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Hubble Spotted Something 'Scary'
A hypnotizing vortex? A peek into a witch’s cauldron? A giant space-spider web? In reality, it’s a look at the red giant star CW Leonis as photographed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope — just in time for celebrating Halloween with creepy...
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Brand New Hubble Observation Teaches Us More About Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
This new Hubble Space Telescope view of Jupiter, taken on June 27, 2019, reveals the giant planet's trademark Great Red Spot, and a more intense color palette in the clouds swirling in Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere than seen in previous...
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Precision & Design: Making Blankets for Hubble
NASA’s Thermal Blanket Lab is a vital part of ensuring that the important equipment that we send into space remains protected from getting either too hot or too cold. Paula Cain is one of the talented thermal blanket technicians who uses...
NASA
New Hubble Video Miniseries Goes Behind the Scenes of Our 'Eye in the Sky'
A new video miniseries explores the intricate world of operating the Hubble Space Telescope. In Hubble – Eye in the Sky, viewers get an inside look at the challenges of operating the telescope, along with an understanding of the...
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NASA | Making the Impossible Possible
From concept to reality, that's the NASA way. Since the first directive to put a man on the moon, NASA has been on the cutting edge of technology and innovation and continues to turn the impossible into the possible everyday. This video...
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Hubble’s 30th Year in Orbit
On April 24, 2020, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its 30th year in orbit by premiering a never-before-seen view of two stunning nebulas named NGC 2020 and NGC 2014. Even after all these years, Hubble continues to uncover the...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Communication Professor's Reaction to Ronald Reagan's Challenger Shuttle Speech
Reaction to Ronald Reagan's Challenger Shuttle Speech to the nation given the same day (live) the space shuttle exploded. SPEECH TEXT (written by Peggy Noonan) Ladies and gentlemen, I'd planned to speak to you tonight to report on the...
JJ Medicine
Glycerol-Phosphate Shuttle | NADH, Electron Transport Chain and ATP Yield
Lesson on the Glycerol Phosphate (aka Glycerol-3-Phosphate) Shuttle. NADH produced from glycolysis is unable to enter into the mitochondria because the mitochondrial inner membrane is impermeable and highly selective. Therefore, the cell...
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Carnitine Shuttle | Purpose and Mechanism
Lesson on the Carnitine Shuttle. Carnitine is an important metabolite derived from our diet or biosynthesized from lysine and methionine. Since the mitochondrial inner membrane is impermeable to long chain fatty acids, carnitine is used...
Weird History
Facts About the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Every American who lived through the '80s remembers the Challenger explosion. But what happened to cause the famous national tragedy? How could such a catastrophe happen when NASA so meticulously checks and double checks all the...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Chapter 4 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts
Chapter 4 | STORY | You're Thinking About Doughnuts When Frank's mom has to work late one Friday cleaning the local museum, he finds himself spending a lonely night roaming the dark halls - until a chatty skeleton appears and takes him...
NASA
Hubble and Webb: A New Golden Age of Astronomy
The scientific community is incredibly excited to have these two highly complementary observatories operating together. With their collaboration, they will push the boundaries of knowledge on the backdrop of a rapidly evolving...
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Hubble's Field Guide to Nebulae
Nebulae are some of the most resplendent objects in the universe, but it’s easy to confuse which one is an “emission nebula,” and which one is an “absorption nebula.” Thankfully, this “Field Guide” will give you a quick rundown so you...
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The Hubble Deep Field: Looking Back In Time
The Hubble Space Telescope has made over 1.5 million observations since its launch in 1990, capturing stunning subjects such as the Eagle Nebula and producing data that has been featured in almost 18,000 scientific articles. But no image...
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Hubble Confirms Largest Comet Nucleus Ever Seen
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever found. And, it’s big! With a diameter of approximately 80 miles across, it’s about 50 times larger than typical comets. Its 500-trillion-ton mass...
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Hubble Trivia: 8) When Was the Last Space Shuttle Servicing Mission to Hubble?
The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own! The question is: When was the last space shuttle servicing mission to Hubble? You might be...
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Hubble Finds Evidence of Mid-Sized Black Hole
Astronomers have found the best evidence for a black hole of an elusive class known as “intermediate-mass,” which betrayed its existence by tearing apart a wayward star that passed too close. This exciting discovery opens the door to the...
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Milky Way Marvels : Hubble’s Universe
30 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope unlocked a window on the universe. Through that window we’ve seen the wonders of our Milky Way and expanded our vision across the galaxy. From the birth and death of stars to the baby pictures of...
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Space Facts - Humans Go Deeper Into Space
A fact-filled look at 23 of the most important events from man's on-going adventure in space. Apollo 13 and the first orbiting laboratory. Soviet and American crews meet in space. The first unmanned trip to mars by NASA was made and data...
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The Outer Planets: Hubble’s Continuing Legacy
What is OPAL? OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) is a project to obtain long time baseline observations of the outer planets in order to understand their atmospheric dynamics and evolution as gas giants. The yearly observations from...
Curated Video
The Wild World of Rollercoasters
Roller coasters are thrilling amusement rides found in theme parks around the world. They consist of a train of cars that run on a track, featuring a combination of ups, downs, and loops. With various launch mechanisms and safety systems...
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Tour Stunning Hubble Nebulae Images
Over the years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken hundreds of images of different kinds of incredible nebulae in our universe. A nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space. There are different types of nebulae, ranging from...
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Hubble’s Servicing Mission 3B
Servicing Mission 3B was actually the fourth visit to Hubble. NASA split the original Servicing Mission 3 into two parts and conducted 3A in December of 1999. During SM3B a new science instrument would be installed: the Advanced Camera...
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Space Facts - The International Space Station
A fact-filled look at 23 of the most important events from man's on-going adventure in space. The beginning of the International Space Station. Space Facts. Part 8