Far Out: “Sailing On Sunlight”
Soft robots and solar sails! NASA’s Langley Research Center explores how malleable machines could change how we build in space. Plus, using sunlight to propel spacecraft!
Topic: Solar System
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Far Out: “Sailing On Sunlight”
To an Asteroid and Back
Follow along with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx team, as they launch a spacecraft to an asteroid, collect a sample of Bennu, and bring it home to Earth.
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To an Asteroid and Back
Our Alien Earth: Greece
Dive alongside Dr. Richard Camilli and his team as they explore the undersea volcanoes off of the coast of Santorini, Greece. Testing a suite of autonomous underwater vehicles, the team […]
00:23:44
Our Alien Earth: Greece
Our Alien Earth: Greenland
Journey into the wilderness of Greenland alongside Dr. Abigail Allwood and her team, as they investigate a controversial claim of ancient signs of life in an outcrop of rocks that […]
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Our Alien Earth: Greenland
Our Alien Earth: Iceland
Go off-road with Dr. Amanda Stockton and her team as they venture into the lava fields of a recently-erupted volcano, studying how quickly microbial life on Earth recovers from such […]
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Our Alien Earth: Iceland
Other Worlds: Titan
Titan is the only object in the solar system besides Earth with liquid on its surface, making it relevant for the search for life beyond Earth. But instead of water, […]
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Other Worlds: Titan
Other Worlds: Europa
On Earth, where there is liquid water, there is life. Jupiter’s moon Europa has a liquid water ocean underneath its icy crust. Go behind the scenes with scientists as they […]
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Other Worlds: Europa
NASA Explorers: TAG
It was Touch-and-Go there for a few seconds…literally! OSIRIS-REx had only 6 seconds to collect a sample of asteroid Bennu – in a maneuver called TAG – while the NASA […]
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NASA Explorers: TAG
NASA Explorers: Challenges of Bennu
When it comes to space exploration, expect the unexpected. As OSIRIS-REx approached asteroid Bennu, scientists were surprised to find a loosely packed rubble pile. This episode, NASA Explorers get a […]
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NASA Explorers: Challenges of Bennu
Asteroid Bennu’s Journey
Bennu’s Journey is a 6-minute animated movie about NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, Asteroid Bennu, and the formation of our solar system. Born from the rubble of a violent collision, hurled through […]
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Asteroid Bennu’s Journey
NASA Explorers: The Launch
It’s not rockets and satellites that make NASA soar. It’s people. Go inside the space agency and follow the pioneers, risk-takers and experts at the frontline of exploration. This season, […]
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NASA Explorers: The Launch
SPACE OUT: Solaris
Explore the surface of Mars, fly through a solar flare, and bask in the glow of a Uranian sunset. Turn on, tune in, and space out to relaxing music and […]
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