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Emission and Absorption of Infrared Radiation: An Experiment on the Effectiveness of Different Surfaces as Emitters of Infrared Radiation
This video is a lecture presentation on the emission and absorption of infrared radiation or IR. The presenter walks the viewer through an experiment to compare the effectiveness of four different surfaces as emitters of infrared...
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Gravity Assist: Listening to the Universe, with Kim Arcand
NASA spacecraft deliver stunning visual imagery of the cosmos, but we can also experience that data by turning it into sound.
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What Is NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT)? (Mission Overview)
Soon to be operating from the International Space Station, NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission will comprehensively measure the mineral composition of Earth’s mineral dust source regions to help...
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NASA's Curious Universe: From Space to Farm
Farmers rely on the accuracy of a crucial NASA and USGS mission, Landsat, to make decisions about crops. Those decisions have far-reaching implications that can impact what you see on your dinner plate!
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Scientists create 'invisibility shield' for tanks
A new technology under development could potentially protect tanks from heat-seeking missiles. The technology, developed by boffins at Britain's BAE, involves hexagonal plates on the tank's exterior that would allow the operator to...
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NASA in Silicon Valley: James De Buizer Talks About SOFIA’s New Zealand Observations
A conversation with James De Buizer, the science planning and instrument support manager for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy or SOFIA.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Kimberly Ennico Smith Talks About Pluto and Studying Space With A Flying Telescope
A conversation with Kimberly Ennico Smith, Project Scientist for SOFIA at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Science360
Chalk Talk Infrared
Infrared can be divided into three separate categories - near, mid, and far, and even though we can't see it, in some cases we can detect it. Many things, including people and planets, emit infrared. We also use it to transmit...
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NASA | Exploring Energy: Infrared
How does NASA "see" thermal radiation? This video explores what infrared energy is and how NASA detects it to study our Earth's systems more completely. Satellite measurements over time allow scientists to study seasonal changes in local...
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NASA | TIRS: The Thermal InfraRed Sensor on LDCM
The Thermal InfraRed Sensor (TIRS) is one of the instruments on the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) satellite. It will continue the archive of thermal imaging and support emerging applications such as evapotranspiration rate...
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HIRMES: SOFIA's latest high-resolution Mid-infrared Spectrometer
A team from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is developing a new, third-generation facility science instrument for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA. The High Resolution Mid-InfrarEd...
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NASA | Continuing Landsat's 40-Year Legacy
The Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey that will continue the Landsat Program's 40-year data record of monitoring Earth's landscapes from space. LDCM will expand and...
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Cassini's Infrared Saturn | Director's Cut
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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James Webb Space Telescope Laser-Focused Sight
About 1 million miles away from the nearest eye surgeon, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be able to perfect its own vision while in orbit. Though the Webb telescope will focus on stars and galaxies approximately 13.5 billion...
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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’s Roman Space Telescope Deepens Its Infrared View
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to explore even more cosmic questions, thanks to a new near-infrared filter. The upgrade will allow the observatory to see longer wavelengths of light, opening up exciting new...
Paul Marriott
IR Remote Music Player w/Arduino Uno, Passive Buzzer & LED
A quick demonstration of an IR remote music player. Each time you press a button on the special IR remote it outputs a respective tone through a passive buzzer. Uses Arduino Uno microcontroller and an IR receiver.
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Hubble Trivia: 15) What are forming in the Eagle Nebula's 'Pillars of Creation'?
The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own! The question is: What are forming in the Eagle Nebula's 'Pillars of Creation'? You might be...
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NASA | The QWIP Detector; an Infrared Instrument
All objects emit infrared radiation and the characteristics of the infrared radiation are primarily dependent on the temperature of the object. One of the unique features of the new Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) instrument...
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Envisioning an Ultra-Deep Field from NASA's Roman Space Telescope
A team of astrophysicists has created a simulated image that shows how the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could conduct a mega-exposure similar to but far larger than Hubble’s celebrated Ultra-Deep Field Image. This Hubble observation...
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Butterfly cam catches cancer!
NSF-funded researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Washington University in St. Louis, have developed a surgical camera inspired by the eye of the Morpho butterfly to more accurately find lurking cancer. See...
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The Roman Space Telescope's Wide Field Instrument
In order to know how the universe will end, we must know what has happened to it so far. This is just one mystery NASA's forthcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission will tackle as it explores the distant cosmos. The...
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: Broadening Our Cosmic Horizons
Scheduled to launch in the mid-2020s, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, formerly known as WFIRST, will function as Hubble’s wide-eyed cousin. While just as sensitive as Hubble's cameras, the Roman Space Telescope's 300-megapixel...
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NASA | Jupiter's Hot Spots
Jupiter's bright Equatorial Zone swirls with dark patches, dubbed "hot spots" for their infrared glow. These holes in the ammonia clouds at the top of the atmosphere allow a glimpse into Jupiter's darker, hotter layers below. In 1995...