agency�??s first podcast in Spanish, which returns for a second season in September 2024. Credits: NASA / Krystofer Kim

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In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, NASA is releasing new content for Universo curioso de la NASA, the agency�??s first Spanish-language podcast, now in its second season. A five-week season starts Tuesday with new episodes released weekly.

In each episode, Universo curioso highlights the contributions of NASA�??s Hispanic and Latino workforce to the agency�??s work in Earth and space exploration for the benefit of all.

 

�??Through the Universo curioso de la NASA podcast, we are thrilled to tell the story of NASA�??s efforts to open space to more people from across the world,�?� said Tonya McNair, deputy associate administrator for NASA�??s Space Operations Mission Directorate in Washington. �??In the second season, you�??ll hear from NASA�??s Hispanic and Latino workforce, like flight director Diana Trujillo and astronaut Marcos Berríos, helping lead some of the agency�??s most vital space exploration missions and inspiring the world through discovery.�?�

Episodes focus on some of NASA�??s top missions, bringing the wonder of exploration, space technology, and scientific discoveries to Spanish-speaking audiences around the world. 

 

�??This podcast highlights NASA�??s dedication to making knowledge available to all, regardless of their native language,�?� said Shahra Lambert, NASA senior advisor for engagement. �??By sharing the excitement of NASA�??s missions in the second most spoken language in the U.S. and around the world, we are amplifying our outreach and possibly paving the way for a more diverse STEM workforce in the future.�?�

The first episode of Universo curioso ran in 2021, as part of the agency�??s Spanish coverage of the launch of its James Webb Space Telescope. In 2023, the show was selected as a �??Podcast We Love�?� by Apple Podcasts Latin America.

Hosted by Noelia González, communications specialist at NASA�??s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, listeners are invited to go on a journey to one of Jupiter�??s icy moons, hear about the first two years of discoveries of the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as learn about an astronaut from Puerto Rico�??s and a Colombian flight director�??s path to NASA.


Episodes will cover the upcoming launch of Europa Clipper in October 2024, a mission that aims to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter�??s icy moon, Europa, that could support life.

A complete list of the new episodes, as well as their release dates, is as follows:

Universo curioso de la NASA is a joint initiative of the agency�??s Spanish-language communications and audio programs. The new season, as well as previous episodes, are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and NASA�??s website.


Listen to the podcast at:

https://www.nasa.gov/universo-curioso-de-la-nasa

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