NASA Explorers: The Launch
It’s 5 a.m. on a normal September day and NASA Explorers have gathered in a California field to watch a rocket launch light up the pre-dawn sky. On board the […]
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NASA Explorers: The Launch
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
Using Quasars to Measure the Earth: A Brief History of VLBI
VLBI, or Very Long Baseline Interferometry, is a technique that uses multiple radio telescopes to very precisely measure the Earth’s orientation. It was originally invented back in the 1960s to […]
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Using Quasars to Measure the Earth: A Brief History of VLBI
NASA Explorers: We Are the Artemis Generation
These are our explorers. They’re the people who will get us to the Moon, collect Moon rocks, deliver them to Earth safely, and ensure that we can study them for […]
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NASA Explorers: We Are the Artemis Generation
NASA Explorers: Back to Gravity
With the experiment’s journey complete, Elaine Horn-Ranney Ph.D. and Parastoo Khoshaklagh Ph.D. now join the thousands of scientists who’ve performed research aboard the International Space Station, making the most of […]
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NASA Explorers: Back to Gravity
NASA Explorers: Journey to Space
The day has finally arrived. After years of work, our team of scientists is at the Kennedy Space Center in the hopes of seeing their research liftoff to the International […]
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NASA Explorers: Journey to Space
Skylab: The Second Manned Mission. A Scientific Harvest
This video presentation covers the Skylab launch activities and docking with the uncrewed SL-1 workshop. Included are observations of student experiments (the Minchmog minnows and Arabella, the spider), exercise routines, […]
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Skylab: The Second Manned Mission. A Scientific Harvest
NASA Explorers: High Mountain Glaciers
They’re rivers of ice, slowly flowing down the sides of mountains, and they currently have an outsized role in sea level rise. NASA Explorers is taking us high into the […]
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NASA Explorers: High Mountain Glaciers
NASA Explorers: On Station
Now that our researchers’ experiment is on the International Space Station, it’s time to test how their samples behave in microgravity. This week on NASA Explorers, the astronauts conduct science […]
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NASA Explorers: On Station
NASA Explorers: The Scientists
Putting your life’s work on top of a rocket may seem like a daunting task, but that’s exactly what scientists have been doing for decades as they launch their research […]
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NASA Explorers: The Scientists
NASA Explorers: Glacial Pace
NASA Explorers study Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets more than almost any other part of the cryosphere. As they melt and change, glaciers and ice sheets dramatically affect sea level […]
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NASA Explorers: Glacial Pace
NASA Explorers: Frozen Worlds
You have to start somewhere when looking for life away from Earth. Many NASA Explorers look for places with water ice, including distant moons like Enceladus and Europa. This week, […]
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