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Moon is 100 million years younger than we thought (and that's what too much sun can do you)

Posted September 25, 2013 - 12:50 pm

So you thought you really knew our moon? Think again.
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Science Class: What's a Harvest Moon?

Posted September 16, 2013 - 2:37 pm

NASA video explains origins of September's moon nickname.
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Voyager leaves interstellar space; YouTube goes gaga

Posted September 12, 2013 - 5:04 pm

NASA posts a bunch of videos discussing the space ship that is far, far away.
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NASA to study tops of thunderstorms

Posted September 9, 2013 - 1:29 pm

New gear on the space station will be able to better detect energy emanating from above storm clouds.
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Science Class: NASA gathers more solar flare evidence

Posted July 15, 2013 - 11:52 am

Magnetic reconnection data confirmed through two NASA satellites.
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Bread loaf-size spacecraft with tiny plasma thrusters may study deep space

Posted July 12, 2013 - 8:59 am

Engineers at the University of Michigan are looking to use spacecraft the size of a loaf of bread to study interplanetary space faster and cheaper.
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Science Class: Stare into a simulated black hole

Posted June 14, 2013 - 11:26 am

New data confirms ideas on how black holes produce their highest-energy light.
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Why a Google Alert for the term asteroid is a bad idea

Posted June 7, 2013 - 12:18 pm

Another asteroid is flying by Earth later tonight - but, hey, we're all OK.
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How radar helps detect asteroids

Posted May 30, 2013 - 2:59 pm

Another asteroid is approaching Earth (don't worry, it will miss us again), and NASA has a cool video showing how they've detected a moon on the asteroid.
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Watch two galaxies collide

Posted May 22, 2013 - 7:21 pm

Video simulation shows what it would look like if two galaxies collided over the course of 1.5 billion years.
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NASA discovers huge moon explosion

Posted May 16, 2013 - 4:05 pm

Video explains how the space agency is monitoring meteor strikes on the lunar surface.
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NASA satellite fleet captures awesome images of May 1 solar explosion

Posted May 7, 2013 - 4:00 pm

Check out video from last week's solar plasma eruption.
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Video: When satellites almost collide

Posted April 30, 2013 - 1:57 pm

Watch how orbital traffic controllers make sure satellites don't crash into other satellites or other space debris.
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Words of wisdom from Albert Einstein

Posted April 26, 2013 - 12:54 pm

Two stars 7,000 light years from Earth appear to prove Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. But evidence of the physicist's genius can be found a lot closer to home.
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Watch some cool photos of Earth from space

Posted April 3, 2013 - 11:24 am

Here's a great video compilation of different satellite images, videos and animations from 2012, courtesy of NASA.
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Space Watch: Check out Saturn's pole this month

Posted April 2, 2013 - 10:15 am

Look to the stars and find out some cool things to look for in April.
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NASA video explains Space Weather

Posted February 26, 2013 - 12:11 pm

Space agency explains what a coronal mass ejection is without using a ton of big words.
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NASA video shows awesome shots of the Sun

Posted February 11, 2013 - 4:01 pm

Watch some cool video of the sun without burning your retinas.
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An asteroid will miss the Earth on February 15, but you should watch this video anyway

Posted February 1, 2013 - 3:01 pm

Another asteroid is going to miss the planet, but we'll start hearing hype about it starting now.
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Watch a galaxy develop over 13.5 billion years

Posted October 19, 2012 - 11:36 am

Here's a 2-minute video that shows the development of a single disc galaxy. Whoah.
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Science Monday #2: What's the hottest object in the universe?

Posted October 1, 2012 - 1:12 pm

Hot enough for you? Not if you're the UNIVERSE. Cool video shows how hot things can get.
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Science Monday #1: Why it's dark at night

Posted October 1, 2012 - 12:34 pm

Is it dark outside? Watch this video to find out why.
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Science Monday: MinutePhysics teams with VSauce for a What-if-a-palooza

Posted August 27, 2012 - 11:03 am

Top science vloggers give us 10 minutes of awesomeness
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Voyager spacecraft still going strong after 35 years

Posted August 20, 2012 - 2:58 pm

NASA gives a video update on its 35-year-old spacecraft motoring towards the heliosphere.
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What if all the known planets orbited a single star?

Posted August 14, 2012 - 12:14 pm

Animation shows a very crowded star system.
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