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NASA | Intro to LIDAR - 2D Version
Want to know the 3D shape of terrain on another planet? Want to study the height and density of Earth's forests? An amazing tool called LIDAR can help! Learn more in this video.<b<b<br/>r/>r/>
Science360
Dams - What Goes Up Must Come Down, and Then What?
There's been a lot of research on what happens to a river when dams go up, but what happens when the dam comes down? With support from the National Science Foundation, Dartmouth College geographer Frank Magilligan is researching the...
NASA
Amazon Canopy Comes to Life through Laser Data
Flying over the Brazilian Amazon with an instrument firing 300,000 laser pulses per second, NASA scientists have made the first 3D measurements of forest canopies in the region. With this research they hope to shed light on the effects...
NASA
Snow Scientists in the Windswept Montana Prairie
NASA’s SnowEx ground and airborne campaign is a multiyear effort using a variety of techniques to study snow characteristics, and the team began their new field study year in January 2021. Not only is SnowEx learning...
NASA
NASA | Building a Bigger Bridge
Operation IceBridge is heading back into the Arctic with two aircraft and the most sophisticated suite of instruments ever flown in polar regions. This year's mission will focus on sea ice thickness, the Canadian Ice Caps, Greenland...
NASA
Fly Above Alaskan Glaciers in 360
The area of coastline where the glacier-laden mountains of Alaska meet the Pacific Ocean has some of the most stunning scenery on Earth. This 360 video takes you flying low over the landscape of Icy Bay from...
NASA
3-D Views of Puerto Rico's Forests After Hurricane Maria
In September 2017, Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico head-on as a Category 4 storm with winds topping 155 miles per hour. The storm damaged homes, flooded towns, devastated the island's forests and caused the longest...
NASA
May the Forest Be with You: GEDI Moves Toward Launch To Space Station
The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation - or GEDI, pronounced like "Jedi," of Star Wars fame - instrument is undergoing final integration and testing this spring and summer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center,...
NASA
NASA | IceBridge 2011: Eight Down, One to Go
As of April 6, 2011, crew and scientists with NASA's Operation IceBridge mission have completed eight out of nine planned sea ice flights from Thule, Greeenland, and plan to fly one more from Kangerlussuaq. Michael Studinger, IceBridge...
NASA
Exploring A Crater
This video looks at a NASA Goddard Instrument Field Team deployment to the Kilbourne Hole maar crater in New Mexico. The scientists came here to test hand-held geological instruments that may one day be used by astronauts...
TMW Media
Mysterious Weather Clouds: Why Weather Cloud Research is Important
How do scientists get a more accurate idea of weather clouds based on the data they receive from satellites? What are the many different ways a meteorologist can help society?<br/>
Mysterious Weather Clouds, Part 4
Mysterious Weather Clouds, Part 4
Curated OER
Finding Dinosaurs
Explorer Evan hosts this episode of "Our World" as he describes what a paleontologist does and how NASA helps these scientists work using remote sensing. Perfect for your first through third graders, this five-minute video shows the many...
Crash Course
Crash Course History of Science #5: The Americas and Time Keeping
How did ancient civilizations in America develop their culture and knowledge base without any contact with the peoples of Africa, Asia, or Europe? This is a story about the planet Venus, breathtaking pyramids, and intricate calendars....