Physics Girl
Everything you should know about TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets
The TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system has seven earth-like planets and is only 39 lightyears away! I am joined by Professor Adam Burgasser and Dr. Katherine Deck, both astrophysicists on the Nature paper to discuss the discovery of this...
Curated Video
The Space Race: A Cold War Competition That Shaped the Future
This video provides a historical overview of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It highlights how both countries competed to achieve milestones in space exploration, such as launching...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Understanding Star Formation in the Nucleus of Galaxy IC 342: Podcast
A feature from NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on May 23, 2017.
NASA
The Invisible Network: 06. Next-Gen | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast
CubeSats are small satellites, some weighing as little as 3 pounds. They provide opportunities for small-scale research in space, and an avenue for young scientists — some as young as middle school-aged — to see their curiosity take...
Next Animation Studio
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft to begin Pluto mission
Nine years and 3 billion miles after it was launched into space, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has awoken from hibernation and is preparing to travel to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. The New Horizons spacecraft, which weighs about half a...
Step Back History
Badass Women in History
Humanity has done some amazing things, and created some beautiful works. This week I want to continue the series of badass women in history by honouring three amazing ladies. These women were great contributors to technology, science,...
Cerebellum
Space Facts II - Atmospheric And Greenhouse Gases
Space Facts II puts viewers on the forefront of space exploration, examining its role on Earth in fighting forest fires, controlling diseases (such as diabetes), combating air pollution and mapping solar and lunar cycles. This video...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: SOFIA Expanding New Frontiers: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on November 15, 2016.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Mary Beth Wilhelm: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
Mary Beth Wilhelm, NASA Research Scientist, Planetary Science Branch: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
Next Animation Studio
Pluto ice volcanoes? NASA space probe finds evidence of cryovolcanoes on dwarf planet
A probe has found evidence of ice volcanoes on Pluto's surface, suggesting the dwarf planet may not be as inactive as scientists originally thought. Reuters reports that when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto on July 14, it...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Eclipse Balloons: Podcast
A feature from NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on July 27, 2017.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA Establishes the Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on October 21, 2016.
NASA
Gravity Assist: Ice Giants (Uranus & Neptune) with Amy Simon
n this episode of Gravity Assist, NASA’s Jim Green and Amy Simon discuss Uranus, Neptune, and Neptune’s intriguing moon – Triton -- and what we still have to learn about these mysterious bodies.
Next Animation Studio
NASA outlines plan to prepare Earth for an asteroid strike
NASA has come up with a plan to protect the Earth from asteroids, in the unlikely event that one were to hit the planet.
Physics Girl
Spaceships pushed by LIGHT – the future of space travel?
What if you could power a ship using sunlight instead of wind? Well in space, you can! Solar sails or light sails are pushed with light from the sun. Photons provide a kick when they reflect off the sail pushing the sail like an air...
Curated Video
Mars: when will humans get there?
Sending astronauts to Mars is a daunting prospect. But this will not deter NASA and private companies from trying to put humans on the red planet.
NASA
NASA | Earth Science Week: The Ocean's Green Machines
"The Ocean's Green Machines" is Episode 3 in the six-part series "Tides of Change", exploring amazing NASA ocean science to celebrate Earth Science Week 2009. One tiny marine plant makes life on Earth possible: phytoplankton. These...
Physics Girl
Should you go to Mars? ft Bill Nye
Would you take a trip to Mars knowing the risks? What if it were a one way trip? Should we colonize Mars? I took a trip over to the Planetary Society to meet with CEO and Science Guy, Bill Nye to discuss the potential for future human...
Next Animation Studio
Moon’s wobble will bring 9 years of tidal flooding — NASA
Scientists say the next time the moon rotates closer to the equatorial plane, it will combine with rising sea levels to create tidal havoc.
Next Animation Studio
Biggest solar flare in years erupts from Sun
The sun has emitted a huge solar flare that is heading towards earth, NASA has warned. The eruption of the X-flare, the strongest kind, occurred at 0156 GMT on Tuesday and was recorded by the US space agency's Solar Dynamics Observatory....
Astrum
What did NASA's Dawn mission discover while at Vesta?
NASA's Dawn spacecraft was the first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestial bodies, Vesta and Ceres. But what did it do and discover while it was there?
AllTime 10s
10 Unsolved Mysteries Of The Moon
Despite being less than 400,000km away, there is a surprising amount that we don't know about the moon. What's at its core? How did it get there? Could it one day support life? Alltime 10s investigates.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA and the USGS, a Shared History in Remote Sensing
A conversation with Jim Brass, Bruce Coffland from NASA and Susan Benjamin USGS director of the Western Geographic Science Center. They discuss the shared history between NASA and the USGS in remote sensing.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Elizabeth Pane Talks About Sending Science Experiments To The International Space Station
A conversation with Elizabeth Pane, ISS Payload Manager in the Flight Systems and Implementation Branch at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.