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.
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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NASA is famous for beautiful space images, but did you know you can listen to them? Go behind the scenes with the team that creates “sonifications,” translations of data into […]
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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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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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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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How will we know if there is life on Mars? What geological clues can our Martian orbiters and rovers search for and collect samples of to return home to Earth? […]
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The greatest origin story of all unfolds with the James Webb Space Telescope.
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This video presents the Moon as studied by humans for more than 20 centuries. It reviews the history of lunar studies before the first Moon landing, the major things learned […]
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In the dance of our solar system, one planet has moves like no other. Find out how Uranus’ tilt puts it in a league all its own.
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This animation begins with a pinpoint of light as the Big Bang, and continues to show the formation of the first stars and galaxies.
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Student producers confront the misconception that the northern lights are created by aliens.
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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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