tracking near-earth asteroid nea dx110
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discovered on february 28th 2014 near-earth asteroid nea 2014 dx110 will pass within 9 lunar distances of the earth on wednesday march 5 slooh will attempt to track during closest approach starting at 1 pm pst 4 pm est 21 utc - international times http:googl9eg9a9 - slooh host and observatory director paul cox will host the 15 minute broadcast cox will explain the difficulties in finding and completing the necessary research to accurately determine an asteroids orbit in prelude to our major broadcast this sunday march 9th with the minor planet centerplease note: with a current orbit uncertainty rating of 7 coupled with its small size location and incredible rate of motion there is a high probability we will not capture the asteroid during the broadcast but given its proximity to earth and timing with the cu13 broadcast we wanted to try to image it for the public during its close-approach

michio kaku: are robonauts better than astronauts
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don039t miss new big think videos subscribe by clicking here: http:googlcptsv5dr michio kaku returns to big think studios to discuss his latest book the future of the mind http:googl1mcgeb here he discusses the possibility of quotsurrogatequot robotic astronautstranscript -- when you saw the movie surrogates you said quotwell that039s science fictionquot when bruce willis has a mechanical robot who is perfect absolutely perfect handsome with superpowers and you put your consciousness into the robot so you go into a pod your body ages your body is strapped to a pod but you mentally control an avatar a surrogate who has superpowers perfectly formed and has all your abilities this sounds like science fiction right or the movie avatar where again you039re put inside a pod and you control an alien being on another planet breathing poisonous air is that possible the answer is definitely yes in japan scientists at honda corporation have made a robot called asimo it039s one of the most advanced robots ever made asimo the size of a young boy can run walk climb up stairs and even dance in fact he dances better than me i039ve been on science specials with him and he out dances me every time honda corporation has now taken a worker put on an eeg helmet and have him control the robot so it039s now possible that you can have a surrogate this could be the future of the space program why is outer space not opened up for tourists because of a dirty four letter word that begins with c -- cost it costs ten thousand dollars to put a pound of anything in near earth orbit that is your weight in gold think of your body made out of solid gold that039s what it costs to put you in near earth orbit to put you on the moon costs about a hundred thousand dollars a pound and to put you on mars is about a million dollars a pound so you039re talking about your weight in diamonds to go to the planet mars why not put a surrogate because it039s life support life support that makes things so expensive in outer space you see robots don039t have to breathe they don039t have to eat they don039t bellyache and most important they don039t have to come back so why not put surrogates on mars surrogates on the moon and you the astronaut can just take a breather and go into your living room and mentally communicate with a robot on the moon this would be by far the cheapest way to have a permanent moon base and that would be to you the astronaut communicating with a surrogate by radiodirectedproduced by jonathan fowler and dillon fitton

nasa earth from orbit 2013
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a fleet of orbiting satellites monitors earth constantly the satellites from nasa and other space agencies give us a fresh wide perspective on things that we can see from the ground -- and things that we can039ta look back at earth in 2013 from the viewpoint of orbit reveals the kind of data gathering and technical achievement that are the reason nasa puts earth-observing satellites in space a visualization of satellite and computer model data shows how a cloud of dust from the chelyabinsk meteor moved around the world nasa satellites measured the intensity of wildfires the salinity of the oceans and rainfall around the globe -- whether it was too little or too muchto learn more about nasa039s earth science in 2014 please visit: wwwnasagovearthrightnowimagery used in this video in order:views of a distant earthhttp:earthobservatorynasagoviotdviewphpid=81702earth and moonhttp:svsgsfcnasagovvisa000000a004000a004068indexhtmlcurrent earth observing fleethttp:svsgsfcnasagovvisa030000a030400a030496indexhtmlterm3_iss from night to day to night againhttp:eoljscnasagovvideoscrewearthobservationsvideosastronaut view of fires in coloradohttp:earthobservatorynasagovnaturalhazardsviewphpid=81485extensive ice fractures in the beaufort seahttp:earthobservatorynasagoviotdviewphpid=80752dune movement around aoroungahttp:earthobservatorynasagoviotdviewphpid=82517ampampeocn=homeampampeoci=iotd_gridsan francisco region at nighthttp:earthobservatorynasagoviotdviewphpid=82198whiting event lake ontariohttp:earthjscnasagovdebriefiss036topfilesiss036-e-35635htmdust plumes over the mediterraneanhttp:earthobservatorynasagovnaturalhazardsviewphpid=81232mt st helenshttp:earthobservatorynasagoviotdviewphpid=82151ampampeocn=homeampampeoci=iotd_gridel pasohttp:earthobservatorynasagoviotdviewphpid=81313close-up of flooding in mozambiquehttp:earthobservatorynasagoviotdviewphpid=80297drought dries elephant butte reservoirhttp:earthobservatorynasagoviotdviewphpid=81714oklahoma tornadoeshttp:earthobservatorynasagovnaturalhazardsviewphpid=81197floods in coloradohttp:earthobservatorynasagovnaturalhazardsviewphpid=82090pavlof volcanohttp:earthobservatorynasagovnaturalhazardsviewphpid=81205swirling sediment reveals erosive power of new england stormhttp:earthobservatorynasagoviotdviewphpid=80523never at rest: the air over los angeleshttp:svsgsfcnasagovvisa000000a004000a004077indexhtmlmeasuring soil moisture from spacehttp:svsgsfcnasagovvisa030000a030100a030177indexhtmlantarctic bedrockhttp:svsgsfcnasagovvisa000000a004000a004060indexhtmlseeing photosynthesis from spacehttp:svsgsfcnasagovvisa010000a011300a011317indexhtmlgreenland039s mega canyonhttp:svsgsfcnasagovvisa000000a004000a004097indexhtmlchelyabinsk bolide plume as seen by npp and nasa modelshttp:svsgsfcnasagovvisa000000a004000a004094indexhtmlnarrated distributed water balance of the nile basinhttp:svsgsfcnasagovvisa010000a011200a011223indexhtmlneo observations varioushttp:svsgsfcnasagovcgi-binadvsearchcgiquery=neomonthlyampampreq=searchthis video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http:svsgsfcnasagovgoto11525 like 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 earth and moon photobomb sdo
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on sept 13 2015 as nasas solar dynamics observatory or sdo kept up its constant watch on the sun its view was photobombed not once but twice just as the moon came into sdos field of view on a path to cross the sun earth entered the picture blocking sdos view completely when sdo039s orbit finally emerged from behind earth the moon was just completing its journey across the suns face though sdo sees dozens of earth eclipses and several lunar transits each year this is the first time ever that the two have coincided sdos orbit usually gives us unobstructed views of the sun but earths revolution around the sun means that sdos orbit passes behind earth twice each year for two to three weeks at a time during these phases earth blocks sdos view of the sun for anywhere from a few minutes to over an hour once each day earths outline looks fuzzy while the moons is crystal-clear this is becausewhile the planet itself completely blocks the sun039s lightearths atmosphere is an incomplete barrier blocking different amounts of light at different altitudes however the moon has no atmosphere so during the transit we can see the crisp edges of the moon039s horizonthis video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http:svsgsfcnasagovgoto11993 like 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

john glenn dead at 95 remembering the first american to orbit earth
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john glenn the first american astronaut to orbit the earth and a legendary figure in the american space flight program has died the ohio governor has said he was 95 glenn was one of america039s first and most celebrated astronauts and had a long public career that included two space flights 24 years as a us senator from ohio and a run for the presidency he was born july 18 1921 glenn will go down in history as the first american to orbit the earth one of the original seven mercury astronauts on feb 20 1962 he climbed into his friendship 7 capsule lifted off from cape canaveral in florida circled the earth three times in five hours -- and became a national herosubscribe to abc news: https:wwwyoutubecomabcnewswatch more on http:abcnewsgocomlike abc news on facebookhttps:wwwfacebookcomabcnewsfollow abc news on twitter:https:twittercomabcgood morning america039s homepage:https:gmayahoocom

fire in zero-g
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in a zero-g plane i experimented with flames and slinkies with surprising resultscheck out e-penser039s video: http:ve42coepzerogcheck out physicsgirl039s video: http:ve42copgzerogthanks to novespace: http:ve42conovespacespecial thanks to patreon supporters:tony fadell donal botkin nick luchsinger jeff straathof zach mueller ron neal nathan hansenthe zero-g plane allows for a lot of experiments to be conducted without the expense of getting equipment into orbit apparently 80 of microgravity research can be performed in a zero-gravity plane which is much cheaper than going to space the flame from the lighter seemed much lazier in zero-g because without weight there is no buoyant force and therefore no convection this makes the process of combustion more challenging because it039s difficult for oxygen to reach the fuelmusic from the epidemic sound: http:ve42coepidemicquotserene story 2quot quotin orbit 2quot

1133 ufo alien body discovered in buryatia russia april 2011
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the documents listed on this page were located in response to the numerous requests received by nsa on the subject of unidentified flying objects ufo in 1980 nsa was involved in civil action no 80-1562 quotcitizens against unidentified flying objects secrecy v http:wwwnsagovpublic_infodeclassufoindexshtmlbody of 039dead alien039 is found in frozen wastes of siberia after claims of ufo hurtling to earth but is it an elaborate hoaxread more: http:wwwdailymailcouknewsarticle-1378400dead-alien-russia-snow-claims-ufo-hurtling-earthhtmlixzz1k2gddnag039ufos are real039 says former head of government ufo study group http:wwwlifeslittlemysteriescomufo-real-government-insider-john-alexander-1393http:wwwlifeslittlemysteriescommissing-ufo-files-1425http:wwwfoxnewscomscitech20110421article-cia-cover-alleged-jfks-secret-ufo-inquiryufo crash site allegedly filmed by the russian kgb during march of 1969 in the sverdlovsk region of russiahttp:wwwalienvideonet0702russian-ufo-crashphp039dead alien039 found at ufo crash site abcnewshttp:abcnewsgocomgmavideodead-alien-found-ufo-crash-site-russia-13411219tab=9482931ampampsection=1206840ampampplaylist=2521702ampamppage=1

guns in space
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there039s more over on minutephysics039 channel right here: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=jn-ffjkgis8i039m pretty sure that subscribing to minutephysics was one of newton039s laws: http:wwwyoutubecomsubscription_centeradd_user=minutephysicsmusic by jake chudnow: music by jake chudnow: http:wwwsoundcloudcomjakechudnowjake039s channel: http:wwwyoutubecomjakechudnowplanet size comparrison: http:sciencenetlinkscominteractivesmessengerpscplanetsizehtmlgravity039s pull from different altitudes: http:physicsstackexchangecomquestions29929gravity-on-the-international-space-stationshoot gun on moon in space: http:wwwlifeslittlemysteriescom2167-gun-shoot-spacehtmlparis gun: http:enwikipediaorgwikiparis_gunfusion: http:enwikipediaorgwikinuclear_fusionan episode i made about the biggest holes in the world: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=fiw4gnaqcv4me on twitter: twittercomtweetsaucefacebook: http:wwwfacebookcomvsaucegaming

juno and jupiter039s radiation belts
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find out more at http:missionjunoswriedu and http:wwwnasagovjunothis animation shows the orbit of nasa039s juno spacecraft with respect to the giant planet039s radiation belts the space around jupiter is filled with electrically charged atomic particles -- electrons protons and ions the bulk of this material comes from volcanoes on jupiter039s moon io these particles feel the force of jupiter039s powerful magnetic field and move in response to it some of the particles mainly the electrons are accelerated to nearly the speed of light even though electrons are incredibly small and have almost no mass there are a lot of them moving very fast and thus they pack a huge amount of energy this high-energy charged particle radiation is concentrated in belts around the planet039s equator the radiation can damage electronics and thus it poses a hazard for any spacecraft visiting jupiter over about 15 months juno will make 33 orbits around the giant planet039s poles

juno orbit web animation
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find out more at http:missionjunoswriedu and http:wwwnasagovjunothis animation depicts the orbit of nasa039s juno spacecraft at jupiter in 2016 and 2017 over about 15 months juno makes 33 orbits around the giant planet039s poles coming to within 3100 miles 5000 kilometers of jupiter039s cloud tops every 11 daysthe movie shows how repeated passes allow juno to map the entire planet over the course of the mission jupiter rotates every 10 hours and juno039s 11-day-long orbit is timed so that during each close approach the spacecraft flies over a different swath of the planet by the end of the mission juno039s accumulated coverage wraps jupiter in a web with lines spaced 12 degrees apart around the planetgreen and blue orbit lines indicate different science activities that are the focus of those orbits gravity science or microwave radiometry respectively the yellow-colored orbit is a final pass held in reserve for additional science activities and the red orbit repr

juno preparing for encounter with jupiter
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on july 4 just hours before nasas juno spacecraft was scheduled to arrive at the planet jupiter nasa held a press briefing at the jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena california to provide a status update on the mission once in jupiters orbit the spacecraft will circle the jovian world 37 times during 20 months skimming to within 3100 miles 5000 kilometers above the cloud tops this is the first time a spacecraft will orbit the poles of jupiter providing new answers to ongoing mysteries about the planets core composition and magnetic fields

boeing039s starliner launch to the international space station
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boeings starliner spacecraft launched aboard an atlas v rocket on an orbital flight test at 6:36 am est friday dec 20 the spacecraft had an off-nominal orbit insertion but was placed in a safe orbit and configuration and will return to land at white sands new mexico

how to escape a super nova: stellar engines
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sources and further reading:https:sitesgooglecomviewsources-stellar-enginesget your stellar engine infographic poster here:https:shopkurzgesagtorgnothing in the universe is static in the milky way billions of stars orbit the galactic centersome like our sun are pretty consistent keeping a distance of around 30000 light years from the galactic center completing an orbit every 230 million yearsthis dance is not an orderly ballet - more like a skating rink filled with drunk toddlers this chaos makes the galaxy dangerous our solar neighbourhood is constantly changing with stars moving hundreds of kilometers every secondonly the vast distances between objects protect us from the dangers out there but we might get unlucky in the future at some point we could encounter a star going supernova or a massive object passing by and showering earth with asteroidsif something like this were to happen we would likely know thousands if not millions of years in advance but we still co

boeing starliner orbital flight test landing
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tune in as boeing039s uncrewed starliner spacecraft lands at white sands new mexico landing is scheduled at 7:57 am est on sunday dec 22 after its launch on dec 20 the starliner did not reach the planned orbit and will not dock to the international space station teams worked quickly to ensure the spacecraft was in a stable orbit and preserved enough fuel for a landing opportunity

does planet 9 exist
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a planet has been predicted to orbit the sun with a period of 10000 years a mass 5x that of earth on a highly elliptical and inclined orbit what evidence supports the existence of such a strange object at the edge of our solar systemhuge thanks to:prof konstantin batygin caltechprof david jewitt uclai had heard about planet 9 for a long time but i wondered what sort of evidence could support the bold claim: a planet at the very limits of our ability to detect one so far out that its period is over 60 times that of neptune the planet 9 hypothesis helps explain clustering of orbits of distant kuiper belt objects it also explains how some of these objects have highly inclined orbits - up to 90 degrees relative to the plane of the solar system some are orbiting in reverse plus their orbits are removed from the orbit of neptune the logical option for a body that could have ejected them out so far the fact that the perihelion is so far out suggests another source of gravity was essential for th