Surprisingly STEM: Thermal Blanket Technician
You’ll surely get wrapped up in this episode of Surprisingly STEM featuring Paula Cain, a thermal blanket technician at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. She covers why things sent into […]
Topic: Kids
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Surprisingly STEM: Thermal Blanket Technician
Surprisingly STEM: Marine Biologists
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is known for its launch pads, rocket launches and cutting-edge technology — it’s also a national wildlife refuge! The center’s surrounding ecosystem supports one of the […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Marine Biologists
Surprisingly STEM: Aerospace Technician
Have you ever wondered where astronauts on the International Space Station get the oxygen they breathe? Though they are about 250 miles above the Earth, they are actually breathing air […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Aerospace Technician
Surprisingly STEM: Wind Tunnel Engineers
We’re big fans of Sam Zauber and Frank Quinto – two wind tunnel test engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center! You’ll be blown away as you learn how NASA uses […]
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Surprisingly STEM: Wind Tunnel Engineers
Why with Nye: Is Jupiter Like a Piece of the Sun?
Bill Nye sheds some light on the similarities and differences between Jupiter and the sun.
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Why with Nye: Is Jupiter Like a Piece of the Sun?
Why with Nye: Bill Nye and Jupiter’s Super Storm
Bill Nye goes deep inside Jupiter’s mysterious Great Red Spot. First discovered over three centuries ago, this super storm is a gigantic, swirling mass of gas and clouds that is […]
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Why with Nye: Bill Nye and Jupiter’s Super Storm
Space Place in a Snap: Why Is the Sky Blue?
Why is the sky blue and not purple, green or orange? It’s all because of how the Sun’s light reaches Earth!
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Space Place in a Snap: Why Is the Sky Blue?
Why with Nye: Bill Nye and Juno the Solar-Powered Spacecraft
Bill Nye unravels the mysteries of solar-powered space travel. See how NASA’s Juno spacecraft will use the power of the sun to keep the juice running during its long journey […]
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Why with Nye: Bill Nye and Juno the Solar-Powered Spacecraft
Space in a Snap: Where does the solar system end? The Oort Cloud.
The solar system we call home has our sun, eight planets, all their moons, the asteroid belt, and lots of comets. Outside Neptune’s orbit is the Kuiper Belt. An almost […]
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Space in a Snap: Where does the solar system end? The Oort Cloud.
Space Place in a Snap: What Is a Solar Eclipse?
Whoa! It’s the middle of the day—so why is the sky getting dark? It’s a solar eclipse! A solar eclipse happens when, at just the right moment, the moon passes […]
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Space Place in a Snap: What Is a Solar Eclipse?
Space Shorts: Could Jupiter’s Moon Europa Have an Ocean?
Find out why scientists think Jupiter’s moon Europa might have twice as much water as Earth!
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Space Shorts: Could Jupiter’s Moon Europa Have an Ocean?
NASA Space Weather: Vocabulary
We are all familiar with weather on Earth, but how much do you know about weather in space? Suitable for all ages, this introduction to space weather covers vocabulary like […]
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