thin film physics
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submit your challenge answer on wwwphysicscentralcomsots nasa astronaut don pettit examines the behavior of thin films of water aboard the international space station distributed as part of acollaboration between nasa and the american physical society

nasa scanning a snow storm
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for more information visit http:wwwnasagovpress2014septemberinternational-global-precipitation-measurement-mission-data-goes-publicon march 17 2014 the global precipitation measurement gpm mission039s core observatory flew over the east coast039s last snow storm of the 2013-2014 winter season this was also one of the first major snow storms observed by gpm shortly after it was launched on february 27 2014the gpm core observatory carries two instruments that show the location and intensity of rain and snow which defines a crucial part of the storm structure - and how it will behave the gpm microwave imager sees through the tops of clouds to observe how much and where precipitation occurs and the dual-frequency precipitation radar observes precise details of precipitation in 3-dimensionsfor forecasters gpm039s microwave and radar data are part of the toolbox of satellite data including other low earth orbit and geostationary satellites that they use to monitor tropical cyclones and hurricanesthis video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http:svsgsfcnasagovgoto11635like our videos subscribe to nasa039s goddard shorts hd podcast:http:svsgsfcnasagovvisitunesf0004_indexhtmlor find nasa goddard space flight center on facebook:http:wwwfacebookcomnasagsfcor find us on twitter:http:twittercomnasagoddard

how many men does it take to pull an astronaut out of the ocean
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it takes a lot more manpower than you might think to recover one astronaut after splashdown all images from nasa except glenn standing on quotproject bulletquot plane credit associated press for more space history check out wwwamyshirateitelcomvintagespacefor more on sailors ships and splashdowns check out: http:amyshirateitelcom20110114sailors-ships-and-splashdowns

maven explores mars to understand radio interference at earth
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nasas maven mars atmosphere and volatile evolution spacecraft has discovered layers and rifts in the electrically charged part of the upper atmosphere the ionosphere of mars the phenomenon is very common at earth and causes unpredictable disruptions to radio communications however we do not fully understand them because they form at altitudes that are very difficult to explore at earth the unexpected discovery by maven shows that mars is a unique laboratory to explore and better understand this highly disruptive phenomenonread more: https:wwwnasagovpress-releasegoddard2020mars-layers-and-riftsmusic from universal production music songs include: quotalpha and omegaquot quotbreak the newsquot and quotwaiting for a sensationquotvideo credit: nasa039s goddard space flight centerjames tralie adnet:lead producerlead editornarratorbailee desrocher usra:lead animatormichael lentz usra:art directorjonathan north usra:animatorkrystofer kim usra:animatorjacquelyn demink

nasa examines technology to fold aircraft wings in flight
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nasa conducts a flight test series to investigate the ability of an innovative technology to fold the outer portions of wings in flight as part of the spanwise adaptive wing project or saw flight tests took place at nasa armstrong flight research center in california using an autonomous subscale uav called prototype technology-evaluation research aircraft or ptera provided by area-inasa glenn research center in cleveland developed the alloy material and worked with boeing research amp technology to integrate the material into an actuator the alloy is triggered by temperature to move the outer portions of wings up or down in flightthe ability to fold wings to the ideal position of various flight conditions may produce several aerodynamic benefits for both subsonic and supersonic aircraftfor more information on saw visit:https:wwwnasagovcentersarmstrongfeaturenasa-tests-new-alloy-to-fold-wings-in-flighthtml

the aurora named steve
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for the first time scientists have ground and satellite views of steve short for strong thermal emission velocity enhancement a thin purple ribbon of light scientists have now learned despite its ordinary name that steve may be an extraordinary puzzle piece in painting a better picture of how earth039s magnetic fields function and interact with charged particles in space the aurorasaurus team led by liz macdonald a space scientist at nasa039s goddard space flight center in greenbelt maryland conferred to determine the identity of this mysterious phenomenon macdonald and her colleague eric donovan at the university of calgary in canada talked with the amateur photographers from the alberta aurora chasers the people who first captured images of steve other collaborators on this work are: the university of calgary new mexico consortium boston university lancaster university athabasca university los alamos national laboratory and the alberta aurora chasers facebook group watch this v

space shuttle atlantis opens
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on june 29 kennedy space center visitor complex will open the doors to the world039s most comprehensive and interactive attraction devoted to nasa039s 30-year space shuttle program --space shuttle atlantissmmore than 40 nasa astronauts are expected to participate in the grand opening many of whom will be making appearances and signing autographs throughout the visitor complex the festivities also include more than 20 special nasa exhibits throughout the visitor complexto view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr61725-space-shuttle-atlantis-nasa-attraction-kennedy-space-center

students use stem to explore space
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pairing the endless possibilities of space exploration with the limitless opportunities of education texas instruments ti nasdaq: txn and nasa are partnering to show students how science technology engineering and math stem make feats like space exploration possible with mission imagination the partnership and its programs aim to spur the imaginations of the next generation of scientists engineers explorers and innovators who are in todays math and science classroomscombining expertise ti education technology and nasa have developed programs that promote stem-focused lessons for students and teachers in middle and high school launching today the mission imagination online quiz allows participants to see if they have what it takes for a year-long mission aboard the international space station after discovering how ready they are to live in space students can then put their stem skills to the test with the mission imagination design challenge which asks students to devise solutions to four space-related challengesimagination is the fuel that feeds progress and innovation said peter balyta phd pbalyta president of ti education technology alongside nasa we are excited to unleash student creativity as students explore how science technology engineering and math can solve future problems on earth in space and beyondto view the multimedia release go to:http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7418651-ti-nasa-mission-imagination

space shuttle hoax -light reflects off disneynasa fake earth models -walt disney bullshit for all mankind current
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light reflects off disneynasa fake earth models -walt disney bullshit for all mankind classical music in this video is copyright free public domain

nasa thermonuclear art the sun in ultra-hd 4k
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its always shining always ablaze with light and energy in the ubiquity of solar output earth swims in an endless tide of particles every time half of the earth faces the sun we experience the brightness of daytime the suns energy and light driving weather biology and more but in space nasas solar dynamics observatory sdo keeps an eye on our nearest star 247 sdo captures images of the sun in 10 different wavelengths each of which helps highlight a different temperature of solar material in this video we experience images of the sun in unprecedented detail captured by sdo presented in ultra-high definition video 4k the video presents the nuclear fire of our life-giving star in intimate detail offering new perspective into our own relationships with grand forces of the solar systemmusic tracks in the order they appear from the album deep venture7-northern stargazer9-negative thermal expansion13-photophore6-osedax12-retroreflectorall tracks are written and produced by lars leonhardhttp:wwwlars-leonharddethis video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http:svsgsfcnasagov12034like our videos subscribe to nasa039s goddard shorts hd podcast:http:svsgsfcnasagovvisitunesf0004_indexhtmlor find nasa goddard space flight center on facebook:http:wwwfacebookcomnasagsfcor find us on twitter:http:twittercomnasagoddard

nasa measuring mars039 ancient ocean
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http:wwwnasagovpress2015marchnasa-research-suggests-mars-once-had-more-water-than-earth-s-arctic-oceanfor decades planetary scientists have suspected that ancient mars was a much warmer wetter environment than it is today but estimates of just how much water mars has lost since its formation vary widely now new isotopic measurements by researchers at nasa039s goddard space flight center reveal that an ocean once covered approximately twenty percent of the martian surface this new picture of early mars is considerably wetter than many previous estimates raising the odds for the ancient habitability of the red planetthis video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http:svsgsfcnasagovgoto11796like our videos subscribe to nasa039s goddard shorts hd podcast:http:svsgsfcnasagovvisitunesf0004_indexhtmlor find nasa goddard space flight center on facebook:http:wwwfacebookcomnasagsfcor find us on twitter:http:twittercomnasagoddard

new horizons
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on july 14th nasas new horizons mission will make its closest approach to the pluto system completing the first reconnaissance of the solar systems major planets begun over 50 years ago by nasa with the completion of the pluto flyby by new horizons next month nasa will have completed successful missions to every planet from mercury to plutothe nss recognizes the historic culmination of this era of first planetary reconnaissance for which the united states will be forever inscribed in history to celebrate the nss commissioned a short video film called new horizons which is being released today new horizons was directed and produced by erik wernquist whose video wanderers looking to the future of solar system exploration by humans created a viral sensation last year nss member and new horizons mission leader alan stern served as advisor the video the video was funded for nss by contributions to nss made by new horizons mission partners aerojet rockedyne ball aerospace lockheed martin and united launch alliancevisual director: erik wernquistvisual artists: mikael hall kim nicosia erik wernquistcomposer: cristian sandquistcolorist: caj mllerbeckholmen filmsoundmix: hkan nilssonhajpthe film utilizes photos and textures from: nasajplciclopsgoddard space flight center scientific visualisation studio

the best tour of the international space station 1080p 60fps
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this nasa video documentary depicts a tour of inside international space station iss with astronaut suni williams who shows the facts and views of its interior in zero gravity flying floating from module to modulethe iss serves as a micro gravity and space environment research laboratory in which crew members conduct experiments in biology human biology physics astronomy meteorology and other fields the station is suited for the testing of spacecraft systems and equipment required for missions to the moon and mars the iss maintains an orbit with an altitude of between 330 and 435 km 205 and 270 mi by means of reboost maneuvers using the engines of the zvezda module or visiting spacecraft it completes 1554 orbits per dayiss is the ninth space station to be inhabited by crews following the soviet and later russian salyut almaz and mir stations as well as skylab from the us the station has been continuously occupied for 15 years and 106 days since the arrival of expedition 1 on 2 novemb

one year on earth seen from 1 million miles
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on july 20 2015 nasa released to the world the first image of the sunlit side of earth captured by the space agency039s epic camera on noaa039s dscovr satellite the camera has now recorded a full year of life on earth from its orbit at lagrange point 1 approximately 1 million miles from earth where it is balanced between the gravity of our home planet and the sun epic takes a new picture every two hours revealing how the planet would look to human eyes capturing the ever-changing motion of clouds and weather systems and the fixed features of earth such as deserts forests and the distinct blues of different seas epic will allow scientists to monitor ozone and aerosol levels in earths atmosphere cloud height vegetation properties and the ultraviolet reflectivity of earth the primary objective of dscovr a partnership between nasa the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa and the us air force is to maintain the nations real-time solar wind monitoring capabilities

dark matter: crash course astronomy 41
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today on crash course astronomy phil dives into some very dark matters the stuff we can actually observe in the universe isnt all there is galaxies and other large structures in the universe are created and shifted by a force we detect mostly indirectly by observing its impact: dark mattercrash course astronomy poster: http:storedftbacomproductscrashcourse-astronomy-poster--table of contentsnormal and dark matter 0:55dark matter only interacts with normal matter through gravity 4:27dark matter bends light 5:08--pbs digital studios: http:youtubecompbsdigitalstudiosfollow phil on twitter: https:twittercombadastronomerwant to find crash course elsewhere on the internetfacebook - http:wwwfacebookcomyoutubecrashcoursetwitter - http:wwwtwittercomthecrashcoursetumblr - http:thecrashcoursetumblrcom support crashcourse on patreon: http:wwwpatreoncomcrashcourse--photosvideosvirtual tour in our solar system artist039s impression http:wwwspacetelescopeorgvideoshubblecast27b credit: esahubble m kornmesser amp l l christensenhubblecast 11: a grand design in a galactic festoon http:wwwspacetelescopeorgvideosheic0719a credit: esahubble m kornmesser amp l l christensenhubble039s high-definition panoramic view of the andromeda galaxy http:hubblesiteorgnewscenterarchivereleases201502imagea credit: nasa esa j dalcanton bf williams and lc johnson university of washington the phat team and r gendlerpanning and zooming on abell 1689 http:wwwspacetelescopeorgvideosheic0805b credit: esahubble m kornmesser amp l l christensenall-sky image of molecular gas and three molecular cloud complexes seen by planck http:wwwnasagovmission_pagesplanckmultimediapia15227htmlvizwa36rsul credit: esaplanck collaborationhow to become a star http:wwwesoorgpublicimageseso0102a credit: esoneutron star illustrated https:commonswikimediaorgwikifile:neutron_star_illustratedjpg credit: nasa casey reed - penn state universityalone in space - astronomers find new kind of planet http:wwwnasagovtopicsuniversefeaturespia14093html credit: nasajpl-caltechblack hole deforms space http:wwwspacetelescopeorgvideoshst15_blackhole_grid credit: esahubble m kornmesser amp l l christensengravitational lensing in action http:wwwspacetelescopeorgvideosheic1106a credit: nasa esa amp l caladabullet cluster http:apodnasagovapodimage0608bulletcluster_comp_f2048jpg credit: x-ray: nasacxccfa mmarkevitch et al lensing map: nasastsci eso wfi magellanuarizona dclowe et al optical: nasastsci magellanuarizonadclowe et albullet cluster optical http:chandraharvardeduphoto2008bulletbullet_opticaljpg credit: nasastsci magellanuarizonadclowe et albullet cluster x-ray http:chandraharvardeduphoto2008bulletbullet_xrayjpg credit: nasacxccfa mmarkevitch et althe bullet cluster http:wwwesaintspaceinimagesimages200707the_bullet_cluster2 credit: x-ray: nasacxccfammarkevitch optical and lensing map: nasastsci magellanuarizonadclowe lensing map: eso wfipandoras cluster clash of the titans http:wwwnasagovmission_pageshubblesciencepandora-clusterhtml credit: nasahubble refines distance to pleiades star cluster http:hubblesiteorgnewscenterarchivereleases200420imagea credit: nasa esa and auracaltechstephans quintet http:apodnasagovapodap120225html credit: hubble legacy archive esa nasavirgo cluster galaxies http:apodnasagovapodap150804html credit: rogelio bernal andreoillustration of the distribution dark matter in the universe http:wwwnasagovmission_pageshubblesciencehst_img_20080520html credit: nasa esa and e hallman university of colorado boulder