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Cassini's Infrared Saturn
The Cassini-Huygens mission arrived at Saturn in 2004, beginning an epic thirteen-year tour of the ringed planet and its many moons. Cassini and its companion probe, Huygens, were an international collaboration between NASA and the...
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Formation Time of Mega Basins on Mars: Podcast
A feature from NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on April 26, 2017.
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NASA | Exploring the Inner Solar System (Part 1/6)
Chief Scientist of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr. Jim Garvin, takes us on a journey to Mercury, Venus, Earth, the moon, near-Earth objects, and Mars. Why does space matter? Why is exploring the inner solar system so crucial?...
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Sophia Danenberg: the Mountain Climber
This is Sophia Danenberg, the first African American and the first black woman from anywhere in the world to climb Mount Everest. Dannenberg's first major climb was up Mount Rainier in Washington State in 2002. In 2005, she scaled five...
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Solar Wind at Martian Moon Could Impact Future Missions
Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Both are small, airless bodies with irregular shapes. Because they lack protective atmospheres and magnetospheres, Phobos and Deimos are directly exposed to the solar wind for part of their orbits....
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The Rocket Ranch: Episode 24: Space Lullaby
Astronaut Chris Hadfield flew to space three times, and was the first Canadian to walk in space. His cover of David Bowie's Space Oddity that he recorded on the International Space Station has over 47 million views, and as you're about...
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Python for Data Analysis: Step-By-Step with Projects - EDA Overview
This video introduces you to EDA overview. This clip is from the chapter "Exploratory Data Analysis" of the series "Python for Data Analysis: Step-By-Step with Projects".This section explains exploratory data analysis.
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NASA | Exploring the Inner Solar System (Part 2/6)
In part 2, Dr. Garvin continues explaining how much left we have to learn about Venus and recounts NASA's visits to the moon with the Apollo program. (Show Description) Chief Scientist of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr. Jim...
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500th Anniversary of Humanity's First Circumnavigation of Earth
Five hundred years ago the first “orbit” of planet Earth, achieved in the spirit of the first human voyages to the Moon fifty years ago, was undertaken by the Portuguese explorer Magellan, using mission design and exploration guiding...
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Darlene Lim Talks About Some Of The Challenges Of Doing Science On Mars
A conversation with Darlene Lim, Principal Investigator on NASA’s Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lave Terrains (BASALT) project.
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Venus: Forgotten Sister Planet or Our Next Frontier?
Venus, our nearby “sister” planet, beckons today as a compelling target for exploration that may connect the objects in our own solar system to those discovered around nearby stars. Yet, humanity’s exploration of Venus has been hampered...
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OSIRIS-REx Tech – Surveying an Asteroid with Light
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on a mission explore to near-Earth asteroid Bennu, a carbon-rich body that may contain clues to the origins of life. OSIRIS-REx is equipped with a suite of technologies designed to map and study Bennu in...
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NASA | ESW12 Career Spotlight: Christy Hansen
Join Operation IceBridge Project Manager Christy Hansen on location near Antarctica as she discusses her career at NASA. Hansen, who began in NASA's space flight program, recently joined the Operation IceBridge team. As Project Manager,...
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5,000 Exoplanets: Listen to the Sounds of Discovery (NASA Data Sonification)
On March 21, 2022, the number of known exoplanets passed 5,000 according to the NASA Exoplanet Archive. This animation and sonification tracks humanity's discovery of the planets beyond our solar system over time. Turning NASA data into...
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NASA | We Did All That in 50 Years!
Humans have always looked up at the sky. They used astronomy to track time, orient their cities, decide when to plant their crops, and even based their religious practices on their celestial world. But there was much more to learn.
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NASA | Exploring the Inner Solar System (Part 3/6)
In part 3, Dr. Garvin talks about the recent science and exploration breakthroughs at Earth's moon and explains why there's so much interest these days in near-Earth objects. (Show Description) Chief Scientist of NASA's Goddard Space...
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NASA | Return with LRO
The Deputy Project Manager for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) program, Cathy Peddie, expresses her personal and professional thoughts on the upcoming LRO mission. From following in the footsteps of her childhood heroes,to...
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NASA | Exploring the Inner Solar System (Part 6/6)
In the final part of Dr. Garvin's lecture he continues discussion for the future of exploring Mars with the upcoming Mars Science Lab/Curiosity Rover, the concepts for a future Mars sample-return mission, and his dreams of one day...
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Meet the Goddard Instrument Field Team
This video is an introduction into the world of the Goddard Instrument Field Team, known as GIFT. This team of scientists conducts fieldwork all over the world at sites that resemble the Moon, Mars, and other planetary surfaces. These...
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NASA’s InSight Lander Accomplishes Science Goals on Mars as Power Levels Diminish
NASA’s InSight lander touched down in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars in November of 2018. During its time on the Red Planet, InSight has achieved all its primary science goals and continues to hunt for quakes on Mars. The mission is...
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The Age Of Discovery - Summary
This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. Part 13
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NASA | Exploring the Inner Solar System (Part 4/6)
Part 4 of Dr. Garvin's talk includes a hypothetical trip to a near-Earth object, a look at NASA's explorations of our own place in the solar system, planet Earth, and an introduction to what makes Mars such a fascinating place to study....
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NASA | Exploring the Inner Solar System (Part 5/6)
In part 5, Dr. Garvin conveys the amazing past successes of robotic explorations on Mars and what we have to look forward to with the upcoming Mars Science Lab, also known as the Curiosity rover. (Show Description) Chief Scientist of...