NASA Explorers: The South Pole
When Artemis astronauts land on the Moon, they’ll travel to sites never before visited by humans. Namely, they’ll explore the South Pole region, home to the Moon’s largest crater, areas […]
Topic: Originals
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NASA Explorers: The South Pole
NASA Explorers: Space School
Before Jessica Watkins was an astronaut, she was a geologist. Now working on the International Space Station, Jessica and her fellow astronauts are preparing to explore the Moon and beyond. […]
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NASA Explorers: Space School
NASA Explorers: Moon Rocks
Meet NASA’s rock detectives. Using tiny samples of lunar rock brought back by Apollo astronauts, these NASA Explorers are looking into the origins of our Moon, our planet, and ourselves. […]
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NASA Explorers: Moon Rocks
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
Elements of Webb: Beryllium Part-2
Utah is home to many valuable materials – copper, magnesium, uranium, gold and silver. But most of the world’s beryllium is mined here. And engineers chose beryllium for Webb’s mirrors […]
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Elements of Webb: Beryllium Part-2
Elements of Webb: Beryllium Part-3
Where does beryllium really come from? To explain beryllium’s rare beginnings, we have to talk about the cosmic origins of most elements.
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Elements of Webb: Beryllium Part-3
Elements of Webb: Gold Part 1, Ep 01
The Webb’s Telescope’s dazzling mirrors have a microscopic layer of gold and it isn’t for aesthetic reasons. Different wavelengths of light are best reflected with certain metals. Reflect on these […]
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Elements of Webb: Gold Part 1, Ep 01
Elements of Webb: Beryllium Part-1
Have you heard of beryllium? It’s a rare lightweight metal used as the primary material on the Webb Telescope. This episode explores the reason this expensive metal is perfect for […]
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Elements of Webb: Beryllium Part-1
Elements of Webb Elements: Seeking Elements
This is the “Elements of Webb” series finale. Webb uses a variety of unique and run-of-the mill elements in its build. It is also designed to detect the elemental makeup […]
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Elements of Webb Elements: Seeking Elements
Elements of Webb: Carbon
Carbon composites are everywhere, including Webb. Let’s see how engineers incorporated the new material to make the Webb Telescope strong and light weight.
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