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The Signal NASA Didn't Want to Receive from the LUCY Probe
Join me today in the nail-biting journey of LUCY.
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Faster than Sound: NASA's Stardust Mission
Everything about NASA's Stardust mission to Comet Wild 2.
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How Can We Prevent Asteroid Collisions?
Why NASA Needs to Protect Earth from asteroids with DART's mission to Didymos and Dimorphos.
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How NASA Scientists Managed OSIRIS-Rex Touchdown on Bennu
When OSIRIS-REx took a sample from the Nightingale Crater on the Bennu asteroid.
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Ocean Threats: Plastic
Using a hypothetical "trash droid" to emphasize the severity of ocean pollution, the video highlights the staggering volume of waste—150 million tons currently, projected to reach 600 million tons by 2040—threatening marine ecosystems...
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Hubble's Images of Our Solar System: Space Images episode 9
Hubble doesn't just look at distant nebula and galaxies, but has also observed celestial bodies and events in our own solar system. So what has it seen? Images from Hubble / NASA / ESA.
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How Asteroid Bennu Stumped NASA Mission Planners
NASA's OSIRIS-REx has now been orbiting the asteroid Bennu for a year already, but what has it discovered so far?
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Earth's New "Moon" 101
While tiny, Earth now has a second moon, or natural satellite, named 2020 CD3. So, will we have to rewrite the text books?
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Surprising Discoveries On 4 Vesta
NASA's Dawn spacecraft was the first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestial bodies, Vesta and Ceres. But what did it do and discover while it was there?
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Comets That Flew Too Close to the Sun
The Sungrazer comets that were discovered minutes before they vapourised.
Science ABC
What Are Asteroids And Where Do They Come From?
Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun, just like the rest of the planets and celestial bodies in our solar system. Although asteroids are present throughout the solar system, most of them live in the asteroid belt—a...
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Laws of Thermodynamics
Find out what these two principal laws explain about the way energy can and cannot be used throughout the entire Universe. Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points. The 1st law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither...
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Shoemaker-Levy
The collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter in 1993 was the first collision of its kind to be witnessed by man. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered orbiting Jupiter in 1993....
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The Moon - Earth’s Natural Satellite
An introduction to the Earth's moon. What makes a moon a moon? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. A moon is a natural satellite. Our Moon orbits the Earth roughly every 28 days. The Moon's glow is caused by the reflection of...
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What Are Asteroids?
How are asteroids in our Solar System formed, where are they found, and what danger do they pose to life on Earth? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Asteroids are made from rock, metal or carbon, while comets are made of rock...
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How Did Saturn Get Its Rings?
Since Galileo first sighted Saturn, scientists have been baffled by its beautiful rings. What are they made of and where did they come from? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Saturn's rings were first discovered by Galileo in...
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Asteroid - Rocky Objects in Space
Objects composed of rocky or metallic materials, mainly found orbiting the Sun in a region called the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning...
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Dinosaur extinction
Why did dinosaurs become extinct? Our universe - Story of life - Dinosaurs Learning Points All the dinosaurs are dead. We say that they are 'extinct'. Scientists think that an asteroid may have caused the dinosaur extinction. A Twig...
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Asteroid Energy
Find out the different ways an asteroid's energy is transformed. Physical processes - Energy and energy transfer - Energy transformation Learning Points There are many types of energy. Energy can be transformed into different types....
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What killed the dinosaurs?
Did an asteroid or several million years worth of volcanic dust wipe out the dinosaurs? People and places -Environmental awareness and care - Environmental changes Learning Points Climate change can lead to mass extinction. A Twig...
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The Five Major Mass Extinctions: Earth's History of Biodiversity Loss
Dive into the profound history of Earth's five major mass extinctions, from the Ordovician-Silurian to the Cretaceous-Paleogene events. Learn about the causes ranging from global cooling to asteroid impacts, which led to the drastic...
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Rosetta's Journey: Exploring Comets and Asteroids in Space
The European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is on an 11-year mission to analyze samples of comets. Along the way, it has passed close to Earth, Mars, and flown past asteroids. Rosetta will map the comet's surface to find a suitable...
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Extinction or Evolution: Unraveling the Mystery of the Dinosaurs' Demise
Journey back 65 million years to explore the catastrophic events that may have ended the age of dinosaurs. From the impact of a colossal asteroid to massive volcanic eruptions, discover how these monumental events shaped the fate of...