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Curiosity Rover Sampling System Scoop Test Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 97 seconds Curiosity will be a rolling geology lab on Mars. See how engineers take a soil sample using her stunt double. |
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NASA Dawn's Virtual Flight Over Asteroid Vesta Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 97 seconds Ride aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft on a virtual flyover of giant asteroid Vesta. Mission data was used to create the topography you see. Waypoints include: Divialia Fossa; Marcia crater, part of the "snowman" feature; and Aricia Tholus. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCL A/MPS/DLR/IDA |
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Black-Hole Hunter Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 190 seconds NASA's NuSTAR will use its X-ray eyes to scout for hidden black holes in the universe. |
![What\](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/aOkpqK4FGjQ/2.jpg "What\") |
What's Up for May 2012? Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 185 seconds View sunspots and a solar eclipse through solar-safe 'scopes this month. |
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Giant Asteroid Vesta's Shape and Gravity Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 82 seconds This video from NASA's Dawn mission shows that the gravity field of Vesta closely matches the surface topography of the giant asteroid Vesta. |
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Mars in a Minute: How Do You Land on Mars? Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 61 seconds Getting a spacecraft to Mars is one thing; getting it safely to the ground is a whole other challenge! This 60-second video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory explains three ways to land on the surface of the Red Planet. |
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Robotic Arm Target Practice Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 90 seconds How engineers teach Curiosity to use a robotic arm on Mars. |
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Mars' Whirling Dust Devil Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 46 seconds Animation of a skinny 'dust devil' on the dust-covered Amazonis Planitia region of northern Mars. |
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What's Up April? Ice in the Solar System, Saturn Opposition Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 183 seconds View Saturn all night this month, and view icy moons through a telescope |
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Robot Rumble! Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 77 seconds High school students compete in a robot smackdown. Teams go head to head in a competition to create March madness robot-style! |
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Storm Chaser on Mars Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 74 seconds We're not in Kansas anymore! Video simulation makes a twister seen recently by HiRISE camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter appear even more dramatic. |
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The Challenges of Getting to Mars: The Cruise to Mars Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 204 seconds The long journey to Mars through the harsh environment of space confronts the Curiosity navigation team with a long list of challenges to get the spacecraft safely to its destination. |
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12-21-2012 Just Another Day (Updated version) Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 212 seconds NASA scientist explains why the world won't end in 2012. |
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12-21-2012 Just Another Day Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 212 seconds NASA scientist debunks 2012 end of the world doomsday scenarios. **March 13, 2012 Correction: Mayan calendar in this video was mistakenly depicted with an Aztec sun stone. See updated video for the correct image: http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=fYnSRkVcD lk |
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Cruising with Curiosity: Landing Practice Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 153 seconds Mars Science Laboratory engineers have a dress rehearsal for Curiosity's landing day on the Red Planet. |
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What's Up March 2012 Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 177 seconds Not a week goes by this month where there isn't an amazing planetary view. Mars is at Opposition - meaning it's visible all night long and is closest to Earth in its 2-year orbit. Plus, planets paired with the moon for easy Identification. |
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GRAIL Mission Returns First Video of Moon's Far Side Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 58 seconds NASA's GRAIL mission has beamed back its first video of the far side of the moon. The imagery was taken on Jan. 19 by the MoonKAM aboard the mission's "Ebb" spacecraft. |
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What's Up for February 2012? Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 150 seconds Mars gets closer and two comets delight viewers. |
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The Martians: Launching Curiosity to Mars Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 268 seconds Behind the scenes look at launching the Curiosity rover to Mars. |
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The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Launching a Mars Rover Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 302 seconds Lift-off of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover to Mars! |
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Opportunity on Mars: 8 years and counting! Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 160 seconds NASA's Opportunity rover celebrates its 8th anniversary on Mars just before Martian winter arrives. |
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Inflatable Planetarium - Creating Stories in the Sky Posted by: JPLnews
Video duration: 279 seconds Learn how to easily build an inexpensive planetarium to introduce students to star patterns and let them create their own constellations. This activity integrates science and language arts, and is great to use at school, with a club or during a family event. Learn more: http://www.jpl.nasa. gov/education/planet arium/ |
