SciShow
The New Space Weather Mission
The universe gets a little weirder, and more dangerous, every time we study it. Understanding space weather, which can mess with our communications systems, will take strategic planning to monitor.
SciShow
4 Awesome Future Space Missions
Hank fills us in on the four exploratory missions to space that he is most excited about - New Horizons is going to Pluto and the Kuiper belt; Juno is on it's way to Jupiter; Dawn is exploring two large asteroids; Rosetta will land on a...
SciShow
This Amazing Mission Almost Failed After Launch
The ESA Hipparcos team worked for 20 years on the project, then had to watch as the mission ALMOST failed! But somehow, they turned it around, and today, this little-known mission has totally transformed what we know about space.
Curated Video
Mars: Dead Planet
Scientists hoped the first mission to Mars would reveal life on the red planet. What did the mission find? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Percival Lowell believed there were canals and cities on Mars. In 1965, NASA probe Mariner 4...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Sylvain Costes Talks About NASA’s Treasure Trove of Space Biology Data
A conversation with Sylvain Costes, the Project Manager for GeneLab, a space biology database run out of NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
NASA
On a Mission: Season Two, Episode 7: Planet Asteroid
What’s in a name? Whether you call it a planet or an asteroid, missions that explore small worlds are always exciting.
NASA
Gravity Assist: Why Icy Moons are So Juicy, with Athena Coustenis
A great era of exploration of the icy moons is about to begin. Athena Coustenis of the Paris Observatory talks about missions to the icy moons of the outer solar system and international collaborations with NASA and ESA.
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Japan plans 2024 space mission to visit Mars' moons: report
Japan is set to launch a robotic mission to the Martian system in 2024.
Weird History
What Is Astronaut Hygiene Like?
Hollywood often paints a romanticized vision of space travel, but living in a gravity-free environment has dirty downsides. It takes a lot of extra work for an astronaut to tend to their personal hygiene in space. Sometimes, they're even...
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JAXA space probe arrives near asteroid
A Japanese space probe has reached its destination after travelling through space for three years. The Hayabusa 2 spacecraft blasted off in December 2014, Reuters reports. This week it arrived at its destination, Asteroid Ryugu, some 3...
Next Animation Studio
NASA to use lasers for space communication
NASA has announced that it is building a new satellite dish as part of the Deep Space Network that would be able to communicate with far away robotic spacecrafts.
Curated Video
Exploring Apollo 11: The Historic Moon Landing Mission
Apollo 11 was the spacecraft that successfully delivered Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon in 1969. Learn about the structure of the spaceship and details of the mission.
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Realistic rotating earth with moving clouds - LOOP
Realistic looking earth rotates in a loop while clouds have subtle movement enhancing the realism.
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AERIAL: HI-SEAS Mission 3 - Simulating Long Duration Mars Missions Here On Earth
The Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) Mission 3 is part of a human performance study funded by NASA.
As part of this study, 6 participants are living in a dome in Hawaii for 8 months (starting October 2014),...
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Apollo 14 Command Module above the moon's surface
Apollo 14 Command Module (CSM-110 Kitty Hawk) above the moon's surface and rotating to dock. Apollo 14 Command Module above the moon's surface on February 05, 1971
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POV Lunar rover on moon's surface during Apollo 15 mission
POV on board the lunar rover driving on moon's surface during Apollo 15 mission / tire tracks in moon dust, craters and rocks seen.
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Apollo 14 astronauts planting American flag on Moon surface
Astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell planting American flag on the Moon surface during Apollo 14 mission on February 05, 1971
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Galaxy, Nebula, Stars, Black Hole
Galaxy, Nebula, Stars, Black Hole, Space, Life Origin
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Galaxy, Nebula, Stars, Black Hole
Galaxy, Nebula, Stars, Black Hole, Space, Life Origin
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Galaxy, Nebula, Stars, Black Hole
Galaxy, Nebula, Stars, Black Hole, Space, Life Origin
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Moon Landing Tests in Houston
Manned space flight center remodels impact test facility / workers make adjustments to framework holding moon ship / capsule hurled into water / moon ship dropped into pile of dirt / moon ship hurled in dirt a second time turning...