Podcast32:59
NASA

‎NASA in Silicon Valley: Kimberly Ennico Smith Talks About Pluto and Studying Space With SOFIA

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A rerun of a conversation with Kimberly Ennico Smith, project scientist for SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Instructional Video3:21
NASA

NASA’s Exoplanet Superheroes

K - 11th
A superhero team of space telescopes has been working tirelessly to discover exoplanets and unveil their secrets. Now, a new superhero joins the team—the James Webb Space Telescope. What will it find?



Over the past...
Podcast31:21
NASA

‎NASA in Silicon Valley: Kimberly Ennico Smith Talks About Pluto and Studying Space With A Flying Telescope

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A conversation with Kimberly Ennico Smith, Project Scientist for SOFIA at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Podcast23:17
NASA

Gravity Assist: Puffy Planets, Powerful Telescopes, with Knicole Colon

Pre-K - Higher Ed
NASA astrophysicist Knicole Colon describes her work on the Kepler, Hubble, TESS and Webb missions, and takes us on a tour of some of her favorite planets.
Instructional Video2:38
NASA

Lyman Spitzer: Making Space For Hubble

3rd - 11th
Seventy-five years ago, astronomer Lyman Spitzer envisioned a future for space exploration that deepened humanity’s curiosity about the cosmos. A visionary behind the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer was among the...
Instructional Video1:35
NASA

NASA confirms 5,000 Planets – and Counting

K - 11th
Using powerful telescopes, in space and on the ground, astronomers have now confirmed more than 5,000 exoplanets – planets beyond our solar system. But it’s just a fraction of the likely hundreds of billions of such planets in our...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Hubble's Amazing Rescue

9th - 10th
This film [56:00] follows the 2009, Hubble 12 day, mission to repair the Space Telescope. Go behind the scenes with the teams of astronauts and engineers as they work to save the "orbiting observatory".
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Year of Astronomy

9th - 10th
The year 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy. This podcast [17:47] looks back at the many milestones in astronomy, including Galileo's accomplishments 400 years ago, what is happening now, and what the Hubble Space...