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Mystery of the Beagle 2: Investigating the Failed Mars Mission
The Beagle 2 Explorer, a mission to Mars launched in 2003, mysteriously vanished after separating from the Mars Express spacecraft. A six-month inquiry report suggests that a failure likely occurred during descent or landing, but no...
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Developing Insect-Based Flight Technology for Mars Exploration
Scientists and engineers at the Australian National University have developed insect-based flight technology that NASA is interested in using for their Mars mission. With a specially designed camera, the technology mimics an insect's...
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Exploring Mars: Testing Equipment and Challenges for Human Colonization
In this video, scientists are testing equipment and conducting experiments in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia, to simulate the conditions that humans will encounter on Mars. They are developing a new type of space suit made of Lycra...
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Only In Chile 12 - NASA Robot Testing in Chilean Desert
NASA Robot Testing in Chilean Desert:A NASA robot is tested in the Chilean desert with the hope that it can find signs of life on Mars.
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British Space Scientists Push for Another Mars Exploration Mission
British space scientists are pushing for another attempt to explore the surface of Mars, using technology from previous missions. Inspired by the results from Mars Express and motivated by the previous failure of the Beagle 2 mission,...
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter: Exploring the Red Planet in Unprecedented Detail
NASA is planning a new mission to Mars with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the largest spacecraft sent to the Red Planet since the 1970s. Equipped with a powerful telescopic camera, the orbiter will provide high-resolution images of...
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Factpack: Moons
Find out how many moons there are in our Solar System, and what makes some of them special. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab...
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Factpack: Mountains
How tall are the tallest mountains on Earth and in our Universe? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. A Twig FactPack Film. Open a discussion on what has been already learnt in a topic, or use to grab attention at the start of a...
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The Elements: Iron
Iron is crucial in many areas of life: it is found in our blood, as well as being used to build bridges. Chemistry - Periodic Table - Learning Points. Iron is one of the most common element on Earth. Iron is found in living organisms....
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Mars
Where does Mars fit into the Solar System and what makes this planet unique? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Mars is the 4th planet from the Sun. Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest mountain in the Solar System. Rovers have...
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The Birth of Our Solar System
The explosive reactions and forces, from gravity to nuclear fsion, which formed our Solar System. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Our Solar System is the region of space which falls within the gravitational influence of our...
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Mars: Dead Planet
Scientists hoped the first mission to Mars would reveal life on the red planet. What did the mission find? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Percival Lowell believed there were canals and cities on Mars. In 1965, NASA probe Mariner 4...
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Next Stop Mars
The Sun is dying, and getting hotter as it does. As life on Earth becomes unsustainable, could we move to Mars? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The Sun will die in approximately 5 billion years. As the Sun ages, it will get hotter,...
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Mars: The Search for Water
We know that Mars once had a landscape with oceans and rivers, but what happened to it? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Although Mars is a freezing dry world today, it is thought the planet was once like Earth. If liquid water once...
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Earth's Twin
Billions of years ago, Earth collided with its twin planet Theia. The impact and resulting geophysical changes prepared Earth for complex life. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. 4 billion years ago Earth had a twin called...
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Mars: Under the Ice
Scientists have found microbes frozen deep in the Antarctic ice sheets, in conditions very similar to the red planet's surface. Could life exist on Mars, in suspended animation? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. In 2001, a frozen...
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The Goldilocks Zone
A delicate balancing act between the Sun and Earth makes ours the only known life-bearing planet in our Solar System. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Earth is the only planet with liquid water. If a planet is too close to...
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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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Basalt
A dark, fine-grained igneous rock that forms most of the Earth's crust. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Rocky Planets - Inner Planets
Let's take a closer look at the four rocky planets. They're called rocky planets because they're made of rock! Our universe - Space adventure - Rocky planets Learning Points There are four rocky planets in our solar system: Mercury,...
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Mission to Mars
Joining the Curiosity robot as it explores the planet Mars. Our universe - Space adventure - Rocky planets Learning Points The Curiosity robot was sent to explore the rocky planet Mars. A Twig Junior Film - Core science concepts...
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Mountains – Did you know?
Did you know that the tallest mountain in the Solar System is on Mars? People and places - Physical geography - Mountains A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A fascinating fact is revealed.
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Soil – Clip
Mars is known as the red planet because of its red soil. Discover what gives Mars's soil its distinctive colour. Material processes - Classifying materials - Soil A Twig Tidbit Film - Clip. A short film that extends the learning beyond...
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Rocky Planets - Solar System Exploration
Adventure around our solar system and explore the four rocky planets. Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - The Solar System Learning Points The Solar System is made up of eight planets that orbit the Sun. The four planets closest...