Curated Video
Robot
A machine that's capable of performing complex tasks on its own, often under computer control. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Chemcam
This video [6:46] discusses ChemCam, a chemical camera on the Curiosity rover. ChemCam was a multinational effort between France and the U.S. Using its lasers and spectrometer, it can get samples of from the land and take pictures and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Scientist Profile: Mars Rover Engineer
This DragonflyTV segment introduces NASA roboticist Dr. Ayanna Howard. Her job is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to build robots that can travel into space and other hazardous locations. In this segment, she discusses her work on a...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Mars Rovers Battle Storms on the Red Planet
In this segment, guest host Joe Palca checks in on the Mars rovers, and gets a preview of the Mars Phoenix mission.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Mars Rover to Rove No Longer
This week, NASA announced that Spirit, one of the twin Mars Exploration Rovers, appears to be permanently stuck in Martian soil, and that the rover would now be used only as a stationary observation platform.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Mars Rovers, Mars Water
We'll check on the progress of the Mars rover mission. While new data collected by rover Opportunity during its exploration of Victoria Crater was published this week, the Spirit rover appears to be stuck.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: With "Terror" in the Past, Mars Scientists Plan for Exploration
Mars Science Laboratory project scientist John Grotzinger describes plans for the Curiosity rover, now in Gale Crater on Mars.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Martian Lab Made in Manhattan
What's it like to build tools for Curiosity? Intense.