Scientific Wonders
First Light
Discover how an X-ray telescope has revolutionized astronomy and our understanding of the universe. A scientific and engineering marvel, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has spent two decades (so far) exploring […]
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First Light
29 Days on the Edge
The greatest origin story of all unfolds with the James Webb Space Telescope.
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29 Days on the Edge
Ocean Worlds: The Search for Life
Astrobiology, our search for life beyond Earth, is a search for planets, dwarf planets, and moons that harbor substantial liquid water. We call these places “ocean worlds.”
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Ocean Worlds: The Search for Life
Operation Earth: Wildfires
When it comes to wildfires, NASA leverages its unique perspective from space to formulate predictive analysis, contribute to active fire monitoring, and assist in post-fire recovery and rehabilitation. Using 2017’s […]
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Operation Earth: Wildfires
How NASA Decodes the Secrets of the Arctic
Since 2015, scientists with NASA’s Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) project have been studying how climate change is affecting Arctic and boreal regions. The team is studying permafrost thaw, changes […]
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How NASA Decodes the Secrets of the Arctic
Designing Webb
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful space telescope ever made – and the most complex one yet designed. Did you know that the telescope’s history stretches back […]
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Designing Webb
The Year of Pluto
New Horizons is the first mission to the Kuiper Belt, a gigantic zone of icy bodies and mysterious small objects orbiting beyond Neptune. This region also is known as the […]
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The Year of Pluto
NASA Explorers: The New Normal
As the planet warms, fire seasons burn year-round and more areas are becoming flammable. NASA Explorers are studying how fires are changing with the climate and tracking how landscapes change […]
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NASA Explorers: The New Normal
OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return
Watch a spacecraft deliver an asteroid sample to Earth! Our OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer) spacecraft is approaching Earth, and on Sept. 24, 2023, it released […]
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OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return
James Webb Space Telescope Mission Overview
A brief overview of the James Webb Space Telescope mission from its construction, launch, and complex unfolding to the incredible science it achieves.
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James Webb Space Telescope Mission Overview
Other Worlds: Planets
The planets of our solar system are full of mysteries. Meet a few of the scientists who are using the James Webb Space Telescope to look at our solar system […]
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Other Worlds: Planets
Hubble: The Great Space Telescope
This documentary celebrates not only the scientific and technological achievements of this telescope, but also the human spirit that’s helped to keep it up and operational for all these years. […]
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Hubble: The Great Space Telescope
Into the Field: The Search for Life – Iceland
This episode follows team FELDSPAR: the Field Exploration and Life Detection Sampling for Planetary and Astrobiology Research.
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Into the Field: The Search for Life – Iceland
NASA’s Documentary Film: Hubble25
In its quarter-century in orbit, the Hubble Space Telescope has transformed the way we understand the universe, helped us find our place among the stars, and paved the way to […]
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NASA’s Documentary Film: Hubble25
Chasing Sprites in Electric Skies
Paul Smith is a night-sky fanatic and photographer. His obsession is sprites: immense jolts of light that flicker high above thunderstorms. Last October, he guided NASA scientist Dr. Burcu Kosar […]
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Chasing Sprites in Electric Skies
The Von Kármán Lecture Series: Near-Earth Objects Opportunities for Discoveries
Comets and asteroids offer clues to planetary formation. As leftover debris from the formation process, studying the chemical makeup of comets and asteroids can help us understand the material from […]
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The Von Kármán Lecture Series: Near-Earth Objects Opportunities for Discoveries
The Legacy of Kepler & the Bright Future of Webb with Dr. Natalie Batalha
Once a month, SAGANet and the NASA Astrobiology Program host a program called “Ask an Astrobiologist,” where the public is invited to interact with a high-profile astrobiologist who replies to […]
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The Legacy of Kepler & the Bright Future of Webb with Dr. Natalie Batalha
JPL and the Space Age: The Pathfinders
This episode retraces the journey of this daring mission to Mars that captured the imagination of people around the world with its dramatic landing and its tiny rover – the […]
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JPL and the Space Age: The Pathfinders
New Horizons – Summiting the Solar System: Part 1
On January 1, 2019, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flies by a small Kuiper Belt object known scientifically as 2014 MU69, but nicknamed “Ultima Thule.” Ultima is 4 billion miles from […]
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New Horizons – Summiting the Solar System: Part 1
New Horizons – Summiting the Solar System: Part 2
On January 1, 2019, Ultima Thule, an object in the Kuiper Belt 4 billion miles from Earth, will be the most ancient and most distant world ever explored close-up. Ultima […]
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New Horizons – Summiting the Solar System: Part 2
Down to Earth: The Miracle Planet
In this episode of “Down to Earth: Conversations,” Suni and Adrien discuss protecting our planet’s environment and give their closing thoughts on their conversation.
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