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‎Houston We Have a Podcast: Be a NASA Astronaut

Pre-K - Higher Ed
NASA astronaut Kayla Barron and Anne Roemer, astronaut selection manager, deep dive into the astronaut selection process and astronaut candidate training while taking questions from social media during a live broadcast on March 6, 2020....
Podcast52:06
NASA

‎Houston We Have a Podcast: Apollo 13

Pre-K - Higher Ed
James A. Lovell and Fred W. Haise, two of the crew members of Apollo 13, chronicle their days at NASA, their careers, and their fateful mission that began 50 years ago on April 11, 1970. HWHAP Episode 139.
Podcast19:51
NASA

‎NASA's Curious Universe: Inside a Black Hole

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Don't let the name fool you: a black hole is anything but empty space. Black holes are some of the most extreme, bizarre and fascinating objects in the universe. Regina Caputo and Jeremy Schnittman describe what it might be like to go...
Podcast15:06
NASA

‎NASA's Curious Universe: Sewing for Spaceflight

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video3:53
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The Webb Space Telescope Reaches Its New Home on This Week @NASA – January 28, 2022

K - 11th
The Webb Space Telescope reaches its new home, remembering our fallen heroes, and testing a VIPER in the sand … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Producer: Andre Valentine Editor: Sonnet Apple Music: Universal...
Instructional Video4:21
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Webb Telescope Milestone: Completion of Telescope Element

3rd - 11th
Thousands of people, for almost two decades, accomplished the construction of the telescope element of the largest space telescope ever created. The optical and science segment of the James Webb Space Telescope stands complete in one of...
Instructional Video1:58
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NASA’s NICER Finds X-ray Boosts in the Crab Pulsar’s Radio Bursts

3rd - 11th
Scientists using data from NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) telescope on the International Space Station have discovered X-ray surges accompanying radio bursts from the pulsar in the Crab Nebula. The finding...
Instructional Video41:31
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NASA | Vital Signs: Taking the Pulse of Our Planet

3rd - 11th
Our planet is a beautiful and awesome place. In a new video, join NASA scientists on a 40-minute visual tour of Earth from space, presented at the IMAX Theater at National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. on September 10. “Vital...
Instructional Video5:43
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NASA | Supercomputing the Climate

3rd - 11th
Goddard Space Flight Center is the home of a state-of-the-art supercomputing facility called the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) that is capable of running highly complex models to help scientists better understand Earth's...
Instructional Video3:06
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NASA Missions Unveil Magnetar Eruptions in Nearby Galaxies

3rd - 11th
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...
Instructional Video1:13
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Hubble finds a Black Hole Igniting Star Formation in a Dwarf Galaxy

3rd - 11th
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...
Podcast50:24
NASA

‎The Rocket Ranch: Episode 2: Some Like it Hot

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Even though our Sun shines bright in the sky, it is shrouded in mystery. In this episode, we'll sit down with scientists working to get us closer to the Sun than ever before.
Podcast59:38
NASA

‎NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Searching for Life Beyond Earth

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this episode streamed on Aug. 30, 2018, we talk with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and hear from scientists advancing the search for life beyond Earth by exploring an alien world deep in Earth’s ocean.
Podcast32:08
NASA

‎NASA in Silicon Valley: Doug Caldwell Talks About the Data Pipeline for the TESS Mission

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A conversation with Doug Caldwell, instrument scientist for the Kepler Space Telescope, and who’s now working on NASA’s next planet-hunting mission— the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite or TESS.
Podcast26:01
NASA

‎NASA in Silicon Valley: Jose Benavides Talks About NASA's Star Wars-inspired Robots Aboard The International Space Station

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A conversation with Jose Benavides, engineer with the Advanced Control and Evolvable Systems Group in the Intelligent Systems Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Podcast30:22
NASA

‎NASA in Silicon Valley: Brian Day Talks About Tracking Fireballs

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A conversation with Brian Day, the Director of Communication and Citizen Science for NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute.
Podcast25:04
NASA

‎NASA in Silicon Valley: Susan Thompson Talks About Creating Kepler Planet Catalogs

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A conversation with Susan Thompson, Kepler research scientist for the SETI Institute at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Podcast23:54
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‎NASA in Silicon Valley: Nettie Roozeboom Talks About Designing And Testing Future NASA Aircraft And Spacecraft

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A conversation with Nettie Roozeboom, aerospace engineer in the Wind Tunnel Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Podcast3:54
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‎NASA in Silicon Valley: "Kitchen Smoke" Molecules in Nebula: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A news feature from NASA’s SOFIA mission originally posted on August 16, 2016.
Podcast26:33
NASA

Gravity Assist: Lucy and the Space Fossils, with Hal Levison

Pre-K - Higher Ed
To get a more complete understanding of the full history of our solar system, NASA is sending a spacecraft called Lucy to investigate the Trojans, mysterious small objects that share an orbit of the Sun with Jupiter. Principal...
Podcast26:41
NASA

Gravity Assist: Planetary Defense and Oumuamua with Kelly Fast

Pre-K - Higher Ed
NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green sits down with Dr. Kelly Fast, a planetary astronomer to discuss planetary defense and Oumuamua.
Podcast18:03
NASA

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 54, Astrophysics Pioneers Program Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Pre-K - Higher Ed
NASA Astrophysicist and Pioneers Program Lead Scientist Michael Garcia discusses the new program’s first mission concepts selected for further development.
Podcast19:35
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Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 78, Engineering Best Practices – Part 1 Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Pre-K - Higher Ed
NASA Chief Engineer Ralph Roe discusses engineering best practices.
Podcast22:09
NASA

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 57, Shuttle Program Closeout Complexities Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Pre-K - Higher Ed
NASA's Johnny Nguyen discusses insight gained through closeout of the Space Shuttle Program.