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Hubble finds a Black Hole Igniting Star Formation in a Dwarf Galaxy
Black holes are often described as the monsters of the universe—tearing apart stars, consuming anything that comes too close, and holding light captive. Detailed evidence from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, however, shows a black hole in...
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Susan Thompson Talks About Creating Kepler Planet Catalogs
A conversation with Susan Thompson, Kepler research scientist for the SETI Institute at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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Gravity Assist: Lucy and the Space Fossils, with Hal Levison
To get a more complete understanding of the full history of our solar system, NASA is sending a spacecraft called Lucy to investigate the Trojans, mysterious small objects that share an orbit of the Sun with Jupiter. Principal...
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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 54, Astrophysics Pioneers Program Small Steps, Giant Leaps
NASA Astrophysicist and Pioneers Program Lead Scientist Michael Garcia discusses the new program’s first mission concepts selected for further development.
Curated Video
Advanced Swift 2 Application Development (Video 34)
The number of smartphone users is increasing every single day, and as more and more of them are looking for new and interesting ways to improve their lives through mobile applications, the need for a language that will deploy on all...
Weird History
Hiroo Onada | Fought WWII 30 Years After It Ended
Who was Hiroo Onoda? Onoda was a Japanese soldier who refused to surrender long after the capitulation of Japan in WWII. For 29 extra years, Onoda continued to execute the mission that he was ordered to carry out in 1944. Stationed at...
Mr. Beat
The Ronald Reagan Song
By day, Matt Beat is a middle school social studies teacher. By night, the multi-instrumentalist writes and records songs about dead Presidents. Actual dead Presidents. Not the rap duo. He recorded them chronologically, and this is the...
Next Animation Studio
The Chinese Moon Rover
China’s space administration, the CNSA, currently has a rover exploring the far side of the moon as part of its Chang’e 4 mission. It is also preparing to launch the Chang’e 5 mission this year to collect lunar samples and bring the...
Mediacorp
Defending Religious Harmony in Indonesia
This video explores the story of Banser, a civilian group in Surabaya, Indonesia, that is dedicated to defending religious harmony and upholding the nation's philosophy of Pancasila. The video highlights their mission, their role in...
The Wall Street Journal
Hollywood's Financier
Wei Zhang, president of Alibaba Pictures, discusses China's rising influence in Hollywood entertainment and what it takes for western firms to expand in China at WSJ Tech Live in Laguna Beach.
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On a Mission: The Danger of Going to Mars
Many spacecraft have died trying to get to Mars. The current record for Mars missions is 18 successes, and 25 failures. The InSight mission hopes to improve the odds.
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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 13, Apollo Legacies and Lessons Learned Small Steps, Giant Leaps
Award-winning journalist, space historian and author Andrew Chaikin discusses the Apollo Program, almost 50 years after the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
Next Animation Studio
Emirates spacecraft to study Venus, grab sample from asteroid
The United Arab Emirates plans to send a probe to study one hot planet and seven asteroids before landing on an asteroid.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Jennifer Dungan Talks About Studying the Earth with Satellites
A conversation with Jennifer Dungan, a research scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center and project manager for the big-data Earth science initiative, the NASA Earth Exchange.
Curated Video
A Business Model to Bring Healthcare to Uninsured Communities
Formé Medical series part 2/4: This video is a part of an entrepreneurial series that follows Maria as she starts her own business, Formé Medical Center, with the mission to bring healthcare to the uninsured communities. In this video,...
The Wall Street Journal
The New Rules of Experiential Design
Maryellis Bunn, co-founder and creative director at 1 And 8 Inc and the Museum of Ice Cream, speaks with WSJ Editor for Audience and Analytics Carla Zanoni about the inspiration behind the Museum of Ice Cream and how it became a cultural...
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NASA Referees Test of Footballs vs. Webb Telescope
While two football teams will be put to the test at Super Bowl LI in Houston, engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, are testing the most powerful space telescope ever built, the James Webb Space...
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Charlie Sobeck Talks About Kepler’s Upcoming End of Flight
A conversation with Charlie Sobeck, Kepler’s former mission manager and now system engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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On a Mission: Season 3, Episode 5: Frozen in Time
Bundle up! We’ll be diving into ice-covered waters with an upside-down robot, and exploring Greenland’s massive ice sheet with oceanographer Josh Willis.
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Expedition 66 Northrop Grumman CRS-17 Cygnus Cargo Craft Launch - Feb. 19, 2022
The unpiloted Northrop Grumman CRS-17 Cygnus cargo craft launched February 19 on an Antares rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, beginning a two-day flight to the International Space Station. Dubbed the “SS Piers Sellers”...
Bill Carmody
Optimizing for Mission: Achieving Fame and Fortune in Business
In this video, Bill Carmody emphasizes the importance of focusing on a mission that is greater than oneself in order to achieve fame and fortune in business. By aligning their mission with their actions, businesses can attract support...
Curated Video
Gravity Assist: How to Move an Asteroid, with Nancy Chabot
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test Mission, or DART, will deliberately impact a small asteroid called Dimorphos to deflect its orbit around a bigger object, Didymos. Nancy Chabot, planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University...