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The Very Large Array Telescope: VLA's configurations for seeing in space
Explain the process of transporting an antenna. Why are the antenna moved into different configurations? What discoveries did the scientists find recently? What do you need to know in order to work in this field? The Very Large Array...
Curated Video
Overview of The Big Bang Theory and Evidence of Universal Expansion
This video provides an overview of The Big Bang Theory, which is a theory about the evolution of the universe. The narrator explains how the redshift of light emitted by galaxies that are moving away from Earth provides evidence for the...
NASA
NASA | A Tour of NASA Goddard Photography on Social Media
Image Coordinator Rebecca Roth discusses the process in which she chooses images to be displayed in NASA Goddard's Social Media presence.
NASA
NASA | Swift Finds 'Missing' Active Galaxies
Most large galaxies contain a giant central black hole. In an active galaxy, matter falling toward the supermassive black hole powers high-energy emissions so intense that two classes of active galaxies, quasars and blazars, rank as the...
Physics Girl
It's Official: We Were WRONG About the Big Bang
What is the universe expanding into? Where did the big bang happen?
Learn German with Herr Antrim
How to Talk About Books in German - German Learning Tips #40 (English) - Deutsch lernen
In this video I wanted to talk about books. I show you a few words that one needs in order to talk about books in German.
NASA
NASA | A Swift Tour of the Nearest Galaxies in UV Light
Astronomers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and the Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pa., have used NASA's Swift satellite to create the most detailed surveys of the Large and Small Magellanic...
Next Animation Studio
Magnetic field may be keeping Milky Way’s black hole at bay
A magnetic field at the center of our galaxy may be keeping a supermassive black hole at bay.
Science360
NSF Science Now 10
Hosted by NSF's Dena Headlee, Science Now is a weekly newscast covering some of the latest in NSF-funded innovation and advances across all areas and disciplines, from astronomy to zoology. This fast paced, news round-up reports many of...
Curated Video
I WONDER - Are There Different Types of Galaxies?
This video is answering the question of are there different types of galaxies.
Physics Girl
What's in the darkest part of the sky? The Hubble Deep Field
What happens when you point the Hubble Space Telescope at the darkest part of the sky for 10 consecutive days? Besides using up extremely valuable time, what would you find?
Physics Girl
How the Edge of Our Galaxy Defies Known Physics
How is it possible that you can't see 95% of the universe? The edge of our milky way defies known physics, so physicists are using the LHC at CERN to search for Dark Matter. Dianna Cowern from Physics Girl visited CERN and spoke to...
NASA
NASA | Take a "Swift" Tour of the Andromeda Galaxy
NASA's Swift satellite has acquired the highest-resolution view of the neighboring spiral galaxy M31. Also known as the Andromeda Galaxy, M31 is the largest and closest such galaxy to our own. It's more than 220,000 light-years across...
NASA
NASA | The Women of Astronomy
Space science research institutions have traditionally been populated by a strong male workforce, but this structure is rapidly changing. Todays workforce is much more diverse with individuals from various cultures and backgrounds, a...
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Fast Can The Milky Way Move?
This video is answering the question of how fast can the Milky Way move.
NASA
NASA | Highlights of Swift's Decade of Discovery
NASA's Swift satellite rode to orbit aboard a Delta II rocket on November 20, 2004, and it's still going strong. Swift's unique instrumentation allows it to quickly locate an interesting high-energy outburst, automatically determine its...
Visual Learning Systems
Stars and Galaxies: Summing Up
Upon viewing the Stars and Galaxies video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that our solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy. Understand that the Milky Way galaxy is huge and contains billions of stars....
NASA
Echoes of the Universe's Creation
Sound waves from the nascent universe, called baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs), left their imprint on the cosmos by influencing galaxy distribution. Researchers have explored this imprint back to when the universe was three billion...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Detector Scans the Universe in Hawaiian Telescope Camera SCUBA-2
SCUBA-2, the world's largest submillimeter camera—based on superconducting technology designed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)—is now ready to scan the universe, including faint and faraway parts never seen...
NASA
NASA Missions Team Up to Study Unique Magnetar Outburst
On April 28, a supermagnetized stellar remnant known as a magnetar blasted out a simultaneous mix of X-ray and radio signals never observed before. The flare-up included the first fast radio burst (FRB) ever seen from within our Milky...
NASA
Hubble's 32nd Anniversary: An Eclectic Galaxy Grouping
NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 32nd birthday with a stunning look at five galaxies, a close-knit collection called the Hickson Compact Group 40. This amazing assembly includes a giant elliptical galaxy, glowing with...
NASA
NASA | The Challenge to Fix Hubble's Best Survey Camera
Shortly after NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced that NASA would add a servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, Hubbles most prominent camera and most used instrument, died. The incredible engineering challenge to...
NASA
Hubble Tracks Origins Of Energy Blasts
Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are extraordinary events that generate as much energy in a thousandth of a second as the Sun does in an entire year! Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have traced the locations of five brief,...