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For the first Time In History, NASA Will Try To Deflect An Asteroid

Remember the Armageddon movie? Yes, the movie where a group of astronauts led by Bruce Willis save humanity by preventing a huge asteroid from crashing into Earth, well, now NASA will do the same to prevent a huge asteroid from impacting our planet in 2022. NASA has been working for a while on this type of mission, all… Read more »

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There’s a Hole in One of Saturn’s Rings

Is a moon to blame for a hole in one of Saturn’s rings? Stream Full Episodes: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/outrageous-acts-of-science/ Subscribe to Science Channel: http://bit.ly/SubscribeScience Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScienceChannel Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScienceChannel Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ScienceChannel/

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Why now is such a cool time to be alive | Chris Hadfield

What does it take to be chosen by NASA to fly to space? Astronaut Chris Hadfield explains the path to becoming a space-farer and what you can do with all the knowledge you gain once your flying days are over.…

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Self-healing DNA may protect astronauts from killer radiation | Michelle Thaller

Read more at BigThink.com: Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigThinkdotcom Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink Michelle Thaller: So Peter, you ask a really good question about radiation perhaps being a limiting factor in human exploration. And honestly this is something that…

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Dark Universe 101

Of all the great unknowns in outer space, the dark universe might just be the most mysterious. Learn the basics of dark energy and dark matter and how scientists study this nearly undetectable realm of the cosmos.

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Is ‘Oumuamua an Interstellar Asteroid or Comet?

Observatories including NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope found that the interstellar object named ‘Oumuamua gained an extra boost of speed, which likely comes from comet-like jets of gas. Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/our-solar-system-s-first-known-interstellar-object-gets-unexpected-speed-boost Find more Hubble visuals here: http://hubblesite.org/news_release/news/2018-25 Find the science paper…

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Mars 101 | National Geographic

From its blood-like hue to its potential to sustain life, Mars has intrigued humankind for thousands of years. Learn how the red planet formed from gas and dust and what its polar ice caps mean for life as we know…

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Administrator Bridenstine: Twin Spacecraft Launch to Study the Earth

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine talks about the GRACE Follow-on (GRACE-FO) mission to track Earth’s water movement. GRACE-FO is scheduled to launch May 22, 2018 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The mission will monitor…