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This Year in Space News (That Isn't JWST)
If you’ve been distracted looking at the amazing photos The James Webb Space Telescope has taken, not to worry. Here are three other stellar stories from the last year of space science!
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What's Going to Space in 2023?
2022 was a pretty exciting year for space science, but what news might we expect in the coming year?
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3 New Discoveries in Space
Hank shares three cool discoveries in space science, including a celestial crucible of phosphorous, noble gases found in a supernova, and plumes of water vapor on Europa.
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Clears Critical Sunshield Deployment Testing
In October 2019, technicians and engineers successfully performed a critical test on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope by fully deploying and properly tensioning each of its five uniquely sized sunshield layers, putting them into the...
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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...
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How Does Space Change Your Brain?
We've been sending people to space since the '60s, and we're just now starting to learn what that does to their brains.
Be Smart
The Most Unbelievable Image Ever Captured by Hubble Space Telescope
The Most Unbelievable Image Ever Captured by Hubble Space Telescope
NASA
James Webb Space Telescope: Worth the Wait
Building the James Webb Space Telescope is challenging. It is NASA's most ambitious and complex space science observatory. The mission required 10 new technologies to be invented, the dedication of hundreds of scientists, engineers and...
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NASA’s New Solar Scope Is Ready For Balloon Flight
NASA and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, or KASI, are getting ready to test a new way to see the Sun, high over the New Mexico desert. A pearlescent balloon — large enough to hug a football field — is scheduled to take...
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Helping stroke survivors walk as normally as possible - Science Nation
Research team focuses on “locomotor learning” for lasting rehabilitation Description: A major issue in rehabilitation robotics is that devices such as exoskeletons and treadmills correct patients' movements only while they are using the...
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Great Minds of Astronomy: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Welcome to SciShow Space! In this episode Caitlin Hofmeister will talk about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most influential women in astronomy!
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How Two Dead Stars Sparked a New Field of Astronomy
Pulsars are more than just cool blinking lights shining across the universe. The discovery of the first binary pulsar paved the way for gravitational wave astronomy astronomy today.
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In Space, Anything Is Possible | Compilation
What’s impossible today becomes possible tomorrow, and this is especially true in astronomy. Here are three videos about things we could only once imagine.
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How the Space Shuttle Atlantis Changed Space Exploration
From launching probes to ferrying experiment racks to the ISS, the Space Shuttle Atlantis has left quite the legacy on space exploration and scientific research.
Crash Course
Introduction to Astronomy
Welcome to the first episode of Crash Course Astronomy. Your host for this intergalactic adventure is the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait. We begin with answering a question: "What is astronomy?"
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The Legacy of the Spitzer Space Telescope - SciShow News
On January 30, 2020, we had to say goodbye to NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope after more thank 16 years of revolutionizing infrared astronomy. Today, SciShow sends it off and says thank you by taking a look back at it’s incredible legacy.
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Could Solar Panels in Space Solve all Our Energy Needs?
We need more solutions for our energy needs, and one idea is straight out of science fiction: Solar panels, in space.
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Holes In Space That Aren't Black | Compilation
We’ve talked a lot about black holes, but there are other kinds of space holes out there that deserve some time in the spotlight!
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What's It Like to Live in Space? | Compilation
If you want to spend any amount of time in space, you'll have to make adjustments to your lifestyle. From what you eat, to how you go to the bathroom, to regular activities you're simply not allowed to do on the ISS, SciShow Space has...
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3 Medical Breakthroughs from the International Space Station
Since November of 2000, there have always been people on board the International Space Station. That’s nearly 20 straight years of humans living in space! But the ISS isn’t just the world’s coolest playground, it’s also a...
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How We Get Sick in Space and How to Recover | Compilation
No one likes being sick, but can you imagine catching a bug while hurling through space? Turns out, this is an issue that many space agencies have worked to study and mitigate.
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Reducing Space Waste Before, During, and After Missions | Compilation
Right now, discarded parts from old spacecraft, bags of pee, and dead probes are just floating around in space, but it doesn’t have to be like that. Let's take a look at some of the ways we've figured out to reduce, reuse, and recycle in...
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The Surprising Benefits of Space Flies
In space we can finally get away from pesky flies landing in our drinks! But before we can live off-Earth full time, sending flies into orbit is helping us study how space affects our human hearts and immune systems.