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AMEHIS: Revolutionizing Satellite Communications for Global Connectivity
AMEHIS is a revolutionary satellite communication system that acts as a switchboard in space. It optimizes satellite resources by providing high-performance multimedia services across multiple coverage zones, connecting users in separate...
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Intelsat Introduces New Nine Series Communication Satellites
Intelsat has successfully launched its new nine series of communication satellites, offering increased power and efficiency to meet the growing global demand for digital services. These satellites provide better coverage and stronger...
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Low Cost Satellites: Revolutionizing Space Payloads
Surrey Space Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is a leading British satellite manufacturer that has revolutionized the industry by utilizing terrestrial components and lightweight technology to reduce costs and increase efficiency....
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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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High-Speed Connectivity: Internet Access on Tallus Red Trains
The Tallus Red trains offer commuters in Europe a high-speed and comfortable journey, with the added benefit of wireless internet access. Through a satellite tracking antenna on the train's roof and wireless access points inside the...
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Searching for Gravity Waves: The Biggest Physics Experiment Ever
In this video, scientists from Germany's Max Planck Institute are working on the biggest physics experiment ever to detect faint gravitational waves predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. Three gold cubes will float freely...
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Meet the Fire Lookout of Big Sky Country
Are real-life fire lookouts becoming obsolete due to modern technology? Meet Mark Hufstetler, a fire lookout at Baptiste Tower in Flathead National Forest, Montana, who believes human observation is still imperative in fire detection and...
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Is Earth’s Greatest Threat...The Sun?
Space weather can have a major effect on the technology we rely on. And a large solar flare could cause the most significant weather threat because so much of essential services are powered by a functioning electrical grid and a...
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What Satellites Can See From Space Is Troubling
The military spy satellites orbiting Earth, right now.
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Final Images from NASA's SOFIA Telescope
The end of an era, NASA's SOFIA is finally ending this month.
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What Do Shakespeare and a Lipstick Rocket Have in Common?
The UK's Black Arrow and Prospero Program. Colossal failure?
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The Best Test of General Relativity (by 2 Misplaced Satellites)
A launch mishap led to the best experimental confirmation of gravitational redshift.
Science ABC
What Does “T-Minus” Mean?
The term ‘T-minus’ is generally used during countdowns to space launches. During a NASA countdown to a rocket launch, ‘T-minus’ translates to ‘Time minus’; the ‘T’ stands for the exact time at which the rocket is scheduled to be...
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Rocket Science: How Rockets Work - A Short and Basic Explanation
How do rockets work? What is the science behind a rocket launch? How does a rocket go into space? In this short and simple video, we discuss the science of how rockets work. It is a short animated video for kids and laymen to understand...
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Lunar and Solar Eclipse Explained: A Beginner’s Guide to Eclipses
Solar and lunar eclipses are celestial phenomena that occur when the sun, moon and Earth align in a way that either the moon casts a shadow on Earth or the latter casts a shadow on the moon. So what are the similarities and differences...
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Jump From Space: What Happens If You Do A Space Jump?
Jumping from space is considered to be quite a task. And with good reason! Because no one has ever done it, or even attempted it. Red bulls sponsored a high-altitude jump performed by Felix Baumgartner, and it was famously called a...
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Google Maps Secrets: How Exactly Does Google Maps Work?
How Google Maps work? How does Google Maps know about the traffic conditions? How is it so accurate about predicting traffic conditions? This is a short, animated videos for kids and laymen to understand the science and technology that...
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Satellite
A small celestial body orbiting about a larger one. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract...
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The Satellite Story
What is a satellite, why are they important, and how have satellites changed our understanding of the Solar System? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Any object orbiting a planet is called a satellite. Moons are examples of natural...
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What is GPS? - Satellite Navigation
GPS satellites pin-point locations on Earth. How has this technology enhanced our lives, from military systems to social applications? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. GPS stands for Global Positioning System. GPS uses 24 satellites...
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Place Like Home: Cassini
The enormous challenge of building a probe capable of travelling over 1 billion kilometres to reach Saturn's moon, Titan. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Huygens probe was designed by the European Space Agency at a cost of £400...
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State of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Laser technology aboard aircraft has allowed scientists to measure the Greenland Ice Sheet, one of the largest bodies of ice in the world. Is it growing or shrinking? Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. NASA scientists...
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The Great Global Warming Debate: Part 1
Can we rely on thermometer readings alone as proof of global warming? Do satellite temperature readings lead to the same conclusions? Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Small increases in average global temperatures have...
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Place Like Home: Inside a Probe
Learn how scientists overcame huge challenges to land a probe on Saturn's moon, and why Titan is of special interest to life on Earth. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The Cassini-Huygens probe took seven years to travel over 1...