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What the Crater that Impacted the Dinosaurs Taught Us About Mars
We've been trying to understand Mars for years, but some scientists think that ancient craters on earth might hold some answers to our red neighbor's history.
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The First Time We Landed on Mars
We've successfully landed 10 different craft on Mars, but they all owe a bit of their success to Mars 3.
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3 Space Missions to Look for in 2021
2021 is expected to bring some very exciting missions: We're putting more cool tech on Mars, going back around the Moon, and testing some sweet planetary defense from asteroids!
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That Time NASA Recycled a Mars Lander
While most spacecraft are designed and built from scratch for one particular mission, the Phoenix Lander was pieced together from previous missions and rose from the ashes...all the way to Mars.
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A Telescope Bigger Than the Solar System
It turns out if you’d like to take a deeper look into the universe, the universe itself might actually help you do that!
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Music and creativity in Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen
You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports and even astronomy. In fact, music was so important to Greek philosopher Plato...
TED Talks
Martin Rees: Is this our final century?
Speaking as both an astronomer and "a concerned member of the human race," Sir Martin Rees examines our planet and its future from a cosmic perspective. He urges action to prevent dark consequences from our scientific and technological...
TED Talks
Jeremy Kasdin: The flower-shaped starshade that might help us detect Earth-like planets
Astronomers believe that every star in the galaxy has a planet, one fifth of which might harbor life. Only we haven't seen any of them -- yet. Jeremy Kasdin and his team are looking to change that with the design and engineering of an...
TED Talks
Alan Eustace: I leapt from the stratosphere. Here's how I did it
On October 24, 2014, Alan Eustace donned a custom-built, 235-pound spacesuit, attached himself to a weather balloon, and rose above 135,000 feet, from which point he dove to Earth, breaking both the sound barrier and previous records for...
TED Talks
TED: The most mysterious star in the universe | Tabetha Boyajian
Something massive, with roughly 1,000 times the area of earth, is blocking the light coming from a distant star known as KIC 8462852, and nobody is quite sure what it is. As astronomer Tabetha Boyajian investigated this perplexing...
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Carl Sagan
Hank pays tribute to Carl Sagan, noting his accomplishment as an astronomer and his contributions to culture -- both pop and otherwise -- as one of the great popularizers of science. Happy Carl Sagan Day!
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Blazars Are A Thing
Hank explains how quasars and blazars are both the same thing - just oriented differently in respect to us - and how that impacts the way we perceive them and how it also effects the ways we can study them.
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On This Planet, the Floor Is Actually Lava | SciShow News
We have new insights into the bizarre nature of lava planets, and the icy moon Europa may yet reveal some of her salty secrets.
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We’re Talking To Aliens
We’ve done a lot of searching for life in the universe and we need to continue to if we hope to make contact. But not all of our attempts were expected to succeed. That’s where Beacon in the Galaxy comes in.
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How Saturn's Moons Could Help Us Live in Space
As we continue our search for life out in the universe, it's important that we leave no stone, or moon, unturned.
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Why Isn't "Zero G" the Same as "Zero Gravity"?
This Quick Question explains the difference between gravity and g-force, and how you can experience zero-g in space even when it’s not zero gravity!
TED Talks
Juna Kollmeier: The most detailed map of galaxies, black holes and stars ever made
Humans have been studying the stars for thousands of years, but astrophysicist Juna Kollmeier is on a special mission: creating the most detailed 3-D maps of the universe ever made. Journey across the cosmos as she shares her team's work...
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Forecasting the Weather...on the Sun
The sun is beginning a new weather cycle, causing debate among scientists about how intense things are going to get, and elsewhere, scientists are looking into just how fluid our early universe was.
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The First Flight in Another Sky
What’s happening with the helicopter on Mars? We have an update on Ingenuity’s progress. Meanwhile, Curiosity’s camera are helping geologists find clues to the mysteries of Martian water!
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Two Decades Later, We Know Why the Sun Is a Lava Lamp
In 1999, scientists discovered something that took over 20 years to solve. Why do solar flares move like a lava lamp?
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That’s Not a Black Hole, It’s a Vampire
What was once thought to be a black hole might in fact be a star that feeds on its own kind!
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Why This Galaxy Gets TWO Black Holes
There’s a massive black hole next door that appears far too big for its host galaxy! And in another galaxy, TWO supermassive black holes formed, giving us a glimpse at a true rarity in astronomy!
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We Found Evidence of a Brand-New Particle | Space News
X-rays leaking from dead stars could breathe new life into a hypothetical particle theory, plus an ancient Titanic force may have helped twist Saturn’s axis.
PBS
Should We Colonize Venus Instead of Mars?
Mars One. The Mars Rover. Bruno Mars. Mars Bars. It's pretty clear we're OBSESSED with the idea of Mars, especially in regard to it being a potential colony for earthlings. But is that really the best option? Is there a better place for...