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NASA's Guide To Black Hole Safety
Have you ever thought about visiting a black hole? We sure hope not. However, if you're absolutely convinced that a black hole is your ideal vacation spot, watch this video before you blast off to learn more about them and (more...
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NASA | GLASTcast 2008 Mission Update
The GLAST mission launched on June 11, 2008 and has been returning remarkable and revolutionary discoveries ever since. Recently renamed to the Fermi Space Telescope, after Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi, the mission is expected to...
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Hubble: Humanity's Quest for Knowledge
Launched on April 24, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided more than a million observations, advancing studies of the solar system, nebulae, exoplanets, stars, black holes, galaxies, dark matter, and dark energy. The culmination...
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Conversation with Kevin Hartnett
Kevin Hartnett is the Science Operations Manager for the Hubble Space Telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. In this Conversations with Goddard video, Hartnett discusses how he became interested in...
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NASA | The Big Bang
This dominant cosmological theory suggests the Universe began nearly 13.7 billion years ago, expanding rapidly from a very dense and incredibly hot state. Eventually, stars ignited and galaxies slowly formed. The Big Bang theory has been...
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We Asked NASA Scientists and Astronauts “What is your Favorite Hubble Image?”
Over the years, Hubble video producer Paul Morris has had the amazing opportunity to interview some of the brightest minds in astrophysics, and some of the coolest astronauts and people in the world. As a rule, he always asked every...
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NASA | The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) - Vintage Reissue
NASA's Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite rocketed into Earth orbit on Nov. 18, 1989, and quickly revolutionized our understanding of the early cosmos. This video was reissued by NASA for COBE's 20th Anniversary.
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NASA | Fermi Reveals a Cosmic-ray Cocoon in Cygnus
Tour the Cygnus X star factory. This video opens with wide optical and infrared images of the constellation Cygnus, then zooms into the Cygnus X region using radio, infrared and gamma-ray images. Fermi LAT shows that gamma rays fill...
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5 Things: Space Servicing
Just as cars need maintenance on Earth, sometimes spacecraft need fixing, too. 🛠️ When astronauts work on spacecraft in orbit, it's called space servicing. Want to know more about space servicing? Leave your questions in the comments...
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NASA | Hubble's 20th - A 3D Trip into the Carina Nebula
This is a three-dimensional trip into a giant "mountain" of cool hydrogen and dust in the Carina Nebula, a vast star-forming region in our Milky Way Galaxy. The nebula is too far away for Hubble Space Telescope to see in true three...
Bedtime History
Galileo Galilei, the Father of Science
Galileo Galilei is known as the “father of modern science.” Fascinated by gravity, motion, and the movement of heavenly bodies, Galileo’s work influences how we understand our own world and the solar system. His contributions include...
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Hubble Inspires Our Inner Explorer
Humanity's drive to explore led to one of the most iconic exploration machines of all time, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. This video was edited by summer interns at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight...
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Late Scientific Revolution - Johannes Kepler
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
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‘Impossibly big’ black hole not as big as previously calculated
Two new studies have called into question the size of the “impossibly big” black hole named LB-1.
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Astronomers have mapped out the structure of supergiant star Antares: study
An international team of astronomers has detailed the structure of Antares, according to a study in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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10 Archaeological Discoveries That Rewrote History
These 10 amazing archaeological discoveries changed the way we think about the modern world! From finding the first ever computer to finding ancient humans the size of Hobbits.
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NASA | GLAST Prelude for Brass Quintet, Op.12
NASA's GLAST mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institiutions and partners in France, Germany,...
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NASA | Pursuit of Light
NASA dreams big science. In this awesome new short, NASA presents the Earth, the planets, the Sun, and the endless universe beyond. Come for the cool, stay for the music, take away a sense of wonder to share. It's six minutes from Earth...
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NASA | THEMIS Mission
NASA's THEMIS mission consists of five identical probes that will track the violent, colorful eruptions of aurora near the North Pole. The satellite is scheduled to liftoff on February 15, 2007 aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch...
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NASA | GLASTcast Episode 5: Meet the U.S. Team
NASA's GLAST mission is an astrophysics and particle physics partnership, developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy, along with important contributions from academic institutions and partners in France, Germany,...
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The Hawaiian dome where Nasa prepares humanity for life on Mars
Water has been found on Mars – but if the red planet can support life, what will it be like for any humans who go there? Six future crew members of a possible Nasa mission spend up to 12 months in confinement in a Mars-like landscape in...
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Flat Earth: meet the people casting aside 2,500 years of science
Though not a new phenomenon, flat Earth theory has enjoyed a huge resurgence recently. A YouGov poll indicated that a third of Americans aged 18 to 24 were unsure of the shape of our planet, in spite of scientific proofs from Pythagoras...
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Planets: From Ancient Beliefs to Modern Discoveries
From the ancient beliefs of Earth being the center of the solar system to the discovery of other planets orbiting the Sun, we delve into the history and classification of these celestial bodies. A planet is an astronomical or celestial...
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Scientists want giant ‘liquid mirror’ telescope on moon
Liquid mirrors are lighter, simpler, faster to construct, and ten times cheaper than conventional glass mirrors