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NASA | Four Questions About New Horizons |
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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is speeding towards Pluto for the first-ever flyby on July 14, 2015. Scientists are eager to collect data on the dwarf planet’s chemical and atmospheric makeup, and the Ralph spectrometer will do just that. Instrument scientist Dennis Reuter discusses Ralph, Pluto, and
Date: 2015-07-14 17:08:49
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Earth: Space Time Lapse |
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A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Is...
Date: 2011-09-10 01:02:43
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How the Sentinel Telescope Works |
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Sentinel is a space-based infrared (IR) survey mission to discover and catalog 90 percent of the asteroids larger than 140 meters in Earth’s region of the solar system. The mission should also discover a significant number of smaller asteroids down to a diameter of 30 meters. Sentinel will be launch
Date: 2012-06-28 17:34:57
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Planet Earth Shining Through Space |
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Looking at the Earth from outer space you can see the amazing beauty of it's oceans and lakes, mountains and countryside, glaziers and coasts , pastures, desserts and fertile land. You can see the sun shining through giving energy to our natural resources. At night you can clearly see all the living...
Date: 2024-04-15 01:44:16
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NASA unveils Orion Spacecraft on National Mall |
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On March 30, 2009, NASA unveiled the new Orion Spacecraft in front of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. The module is still undergoing tests, but is planned to make its first journey to the International Space Station in 2015.
Date: 2011-07-08 19:07:45
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Danger of Asteroids |
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Asteroids are a scientific and economic opportunity in that they contain the original building blocks of the Solar System. They are targets for future human exploration, and may contain valuable raw materials for mining. These asteroids are also a threat in that they can pose great risk to humanity ...
Date: 2012-06-28 17:30:56
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Space Travel: 2017-2050 |
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The future of space travel is bright! Explore how humanity will send man and machine to nearby planets and interstellar worlds by 2050. By the middle of the century, our species will have made great strides and be ready to push on through the final frontier. This short documentary on future space tr...
Date: 2017-08-31 17:23:14
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