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Follow two NASA rocket teams as they launch from Australia to study our nearest stellar neighbors – Alpha Centauri A & B – on a quest to understand how stars make the planets around them suitable for life. In this behind-the-scenes episode, watch deleted scenes and outtakes as Miles and Mara – writers and videographers for the High Above Down Under series – recount their experience following NASA rocket teams in Australia. Watch the full series: • High Above Down Under To learn more about NASA’s Sounding Rockets Program: https://www.nasa.gov/soundingrockets Music credits: “Driving Motion” by Fred Dubois [SACEM]; “Pursuit of Happiness” by Eric Chevalier from Universal Production Music. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Additional footage: Office of the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory government, Equatorial Launch Australia Additional graphics: Vecteezy.com Host: Miles Hatfield (NASA/GSFC) Writers/Videographers: Miles Hatfield (NASA/GSFC) Mara Johnson-Groh (NASA/GSFC) Producers: Beth Anthony (NASA/GSFC) Joy Ng (NASA/GSFC) Lacey Young (NASA/GSFC) Ryan Fitzgibbons (NASA/GSFC) Animators: Walt Feimer (NASA/GSFC) Jenny McElligott (NASA/GSFC) Scientific Advisor: Kevin France (CU Boulder/LASP/SISTINE) Special thanks to: Equatorial Launch Australia Gumatj Corporation Ltd. Office of the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory government Ryan Fitzgibbons/2023 NASA Goddard Summer Film Festival

On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. Visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America, millions of people in the Western Hemisphere can experience this eclipse. Eclipses are a wonderful experience, but it’s important to carefully follow safety procedures. During an annular eclipse, there is no period of totality when the Moon completely blocks the Sun. Therefore, it is never safe to look directly at the annular eclipse without proper eye protection specially designed for solar viewing. Do not use standard binoculars or telescopes to watch a solar eclipse without safe solar filters attached to the front of the device. Regular sunglasses are NOT safe for attempting to look directly at the Sun.

Description: Plasma makes up 99.9% of the visible universe, but what is it? This video discusses what plasma is, where it lives, and how NASA studies it. Music: “Artificial Intelligence” by Matteo Pagamici [SUISA], Max Molling [SUISA] via Universal Production Music Video credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Beth Anthony (KBRwyle): Producer Mara Johnson-Groh (Telophase): Writer Barbara Giles (NASA/GSFC): Scientist Genna Duberstein (ADNET): Writer

This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2023, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the Moon's orbit position, sub-Earth and subsolar points, and distance from the Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled, as are Apollo landing sites, maria, and other albedo features in sunlight. Video credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Data visualization by Ernie Wright (USRA) Producer & Editor - David Ladd (AIMM)

As of June 2020, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — SDO — has now been watching the Sun non-stop for over a full decade. From its orbit in space around the Earth, SDO has gathered 425 million high-resolution images of the Sun, amassing 20 million gigabytes of data over the past 10 years. This information has enabled countless new discoveries about the workings of our closest star and how it influences the solar system. With a triad of instruments, SDO captures an image of the Sun every 0.75 seconds. The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument alone captures images every 12 seconds at 10 different wavelengths of light. This 10-year time lapse showcases photos taken at a wavelength of 17.1 nanometers, which is an extreme ultraviolet wavelength that shows the Sun’s outermost atmospheric layer — the corona. Compiling one photo every hour, the movie condenses a decade of the Sun into 61 minutes. The video shows the rise and fall in activity that occurs as part of the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle and notable events, like transiting planets and eruptions. The custom music, titled “Solar Observer,” was composed by musician Lars Leonhard (https://www.lars-leonhard.de/). While SDO has kept an unblinking eye pointed towards the Sun, there have been a few moments it missed. The dark frames in the video are caused by Earth or the Moon eclipsing SDO as they pass between the spacecraft and the Sun. A longer blackout in 2016 was caused by a temporary issue with the AIA instrument that was successfully resolved after a week. The images where the Sun is off-center were observed when SDO was calibrating its instruments. SDO and other NASA missions will continue to watch our Sun in the years to come, providing further insights about our place in space and information to keep our astronauts and assets safe.

Watch this video to learn more about XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission), a collaboration between JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and NASA. Music Credits: Universal Production Music Lights On by Hugh Robert Edwin Wilkinson Dreams by Jez Fox and Rohan Jones Changing Tide by Rob Manning Wandering Imagination by Joel Goodman In Unison by Samuel Sim Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Producer Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland College Park): Lead Writer Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBRwyle): Lead Animator Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle): Animator Rob Andreoli (AIMM): Videographer Harrison Bach (Intern): Videographer John D. Philyaw (AIMM: Videographer Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support Francois Mernier (University of Maryland College Park): Research Astrophysicist Takashi Okajima (GSFC): Research Astrophysicist

Gravitational waves are invisible ripples in the fabric of space-time. They are caused by some of the most violent and energetic events in the universe. These include colliding black holes, collapsing stellar cores, merging neutron stars or white dwarf stars, the wobble of neutron stars that are not perfect spheres and possibly even the remnants of gravitational radiation created by the birth of the universe. In this video, Dr. Padi Boyd explains gravitational waves and how important Hubble is to exploring the mysteries of the universe.

Want to view a solar eclipse but don’t have eclipse glasses? No problem! An easy way to safely view a solar eclipse is with a box pinhole projector. With a few simple supplies, you can create a safe and fun way to experience the magic of an eclipse from anywhere. Watch this how-to video to see just how easy it is! Except during the brief phase of totality during a total solar eclipse, you should never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection specially designed for solar viewing. Do not use standard binoculars or telescopes to watch a solar eclipse without safe solar filters attached to the front of the device. Regular sunglasses are NOT safe for attempting to look directly at the Sun.

The people who get to see the Earth from space marvel at its beauty, the colors, the fragility they feel about the planet 250 miles below them. Now it’s your turn: this ultra-high definition video, captured during the International Space Station’s Expedition 65, allows you an extended, appreciative gawk at the home planet in all its glory. Hit play, and go into orbit mode. This footage was shot from the International Space Station between April 17, 2021 – Oct. 17, 2021.

This 4K visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2022, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere. Each frame represents one hour. In addition, this visualization shows the Moon's orbit position, sub-Earth and subsolar points, and distance from the Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled, as are Apollo landing sites, maria, and other albedo features in sunlight. Video credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Data visualization by Ernie Wright (USRA) Producer & Editor - David Ladd (AIMM) Music provided by Universal Production Music: “Build the Future” – Alexander Hitchens