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The Hubble Space Telescope: Revolutionizing Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope, a joint project between the European Space Agency and NASA, revolutionized astronomy by providing high-resolution images free from atmospheric distortions. Despite initial challenges with its primary mirror,...
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NASA's Efforts to Ensure Safety and Return to Space Shuttle Missions
This video discusses the return of astronauts in training for the space shuttles after a two-year grounding due to the tragic Columbia disaster. It highlights the safety concerns and ongoing testing being conducted by NASA to ensure the...
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Why NASA Shouldn't Land Near the Moon's Poles
The Moon's polar regions are a shocking place for humans to be.
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How Quick Thinking Astronauts Saved NASA and Themselves
The NASA programs leading to Apollo, Project Mercury and Project Gemini
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NASA Missions that Could Make Radio Obsolete
NASA's successor to the Deep Space Network, infrared lasers and LCRD.
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Why Apollo Astronauts Trained in Nuclear Bomb Craters
On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history as the first humans to set foot on the Moon. Before their lunar journey, they trained at the Nevada Test Site, an area where the U.S. conducted 928 nuclear tests. This site,...
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Is Success Luck or Hard Work?
During the COVID-19 lockdown, a headline went viral stating that nearly half of men claim to do most of the homeschooling, with only 3% of women agreeing. This sparked a discussion about egocentric bias, where individuals tend to...
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What Happens When Entities Compete To Get Humans Into Space?
Yesterday, on the 31st May 2020, NASA and SpaceX successfully docked their Dragon capsule with the ISS. But what makes this event so significant? And is using private space companies really cheaper?
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Ocean Threats: Plastic
Using a hypothetical "trash droid" to emphasize the severity of ocean pollution, the video highlights the staggering volume of waste—150 million tons currently, projected to reach 600 million tons by 2040—threatening marine ecosystems...
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How Bad Is the Radiation on Mars?
How do scientists plan to get astronauts to Mars when space radiation is so strong? What can be done about it? Astrum Answers!
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How Do Astronauts Get Breathable Oxygen In Space (Aboard The ISS)?
Astronauts onboard the ISS get their breathable oxygen in two main ways - through systems onboard the ISS that generate breathable oxygen and through resupply missions that deliver breathable oxygen to the ISS. There is plenty of oxygen...
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How Do Astronauts Choose The Best Color For Their Spacesuits?
The moment you think about astronauts, what comes to your mind would probably be a picture of an astronaut in a white spacesuit experiencing weightlessness in the vast expanse of space. Or perhaps you don't imagine a white astronaut. You...
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Solar flare
A violent explosion on the surface of the Sun which affects all the layers of its atmosphere, heating plasma to tens of millions of degrees and releasing huge amounts of energy. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined...
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Man On the Moon: Part 2
The extraordinary story of Apollo 11's lunar landing. What they found on the Moon and how they made it back to Earth. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on 20th July, 1969. The Apollo 11 astronauts...
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Fly Me to the Moon
What do you need to do to get into space? An explanation of orbits, forces and the 'slingshot effect'. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. In order to land on the Moon, Apollo 11 had to be launched at just the right speed. If a...
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Factpack: Pressure and Altitude
Changes in pressure at different heights, from outer space to the depths of the ocean. Physics - Forces - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab attention at...
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Colonising the Moon
From the Russians' attempt to colonise the Moon to eccentric plans for Mars. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The longest anyone has ever stayed on the Moon is 75 hours. Helium-3 is rare on Earth but can be processed from Moon soil,...
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Hubble Space Telescope
How scientists working on the Hubble Telescope, orbiting 400 miles above the Earth, fixed a fault by giving the telescope a pair of specs. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The Hubble Telescope took eight years to build, from over...
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Dark Side of the Moon
The dark side of the Moon remained a mystery until space travel allowed for circumnavigation. What did the astronauts find? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. The Moon orbits around the Earth and spins on its axis. These...
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Bell in a Vacuum
We look at how a vacuum affects how sound travels. An alarm is set off and placed under a bell jar. The air is removed from the jar to create a vacuum. We can still see the hammer of the alarm clock moving, but cannot hear the sound....
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Astronauts
See how astronauts live in zero gravity. The world around us - Investigating forces - Gravity Learning Points In space, astronauts don’t experience gravity the same way as we do on Earth, which can make everyday activities more...
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Filtration on the ISS
How do astronauts aboard the International Space Station drink water recycled from their own urine? Material processes - Separating mixtures - Separation by filtration Learning Points Filtration can be used to purify liquids. Filtration...
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The first Moon landing
The story of how three men made history when they became the first humans to travel to and land on the Moon. Physical processes - The Earth and beyond - The Moon Learning Points The first manned moon landing occurred on the 20th of July...