NASA
OSIRIS-REx Tech - Surveying an Asteroid with X-rays
NASAs OSIRIS-REx mission launches in September 2016 and plans to return a sample of asteroid Bennu to Earth in 2023. This video profiles a student-built instrument aboard the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft called REXIS - the Regolith X-Ray...
NASA
Fermi Sees Gamma Rays from Far Side Solar Flares
An international science team says NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has observed high-energy light from solar eruptions located on the far side of the sun, which should block direct light from these events. This apparent paradox is...
Next Animation Studio
Lockheed Martin unveils concept designs for Mars Base Camp
Space engineering giant Lockheed Martin has released the concept design for a base camp that will orbit Mars. The company unveiled its Mars Base Camp design at the Humans to Mars conference on May 18 in Washington, D.C., with hopes that...
Zach Star
Today In Engineering (Episode 3) - Voyager 1, Berlin Hackathon Results, and More
This video of "Today In Engineering" includes: 1. Voyager 1 2. A.I. Algorithm analyzes instagram photos 3. Earthquake Resistant Concrete 4. Berlin Hackathon 5. Breakthrough Prize Results
Vlogbrothers
Orbital Sunrise: The First Art Made in Space
In which John Green considers the orbital sunrise, why humans make art, and why the cosmonaut Alexei Leonov drew home. Adapted from the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed, which is also a book.
Next Animation Studio
NASA rolls out space launch system booster for testing
NASA rolled out the core stage of the Space Launch System “mega-rocket” from a New Orleans factory on Wednesday.
Cerebellum
Space Facts - Orbiting The Moon And The First Woman In Space
A fact-filled look at 23 of the most important events from man's on-going adventure in space. Space Facts. Part 3
Next Animation Studio
Saturn rings are relatively young compared to planet
Scientists have used new measurements to calculate the mass of Saturn's rings to estimate their age, which is 10 to 100 million years old, according to the Berkeley News.
Next Animation Studio
Elon Musk shares images of Mars-bound rocket, Starship
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared new images of a Starship prototype.
NASA
NASA Team Explores Using LISA Pathfinder as a 'Comet Crumb' Detector
LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) with contributions from NASA, has successfully demonstrated critical technologies needed to build a space-based observatory for detecting ripples in space-time called...
NASA
NASA | ARTEMIS Orbits Magnetic Moon
Launched in 2007, NASA's five THEMIS spacecraft have now successfully completed their 2 year mission to determine the cause of geomagnetic substorms. Because they are continuing to work perfectly, NASA is re-directing the outermost two...
NASA
The Rocket Ranch: Episode 22: NASA Astronauts' Friendship Key to History Making SpaceX Flight
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will make history when they break the bond from Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that's never been flown by humans before. But find out how the strong bond of friendship they share gives them the edge in...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Macroeconomic Hubris
In part 2 of INET's interview with John Kay, he says that unlike with the solar system, it's impossible to know all the laws and principles that govern economic systems
Curated Video
Spacewalk: Exploring the Depths of Space
A spacewalk (or extravehicular activity) is the term used to describe movement of astronauts outside the spacecraft. Learn about the types of spacewalks astronauts engage in and the training they go through to prepare.
AllTime 10s
10 Most Dangerous Space Missions Of All Time
Even before George Clooney proved how dangerous space travel can be, we knew that space travel is certainly not for the faint hearted!
NASA
James Webb Space Telescope Laser-Focused Sight
About 1 million miles away from the nearest eye surgeon, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be able to perfect its own vision while in orbit. Though the Webb telescope will focus on stars and galaxies approximately 13.5 billion...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Chris McKay Talks About Life in Extreme Places
A conversation with Chris McKay, senior scientist at the Planetary Systems Branch of NASA's Ames Research Center who works on projects from Cassini to Curiosity.
NASA
Gravity Assist: Talking to Ingenuity and Other Space Robots, with Nacer Chahat
The Ingenuity helicopter made history on April 19, 2021, with the first powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. How do engineers talk to a helicopter all the way out on Mars? How about other spacecraft? We’ll hear...
Zach Star
The Math Needed for Computer Science
Computer science majors have to learn a different kind of math compared to MOST other majors (with the exception of math majors, plus computer and software engineers). This kind of math is important especially for those looking to go...
NASA
Cassini's Infrared Saturn
The Cassini-Huygens mission arrived at Saturn in 2004, beginning an epic thirteen-year tour of the ringed planet and its many moons. Cassini and its companion probe, Huygens, were an international collaboration between NASA and the...
Curated Video
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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OSIRIS-REx spacecraft finds traces of water on asteroid
Recent data retrieved from NASA's OSIRIS-REx shows water is locked inside the asteroid Bennu.
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NASA announces mission to study Jupiter’s moon Europa
NASA has announced plans to launch the Europa Clipper space mission to examine Jupiter’s icy moon Europa by 2025.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Insights: What is Next for Space Travel?
Learn more about SpaceX and the future of exploration in this interview with Erik Gregersen, senior editor for astronomy and space exploration at Encyclopaedia Britannica.