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NASA ScienceCasts: On the Cusp of Understanding
NASA is using sounding rockets to study the cusp, a point where the magnetic bubble that surrounds our planet dips inward and touches down to Earth. NASA Science: http://science.nasa.gov/ Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA
NASA ScienceCasts: Small Satellites yield Big Discoveries
NASA uses CubeSats for new science missions and to test new electronics, sensors and software that might be included on larger missions. For more information, visit : https://www.nasa.gov/content/about-cubesat-launch-initiative NASA Science: http://science.nasa.gov/ Click here to see more videos:
ScienceCasts: Indonesian Solar Eclipse
During the early hours of March 9, 2016 the new moon will pass directly in front of the sun, producing a total eclipse of the sun over South East Asia. A partial eclipse will be viewable the evening of March 8, 2016 in westernmost parts of the USA including Alaska and Hawaii. Click here to see mor
NASA ScienceCasts: The Parker Solar Probe - A Mission to Touch the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe will help scientists learn more about the solar wind, an exotic stew of magnetic forces, plasma and particles. NASA Science: http://science.nasa.gov/ Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA
NASA ScienceCasts: The Space We Travel Through
As NASA prepares to send astronauts and spacecraft long distances through space, scientists are keeping an eye on the weather. Space weather. NASA Science: http://science.nasa.gov/ Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA
ScienceCasts: Solar Minimum is Coming
Intense solar activity such as sunspots and solar flares subsides during solar minimum, but that doesn’t mean the sun becomes dull. Solar activity simply changes form. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more.
ScienceCasts: NASA Spacecraft Fly in Record-setting Formation
MMS: http://www.nasa.gov/mms Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more Four NASA spacecraft have performed a thrilling maneuver to understand the physics of explosive reconnection in Earth's magnetosphere. Read this story: https://science.nasa.gov/news-articles/nasa-spacecraft-fly-record-setting-fo
ScienceCasts: Electric Blue Sunsets
Summer is the season for electric-blue noctilucent clouds. NASA's AIM spacecraft is finding that these clouds continue to reveal details about how the atmosphere works. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA
ScienceCasts: The 2016 Transit of Mercury
Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. On May 9th (2016), Mercury will move across the face of the sun, offering a rare viewing opportunity for professional astronomers and backyard sky watchers alike. 2016 Mercury Transit: http://mercurytr
ScienceCasts: Twinkle Twinkle GPS
Dynamic bubbles of ionization in Earth's upper atmosphere can cause GPS signals to "twinkle" like stars, affecting the quality of navigation on Earth below. NASA recently conducted a mission called CINDI to investigate this phenomenon. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Click here to see mor