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Instructional Video4:07
TED-Ed

TED-ED: How small are we in the scale of the universe? - Alex Hofeldt

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In 1995, scientists pointed the Hubble Telescope at an area of the sky near the Big Dipper. The location was apparently empty, and the whole endeavor was risky _ what, if anything, was going to show up? But what came back was nothing...
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Instructional Video3:03
NASA

Take a Spin With NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

K - 11th
On schedule to launch no later than May 2027, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission will help uncover some of the biggest mysteries in the cosmos. The state-of-the-art telescope on the Roman spacecraft will play a significant...
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Instructional Video4:34
Curated Video

Hubble Tech Detects Science Writer's Breast Cancer

3rd - 11th
Ann Jenkins has been writing about the Hubble Space Telescope and its discoveries for most of her adult life. One of her earliest projects with the team was to write about a technology spinoff that used digital imaging technology...
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Instructional Video3:45
Curated Video

The Final Mission: Repairing the Hubble Space Telescope

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video explains the significance of the Hubble Space Telescope and the challenges faced during its final servicing mission. It highlights the importance of on-orbit repair and the advancements made in space technology. Ultimately, it...
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Instructional Video5:16
Curated Video

Hubble’s Servicing Mission 1

3rd - 11th
Shortly after the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in 1990, the observatory's primary mirror was discovered to have an aberration that affected the clarity of the telescope's early images. Fortunately, Hubble, orbiting 353 miles (569...
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Instructional Video1:48
Curated Video

The Roman Space Telescope's Wide Field Instrument

3rd - 11th
In order to know how the universe will end, we must know what has happened to it so far. This is just one mystery NASA's forthcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission will tackle as it explores the distant cosmos. The...
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Instructional Video3:40
Curated Video

Hubble's 30th Anniversary Celebration

3rd - 11th
In 2020, the Hubble Space Telescope achieved its 30th year in orbit. Hubble’s unique design, allowing it to be repaired and upgraded with advanced technology by astronauts, has made it one of NASA’s longest-living and most valuable...
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Instructional Video2:56
Curated Video

The Hubble Space Telescope 360° Tour

3rd - 11th
Pay a visit to the Hubble Space Telescope in its orbit above Earth’s surface and take a tour of the technology behind Hubble’s spectacular cosmic images. This 360 degree video points out Hubble’s instruments, mirrors, and other major...
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Instructional Video1:00
Curated Video

Hubble Technology Finds Earthly Applications

3rd - 11th
The decades-long career of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has resulted in a wealth of new technologies, many of which have found earthly applications. Learn more about the specific technologies mentioned in this video:Dead Sea Scrolls -...
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Instructional Video0:59
Curated Video

Amateur Astronomers Discover New Planet Using Gravitational Microlensing

Pre-K - Higher Ed
New ReviewAmateur astronomers in New Zealand have discovered a new planet in the Milky Way Galaxy, named OGLE-2005-BLG-071, using gravitational microlensing. This planet is about 1000 times the size of Earth and has sparked interest in using this...
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Instructional Video3:02
Curated Video

Take a Spin With NASA’s WFIRST Spacecraft

3rd - 11th
On schedule to launch in the mid-2020s, NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission will help uncover some of the biggest mysteries in the cosmos. The state-of-the-art telescope on the WFIRST spacecraft will play a...
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Instructional Video5:30
Curated Video

Now I See It

3rd - Higher Ed
Dr. Forrester examines the history of the telescope and discusses the parts of the telescope and the functions of each. She also explores different types of space technology such as the telescope, satellite, rocket, and space probe.
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Instructional Video3:14
SciShow

Cloudy With A Chance Of Aliens: How We Look for Extraterrestrial Life

12th - Higher Ed
What do astronomers look for when they study exoplanets for signs of alien life? Hank explains how space telescopes are already yielding tantalizing clues of what other worlds might hold -- including water! -- and how the next generation...
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Instructional Video5:19
Curated Video

The Technology to Get us to Space

3rd - Higher Ed
Dr. Forrester examines the technological innovations in the study of space by giving examples of innovations which have led to advances in space programs. She also identifies space travel programs by exploring NASA and the efforts that...
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Instructional Video1:48
Curated Video

WFIRST's Wide Field Instrument

3rd - 11th
In order to know how the universe will end, we must know what has happened to it so far. This is just one mystery NASA's forthcoming Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission will tackle as it explores the distant cosmos. The...
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Instructional Video3:26
Curated Video

NASA's Most Scientifically Complex Space Observatory Requires Precision

3rd - 11th
The James Webb Space Telescope is one the most ambitious, and technically complex missions NASA has ever set its focus on. Building an infrared observatory of this magnitude, power and complexity has never been attempted before. In order...
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Instructional Video2:45
Curated Video

NASA | Explore at Goddard Day

3rd - 11th
Over 20,000 visitors came to the Goddard Space Flight Center on Saturday, September 26 for the open house event Explore@NASAGoddard. The public had a chance to explore Goddard’s main areas of Earth science, heliophysics, planetary...
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Instructional Video5:44
World Science Festival

Pioneer in Science: John Grunsfeld

6th - 11th
After a storied career with 5 spaceflights (including three trips to fix the Hubble Space Telescope), NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld now helms the space agency's scientific missions. He helps shepherd billions of dollars' worth of...
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Instructional Video2:03
Curated Video

Science Comes Alive at NASA Goddard - (short cut)

3rd - 11th
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is home to the nation's largest organization of scientists, engineers and technologists who build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study Earth, the sun, our solar...
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Instructional Video3:33
Curated Video

Science Comes Alive at NASA Goddard

3rd - 11th
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is home to the nation's largest organization of scientists, engineers and technologists who build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study Earth, the sun, our solar...
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Instructional Video1:00
Curated Video

NASA Goddard Year in Review - 2017

3rd - 11th
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is home to the nation's largest organization of scientists, engineers and technologists who build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study Earth, the Sun, our solar...
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Instructional Video4:23
PBS

Black Hole Apocalypse | Modeling Galaxies

6th - 8th Standards
Once, scientists believed black holes to be rare, but modern technology is proving otherwise. Using data from the Hubble telescope, scientists create computer models of distant galaxies. They discover super massive black holes in the...
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Instructional Video5:55
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

The Beginning of Everything—The Big Bang

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How can something come from nothing? The Big Bang Theory has an answer to that question. An installment in the Kurzgesagt playlist outlines the theory of the origin of the universe. It includes an explanation of the evidence that...