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TIME LAPSE: Idyllic Winter Landscape Northern Lights
Time lapse of Aurora Borealis over idyllic winter landscape at Lofoten islands northern norway.
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Genesis set for dramatic midair capture
1. Satellite images of the Sun's visible layer shown in animated rotation sequence.
2. Animation view of NASA Genesis probe and Sun in background.
3. Animation view of circular isotope collector arrays onboard Genesis probe.
4....
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Preview ahead of planned Genesis capture
1. Satellite images of the Sun's visible layer shown in animated rotation sequence.
2. Animation view of NASA Genesis probe and Sun in background.
3. Animation view of circular isotope collector arrays onboard Genesis probe.
4....
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Solar Orbiter to provide first look at sun's poles
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are preparing to launch the Solar Orbiter on Sunday.
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Solar Orbiter to provide first look at sun's poles
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are preparing to launch the Solar Orbiter on Sunday.
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Solar Orbiter to provide first look at sun's poles
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SYND 21-4-72 VARIOUS PREPARATIONS FOR APOLLO 16 MISSION
1 various shots of Apollo 16 along on transporter
2 John Young talks about what mission will achieve
3 Charles Duke talks about mission
4 Ken Mattingly also talks about missiion
5 diagrams and photo of the 'Highlands of the Moon' where...
Curated Video
In search of the Northern Lights above Finland
Mandatory Courtesy: Lapland Studio Ltd.
1. Various Arctic centre video of Northern Lights in Lapland
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Sodankyla, Lapland, 4th December 2008
2. Wide wild reindeer in snow around a tree
3. Close- up reindeer
4. Mid shot...
TED-Ed
What is an Aurora?
An impressive animation explains the earth's awe-inspiring auroras. The contributions of high-energy particles from the sun collide with our neutral atmospheric atoms. Explained are the roles of solar wind, plasma, the magnetosphere,...
SciShow
We're Heading to the Sun!
NASA currently operates missions to the sun at the center the galaxy as well as the mysterious glow at the outside edge of the solar system. Learn about both missions thanks to an engaging installment from the SciShow Space series....
SciShow
Why We've Only Ever Seen the Sun's Poles Once
Traveling to the sun presents many challenges. Learn how the Ulysses mission escaped the orbital plane and flew around the sun in an illuminating video from the SciShow Space series. It details the challenges of the mission and the...
SciShow
The Hottest Planet Ever
Have you ever wanted to visit the sun? While that's not an option given the temperatures involved, use a SciShow Space video to learn about the probe headed to the sun to help people understand a few things that confuse scientists. The...
PBS
Earth's Magnetic Shield
Our atmosphere is pretty amazing! How does it minimize the effects of solar weather? Scholars discover Earth's first line of defense against the sun—the magnetosphere. The activity, one of several in a sun unit from NOVA, explains how...
PBS
Solar Wind and Storms
Does the very thing that is responsible for life on Earth also have a dark side? Space scientists differentiate between sunspots, solar flares, and CMEs in an enlightening activity. The lesson, one of several in a unit presented by NOVA,...
MinuteEarth
Our Atmosphere is Escaping!
Our atmosphere keeps us from the extreme temperatures experienced on the moon. The video explains that our atmosphere actually leaks. It describes exactly which molecules escape and the multiple factors that contribute.
MinuteEarth
The Faint Young Sun Paradox!
Does the sun have a life cycle? The video explains the confusion of what scientists expect and what the history of the earth proves. Then it offers multiple theories about the discrepancy and details the most accepted theory.
Crash Course
Comets
Crystal ball or big, hairy, dirty snowball? Take young astronomy scholars on an up-close investigation of comets with a video. Topics include the makeup of comets and their two tails, long- and short-period comets, and how they interact...
Be Smart
The Science and Beauty of Auroras
Did you know that Earth is one of three planets that experiences auroras? A video explains what happens when the magnetic sun throws giant balls of plasma at the earth. It includes both the beauty and the damage an aurora can...
Khan Academy
Scale of Distance to Closest Stars, Scale of the Universe, Cosmology and Astronomy
The third video in a series based on the scale of the universe, this lecture uses great images to help expand on the idea of scale. By comparing the distance to the closest star to the progress of Voyager 1 and 2, the narrator gives the...
Bill Nye
Bill Nye The Science Guy on Magnetism
This mini-episode is really more about magnetic fields than the phenomenon of magnetism. Computer graphics help Bill explain how charged particles from solar wind create the awesome Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis. Mr. Nye also...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Solar Wind's Effect on Earth
This video segment adapted from NASA describes solar storms and their effects on Earth. Animations of coronal mass ejections and solar cycles help explain what we know, and what we can predict, about solar activity. [4:44]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Threat to Earth
A video exploring a threat to Earth known as solar storm. A solar megastorm hit the Earth in 1859 so learn how this could happen again! [2:32]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Solar Wind and Storms
Did you know that sun is constantly giving off a huge amount of matter and energy? Learn about how solar winds and storms create space weather in this video. [2:48]