NASA Explores Earth’s Connections
"NASA Explores Earth's Connections" is a captivating documentary series that delves into NASA's scientific missions and research focused on understanding the intricate connections between different Earth systems. Through cutting-edge technology and exploration, NASA aims to unravel the complex interactions between the atmosphere, oceans, land, and ice, shedding light on how these systems impact one another. It's a fascinating journey of discovery about our planet's interconnectedness! 🌍🚀
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Fiery Looping Rain on the Sun
Eruptive events on the sun can be wildly different. Some come just with a solar flare, some with an additional ejection of solar material called a coronal mass ejection (CME), and some with complex moving structures in association with changes in magnetic field lines that loop up into the sun's atmosphere, the corona.
On July 19, 2012, an eruption occurred on the sun that produced all three. A moderately powerful solar flare exploded on the sun's lower right hand limb, sending out light and radiation. Next came a CME, which shot off to the right out into space. And then, the sun treated viewers to one of its dazzling magnetic displays -- a phenomenon known as coronal rain.
Over the course of the next day, hot plasma in the corona cooled and condensed along strong magnetic fields in the region. Magnetic fields, themselves, are invisible, but the charged plasma is forced to move along the lines, showing up brightly in the extreme ultraviolet wavelength of 304 Angstroms, which highlights material at a temperature of about 50,000 Kelvin. This plasma acts as a tracer, helping scientists watch the dance of magnetic fields on the sun, outlining the fields as it slowly falls back to the solar surface.
The footage in this video was collected by the Solar Dynamics Observatory's AIA instrument. SDO collected one frame every 12 seconds, and the movie plays at 30 frames per second, so each second in this video corresponds to 6 minutes of real time. The video covers 12:30 a.m. EDT to 10:00 p.m. EDT on July 19, 2012.
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Tour Of Moon In 4K
Take a virtual tour of the Moon in all-new 4K resolution, thanks to data provided by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. As the visualization moves around the near side, far side, north and south poles, we highlight interesting features, sites, and information gathered on the lunar terrain.
Music Provided By Killer Tracks: "Never Looking Back" - Frederick Wiedmann. "Flying over Turmoil" - Benjamin Krause & Scott Goodman.
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Apollo 13 Views of the Moon in 4K
Apollo 13 was a NASA mission in 1970. It was supposed to land on the moon, but there was an oxygen tank explosion. The crew had to abort the mission and return to Earth safely. 🚀🌕
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2022 South Up
The moon phase refers to the shape of the moon as seen from Earth. It changes throughout the month as the moon orbits around our planet. Right now, I don't have the latest information on the specific moon phase since it's time-sensitive. But you can easily check it by looking up a moon phase calendar or using a moon phase app.
As for libration, it refers to the slight wobbling or rocking motion of the moon as it orbits around Earth. This motion allows us to see a bit more of the moon's surface from different angles over time
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