NASA
Meet ICON: NASA's Airglow Explorer
NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer, or ICON, launches in December 2017 [Ed. note: the launch date has subsequently been scheduled for Nov. 7, 2018] and orbits above the upper atmosphere, through the bottom edge of near-Earth space....
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MAVEN Explores Mars to Understand Radio Interference at Earth
NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft has discovered “layers” and “rifts” in the electrically charged part of the upper atmosphere (the ionosphere) of Mars. The phenomenon is very common at Earth and causes...
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The Solar Wind: A Heliophysics Sea Shanty (The Wellerman parody)
Parodying the classic sea shanty "The Wellerman," “The Solar Wind: A Heliophysics Sea Shanty” illuminates one of the primary connections between the Sun and Earth, the solar wind. The solar wind is a constant outflow of magnetized...
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NASA | Comparing CMEs
This video features two model runs. One looks at a moderate coronal mass ejection (CME) from 2006. The second run examines the consequences of a large coronal mass ejection, such as The Carrington-Class CME of 1859. These model runs...
Curated Video
Understanding the Components and Functions of Blood
The video is about the components of blood and their functions. It starts by introducing blood as a fluid that transports substances to and from body cells. The video then describes the different components of blood, including plasma,...
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NASA | Scientists Answer Top Space Weather Questions, Part 1
NASA scientists answer some common questions about the sun, space weather, and how they affect the Earth. This is a two-part series. Part One addresses: 1. What is space weather? 2. What are coronal mass ejections? 3. What are solar...
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NASA | Many Views of a Massive CME
On July 23, 2012, a massive cloud of solar material erupted off the sun's right side, zooming out into space. It soon passed one of NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, or STEREO, spacecraft, which clocked the CME as traveling...
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First Map of Mars Electric Currents
Five years after NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft entered into orbit around Mars, data from the mission has led to the creation of a map of electric current systems in the Martian atmosphere. Unlike Earth, Mars lacks a protective global magnetic...
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NASA | Tracking Energy through Space
Simulation courtesy of J. Raeder/UNH. This short video features commentary by David Sibeck, project scientist for the THEMIS mission, discussing a visualization of reconnection fronts. Taking advantage of an unprecedented alignment of...
Curated Video
I WONDER - What Is Blood Made Of?
This video is answering the question of what is blood made of.
Catalyst University
Coagulase Test | Theory & Results in Tubes and on Slides
In this video, we will discuss the theory and results of the coagulase test (in tubes and on slides).
Next Animation Studio
Voyager 2 detects high temperatures and gaps in the heliopause sphere: NASA
NASA’s Voyager 2 reached the edge of the solar system in early November.
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Highlights From SDO's 10 Years of Solar Observation
In February 2020, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — SDO — is celebrating its 10th year in space. Over the past decade the spacecraft has kept a constant eye on the Sun, studying how the Sun creates solar activity and drives space...
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NASA | The Heliophysics Program
This short program overview for NASA's heliophysics division explains how NASA studies the sun--and more importantly--how it affects our daily lives. Learn more:Or get tweeted by NASA:
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Why Won't it Melt? How NASA's Solar Probe will Survive the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is heading to the Sun. Why won't the spacecraft melt? Thermal Protection System Engineer Betsy Congdon (Johns Hopkins APL) outlines why Parker can take the heat. Music credit: Cheeky Chappy [Main Track] by Jimmy...
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Observations Reshape Basic Plasma Wave Physics
New light has been shed on the invisible forces shaping our near-Earth environment, unveiling a fundamental physical phenomenon. Using a specialized suite of instruments aboard NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale - or MMS - spacecraft,...
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NASA | MMS Science Overview: The Many Mysteries of MMS
Scientists Michael Hesse and John Dorelli explain the science objectives of the MMS mission. The Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission is comprised of four identically instrumented spacecraft that will use Earth’s magnetosphere as a...
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NASA | MMS Mission Overview
Senior Project Scientist Tom Moore outlines the three instrument suites onboard the four MMS spacecraft. On March 12, 2015, NASA plans to launch the Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, mission. MMS consists of four identical spacecraft...
The Viral Fever
Cosmic Journeys: Rivers of Energy Inside the Sun
This video explores the incredible activity happening on the surface of the sun, as captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. From dazzling friary loops to massive coronal mass ejections, we see how the sun's plasma drives its solar...
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NASA Spacecraft Uncover Mystery Behind Auroral Beads
A special type of aurora, draped east-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace, is helping scientists better understand the science of auroras and their powerful drivers out in space. Known as auroral beads, these lights...
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NASA | Twisting Plasma on the Sun
Darker, cooler plasma slid and shifted back and forth above the Sun's surface seen here for 30 hours (Feb. 7-8, 2012) in extreme ultraviolet light. An active region rotating into view provides a bright backdrop to the gyrating streams of...
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NASA | SDO: Year 4
Music: Stella Maris courtesy of Moby Gratis. The sun is always changing and NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory is always watching. Launched on Feb. 11, 2010, SDO keeps a 24-hour eye on the entire disk of the sun, with a prime view of the...
Mazz Media
Respiratory and Circulatory System
Through video, animation and graphics students will discover how the respiratory and circulatory systems work together to help keep us alive through a process called cellular respiration. A close-up look at the components of our blood:...
Science360
Passport to Discovery - What's up With Plasma?
Today, your Passport to Discovery takes you to UCLA's Basic Plasma Science Facility. Come learn how this facility uses a vacuumed sealed tube to create super-heated gas.