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Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ orbits its star once every 2.4 days
A “super-Earth” orbiting a red dwarf star has been discovered only 36 light years from Earth, according to a study published in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal.
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Early Scientific Revolution - Tycho Brahe
Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....
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Mega-Earth 17 times the weight of Earth discovered
The Kepler space telescope has discovered an Earth-like planet that is so large astronomers are calling it a 'mega-Earth.' Kepler-10c, found in the constellation Draco, is situated 560 light-years from Earth.
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NASA launch exoplanet seeking satellite
NASA's new planet-hunting satellite will seek out new Earth-like worlds over the next two years. Called the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, the satellite searches for planets which transit in front of a star, causing a dip in its...
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The search for new planets
A new space telescope could discover thousands of planets. But will they support life? TESS may reveal the next clues to finding out
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Rus Belikov and Eduardo Bendek: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A conversation with Rus Belikov and Eduardo Bendek, senior research scientists at NASA’s Ames Research Center, working on next generation technology to directly image planets beyond the solar system.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Kepler Watches Stellar Dancers in the Pleiades Cluster: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A news feature from NASA’s Kepler and K2 mission originally posted on August 12, 2016.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Geert Barentsen Talks About Bringing People Together To Contribute to Exoplanet Science
A conversation with Geert Barentsen, the Guest Observer Office director for the Kepler and K2 mission at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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Gravity and Orbital Mechanics - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern
Lesson 8 (Gravitation and Orbits) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this...
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Sistema Solar
Este programa de video de accion en vivo es sobre la palabra sistema solar. El programa esta disenado para reforzar y apoyar la comprension y retencion del estudiante de la palabra sistema solar mediante el uso de secuencias de video,...
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Charlie Sobeck talks about Kepler, Troubleshooting, Transits and Eclipses
A conversation with Charlie Sobeck, Kepler mission manager at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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Hubble finds a Black Hole Igniting Star Formation in a Dwarf Galaxy
Black holes are often described as the monsters of the universe—tearing apart stars, consuming anything that comes too close, and holding light captive. Detailed evidence from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, however, shows a black hole in...
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Astronomers Help Focus Research in the Search for Another Earth: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
Astronomers Help Focus Research in the Search for Another Earth: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Know Thy Star, Know Thy Planet: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A feature story from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on September 14, 2016.
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NASA in Silicon Valley: Charlie Sobeck Talks About Kepler’s Upcoming End of Flight
A conversation with Charlie Sobeck, Kepler’s former mission manager and now system engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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Gravity Assist: Puffy Planets, Powerful Telescopes, with Knicole Colon
NASA astrophysicist Knicole Colon describes her work on the Kepler, Hubble, TESS and Webb missions, and takes us on a tour of some of her favorite planets.
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Eclipse Installation and Configuration
This video explains how to install and configure Eclipse. This clip is from the chapter "Complete Installation Guide for Java and Selenium Learning" of the series "Selenium WebDriver with Java - Basics to Advanced and Frameworks".This...
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Einstein Ring Spotted by Hubble
This image, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a distant galaxy located in the constellation Fornax. It is the largest and one of the most complete Einstein rings ever discovered. This object’s unusual shape is the result of...
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NASA discovers ‘most similar planet to Earth’ ever found
A team of scientists has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet in the habitable or “Goldilocks” zone of its star while reviewing old data from the Kepler Space Telescope, according to a press release from NASA.
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NASA | Looking for the Shadows of New Worlds
Astronomers have used many different methods to discover planets beyond the solar system, but the most successful by far is transit photometry, which measures changes in a star's brightness caused by a mini-eclipse. When a planet crosses...
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Kepler Stares at Neptune
During its K2 campaign, NASA's Kepler spacecraft observed the eighth planet in our solar system, Neptune. Kepler detected small changes in Neptune's brightness caused by the planet's daily rotation, the movement of clouds, and even...
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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...
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Hubble Finds Evidence of Water Vapor at Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede
Astronomers have used new and archival datasets from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to uncover evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. The vapor is present due to the thermal excitation of water molecules...
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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,...