NASA
Gravity Assist: Gravity Assist Podcast: Where Could We Go on the Moon? With Steve Mackwell
With NASA planning to send astronauts to the Moon by 2024, Steve Mackwell chats about the Moon’s exciting unexplored areas.
Astrum
Why are there no stars in space photos?
Ever looked at the background of a space image, and wondered where all the stars are? Astrum answers why that is.
NASA
The Rocket Ranch: Episode 30: Commercial Crew Reaches Milestone
The Rocket Ranch welcomes Dana Hutcherson, deputy manager for the Commercial Crew program. She'll talk about the mission ahead, reflect on the program's 10-year anniversary and share her personal journey with NASA.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Astronomy from 40,000 Feet and 43.5 Degrees South: Podcast
A feature from NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on August 31, 2017.
Next Animation Studio
Japan to launch i-Ball atmospheric re-entry monitoring system
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will launch an atmospheric re-entry monitoring system called "i-Ball" on an unmanned HTV-3 supply spacecraft from Tanegashima Space Center on July 21. After delivering supplies to the...
NASA
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 44, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite Small Steps, Giant Leaps
NASA Deputy Director of Astrophysics Jeff Volosin discusses the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission.
Curated Video
How Far Have We Traveled in Space?
The Apollo 13 crew was the farthest distance that humans have traveled from Earth. On April 14, 1970, the crew was 400,171 kilometers (248,655 miles) from Earth. The Apollo 13 mission was the third manned mission intended to land on the...
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Europe's comet chaser Rosetta reactivated after 2 years of hibernation
Agency's Rosetta probe will be reactivated in January after more than two years of hibernation. Launched on an Ariane 5 rocket in 2004, the spacecraft's mission is to collect information on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Scientists...
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China plans to build kilometer-long ships in space
Beijing has published a five-year-plan to find new ways to get materials into space and build massive spaceships and stations in Earth orbit.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Donovan Mathias and Eric Stern Talk About Asteroid Threats
A conversation with Donovan Mathias and Eric Stern. Eric is a research scientist here at Ames who supports the agency’s Planetary Defense initiative, and Donovan is an aerospace engineer in the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division.
NASA
NASA's Curious Universe: Sewing for Spaceflight
Sewing machines, tape, scissors. Just like you might visit a tailor to get your pants hemmed or your suit fitted, NASA calls on a group of very creative problem-solvers to custom-make protective shields for our space missions.
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Life on Mars? NASA's MAVEN enters Martian orbit to find out
NASA's robotic spacecraft MAVEN ended its 10-month journey on Sunday when it entered orbit around Mars to begin its mission to study how Mars lost its water. According to Reuters, after traveling 442 million miles, MAVEN ignited its six...
Dom Burgess
Why Going To Mars Would Be Bad For Your Body
Humans haven't been to Mars yet, and there's a good reason for that - it's really not good for the your body! In this episode, Dom finds himself stranded in space with only 12 minutes of oxygen left to find out why. Accompanied by the...
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NASA to be unable to contact Voyager 2 for almost a year
Starting early this month, Voyager 2 will stop receiving commands from NASA, the space agency announced in a news release on March 5.
NASA
NASA Missions Unveil Magnetar Eruptions in Nearby Galaxies
On April 15, a brief burst of high-energy light swept through the solar system, triggering instruments on many NASA missions. Now, multiple international science teams conclude that the blast came from a supermagnetized stellar remnant...
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China plans to bring an asteroid down to Earth
A group of Chinese scientists are planning to capture a small asteroid near Earth to study it for its resources.
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The Chinese Moon Rover
China’s space administration, the CNSA, currently has a rover exploring the far side of the moon as part of its Chang’e 4 mission. It is also preparing to launch the Chang’e 5 mission this year to collect lunar samples and bring the...
NASA
NASA's CAPSTONE: Flying a New Path to the Moon
How can a satellite the size of a microwave oven help shape human missions to the Moon and beyond? CAPSTONE will fly in a unique, halo-shaped orbit around the Moon before the orbit is used by Gateway, NASA's future lunar outpost for our...
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Emirates spacecraft to study Venus, grab sample from asteroid
The United Arab Emirates plans to send a probe to study one hot planet and seven asteroids before landing on an asteroid.
NASA
Sample Asteroid Bennu in 360
NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, will make a daring attempt to “TAG” asteroid Bennu on Oct. 20 – touch its surface and collect a sample for return to Earth. Experience the sample collection event in 360 and watch...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Bruce Yost Talks About Small Satellite Collaboration with NASA
A conversation with Bruce Yost, the Director of the Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute (or S3VI) at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Cerebellum
Space Facts II - Goldstone
Space Facts II puts viewers on the forefront of space exploration, examining its role on Earth in fighting forest fires, controlling diseases (such as diabetes), combating air pollution and mapping solar and lunar cycles. This video...
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NASA reveals plans of the first planetary defense mission in history
NASA's DART is the first planetary defense mission in history. Its main objective is to demonstrate a kinetic impact on an asteroid.
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Space travel: Stephen Hawking and billionaire's plan for laser-propelled nanocraft fleet
A team of renowned scientists, Silicon Valley elites and a billionaire businessman have conceptualized a fleet of postage stamp-sized spacecraft for the purpose of interstellar exploration. According to the New York Times, the board of...