Podcasts Science Astronomy Planetary Radio Something Old and Something New: Exciting Research on the International Space Station

Something Old and Something New: Exciting Research on the International Space Station

Published: July 11, 2018, 3 p.m.

Sextants have helped sailors find their way across oceans for centuries. Now one is onboard the International Space Station so that astronauts can learn to find their way across the solar system even if other technologies fail. Reaching the ISS on the same supply mission was the Cold Atom Lab.\xa0 It may achieve the lowest temperatures in the universe, helping to unlock cosmic secrets.\xa0 Every naked eye planet is visible!\xa0 Bruce Betts will tell you where to look in What\u2019s Up.\xa0 Learn more about all our topics and hear extended interviews:\xa0 \xa0http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2018/0711-2018-sextant-and-cold-atom-lab-on-iss.html