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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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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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What happens AFTER the Mars Curiosity lands?

Posted August 1, 2012 - 2:13 pm

NASA video gives closeup look at SAM, the Mars sample lab
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Landing on Mars: 7 Minutes of Terror

Posted June 25, 2012 - 9:48 am

NASA video discusses the tension of landing on the red planet.
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Why the Sun hasn't been able to destroy the Earth

Posted June 20, 2012 - 10:06 pm

NASA animation shows why we're protected from cosmic rays that damage other planets
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Science Wednesday: All about Uranus

Posted June 20, 2012 - 5:14 pm

How to say the 7th planet's name without giggling like a middle-schooler
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Watch a hole in the Sun next Tuesday

Posted May 30, 2012 - 2:22 pm

Astronomy fans, get ready for the Venus Transit, where the shadow of Venus traverses the Sun. Cool cool cool.
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Science Tuesday: Is Pluto a Planet?

Posted May 29, 2012 - 3:28 pm

The members of the solar system planet club act a lot like high school clique. Find out who's in and who's out (poor Pluto).
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Solar fusion described via Play-Dough

Posted May 9, 2012 - 12:41 pm

How a star evolves is explained with tiny clay balls. Lots of smushing.
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Science Thursday: Why the Earth doesn't crash into the Sun

Posted May 3, 2012 - 1:36 pm

Video shows why the earth/sun relationship is like a push-you/pull-me type of endeavor.
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NASA scientists ease our fears of the Sun blowing up

Posted April 24, 2012 - 4:01 pm

NASA takes some time away from launching rubber chickens (just kidding!) to answer common questions about solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
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NASA celebrates two years of staring at the Sun

Posted April 20, 2012 - 10:36 am

NASA honors two years of solar observations with this cool compilation video.
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How to land on Mars: Very Carefully

Posted April 13, 2012 - 1:47 pm

Flying a spaceship is relatively easy. Landing a spaceship, however, not so much.
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Science Monday: NASA telescope helps discover more dark matter images

Posted April 2, 2012 - 1:51 pm

NASA video showcases pictures of dark matter and what this means for our understanding of the cosmos.
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