Science Friday Podcast Transcripts
Science Friday and WNYC Studios · 1,315 episodes with transcripts
Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.
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Getting the billion-dollar PRIMA space telescope off the ground
October 20, 2026
Flora Lichtman (0:02)
Hey, it's Flora, and you're listening to Science Friday.
Late last month, NASA announced that a new telescope called Prima was getting a green light and advancing to the next stage of development, entering something called Phase B of the development process.
Jason Glenn (0:42)
Good morning.
Flora Lichtman (0:44)
Okay, first off, you sold NASA on this idea. Congratulations. But sell us, in layman's terms, why is this telescope so cool? What is it answer that we can't answer now?
- Getting the billion-dollar PRIMA space telescope off the ground
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