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In search of cleaner fuel for aviation, a scientific balloon campaign in Antarctica, and a key engine test for our Artemis Moon rocket … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Video Producer: Andre Valentine Video Editor: Andre Valentine Narrator: Emanuel Cooper Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

A journey of a billion miles and back begins with a launch. OSIRIS-REx's goal: Travel to asteroid Bennu, collect a sample, and return it home. But why Bennu? Meet the NASA Explorers looking for clues to our early solar system in a sample of asteroid rock. It’s not rockets and satellites that make NASA soar. It’s people. Go inside the space agency and follow the pioneers, risk-takers and experts at the frontline of exploration. This season, follow along with the OSIRIS-REx team, as they launch a spacecraft to an asteroid, collect a sample of Bennu, and bring it home to Earth. Created by: James Tralie Producers: James Tralie, Dan Gallagher, Lauren Ward, Katy Mersmann Scientists: Dante Lauretta, Mike Drake, Dani DellaGiustina, Christina Richey, Jason Dworkin, Rich Kuhns, Sandy Freund, Olivia Billett Videographers: Rob Andreoli, John Philyaw, John Caldwell Animation: Walt Feimer, Michael Lentz, Jonathan North, Adriana Manrique Gutierrez, Krystofer Kim, James Tralie, Bailee DesRocher, Jacquelyn DeMink, Lisa Poje Sound Design: James Tralie Data Visualization: Kel Elkins NASA+ Executive Producer: Rebecca Sirmons Music provided by Universal Production Music: “Vortex” Tom Sue and Zac Singerz; “Tested to the Limit” Krantz; “Interstellar” Alan Myson; “Ascension” Alan Myson; “In a Perfect World” Angus Pendergast; “Tough Terrain” Ty Unwin; “Do Androids Dream” Aidan Lavelle; “Kyoto Vision” Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra; “Presidential Destiny” Laurent Dury; “Driving Force” Ben Niblett and Jon Cotton; “Break the Rules” Tihomir Hristozov; “Deadlock” Dean McGinnes; “Final Preparations” Alan Boyd; “Tundra Sunrise” Ty Unwin; “Zero In” Airglo; “Stepping out of the Darkness” Ty Unwin; “Dark Intensity” Jeremy Smith; “Regeneration” Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra; “Warm Drift” Alan Myson; “Distant Suns” Jason Soudah; “Scenes of Devastation” Benji Merrison and Will Slater; “Look to the Stars” Alan Boyd; “Warming” Benji Merrison and Will Slater Credit: NASA

Celebrating the NASA worm, NASA telescopes spot a record-breaking black hole, and the first science images from a new space observatory … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Celeb... Video Producer: Andre Valentine Video Editor: Andre Valentine Narrator: Emanuel Cooper Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

SpaceX's 29th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to lift off at 8:28 p.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 9 (0128 UTC Nov. 10), from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This uncrewed launch of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft will carry a new laser data communication investigation device, a study on the effects of spaceflight on ovulation, research on the respiratory system, an infrared instrument to measure atmospheric gravity waves, and essential supplies for our astronauts living and working aboard the orbiting laboratory. Learn more about the science we're sending up on CRS-29: https://go.nasa.gov/46Iw95s Get the full launch schedule: https://www.nasa.gov/events/ Image credit: SpaceX #NASA #Science #SpaceStation

The iconic “worm” symbol debuted in 1975, and has since wriggled its way into pop culture and deep space. Watch as worm designer Richard Danne joins us at our Headquarters in Washington to discuss the emblem's lasting legacy. Following opening remarks by Marc Etkind, associate administrator for NASA’s Office of Communications at NASA Headquarters, Danne and David Rager, creative art director at NASA, will provide remarks followed by a panel discussion with Danne and others including: Bert Ulrich, entertainment and branding liaison, NASA Headquarters Michael Bierut, designer, Pentagram Shelly Tan, design reporter, The Washington Post (moderator) Julia Heiser, head of live event merchandise, Amazon Music For information and media inquiries: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/joi... More on the worm logo: https://www.nasa.gov/general/the-worm... Credit: NASA

Ever wish you could get away? In this fun animated series, follow the adventures of a curious being who dreams of intergalactic vacation destinations. “The Traveler” Episode 1 drops Nov 8 on NASA+: nasa.gov/plus NASA+ is our new no cost, ad-free streaming service. No subscription required. Credit: NASA

Turn on, tune in, and space out to relaxing music and ultra-high-definition visuals of the cosmos, from the surface of Mars to a Uranian sunset. “Space Out” Episode 1 drops Nov 8 on NASA+: https://nasa.gov/plus NASA+ is our new no-cost, no ads streaming service. No subscription required. Credit: NASA

Stepping out for a spacewalk at the space station, the first asteroid flyby for our Lucy spacecraft, and signing up for safe and peaceful space exploration … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Stepp... Video Producer: Andre Valentine Video Editor: Andre Valentine Narrator: Emanuel Cooper Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

For the cost of a blockbuster movie, a team of scientists and engineers set out to gather and return America's first asteroid sample collected in space. Embark on the exciting journey of OSIRIS-REx, which return a sample from the asteroid Bennu so we can learn more about the origin of our solar system. Available Nov. 8 on NASA+, our new no cost, ad-free streaming service: https://nasa.gov/plus No subscription required. Credit: NASA Transcript Follow along using the transcript.

Fire. It’s one of the things that makes Earth so unusual. This season has been one of extremes, with large fires burning from the tropical rainforest to north of the Arctic circle. NASA Explorers have been there every step of the way, investigating the fires as they burn and tracking their effects down the line. From satellites, airplanes, on the ground and in the lab, NASA Explorers are working to understand our home planet and how it burns. Join us this October as we take a closer look at fire and the people who study it. #S3E0

Play the new Star Trek Infinite game here 🚀 https://play.paradoxinteractive.com/P... Did you know that in the 1960s, NASA launched a groundbreaking satellite that forever changed the way we communicate? Meet Echo; the weirdest satellite ever launched, and in this video, we'll unravel its incredible story and learn more about how Echo's technological advancements continue to influence spacecraft today. Don't miss this journey into the history of space communication with Echo, and stay tuned until the end for your chance to win in the next exciting giveaway! Enter to win at the link below. https://primalnebula.com/giveaway/ Short on time? Feel free to skip ahead in this video using the chapter links below. 00:00 NASA's Project Echo 00:57 Testing Satellite Communications 01:42 Constructing Echo 1 03:47 How Did Echo 1 Work? 04:37 Constructing Echo 2 06:13 What we Learned from Project Echo Thanks for watching this Primal Space video. If you enjoyed it, let me know in the comments below, and don't forget to subscribe so you can see more videos like this! Support Primal Space by becoming a Patron! / primalspace Twitter: / theprimalspace References: https://primalnebula.com/project-echo... Written and edited by Ewan Cunningham ( / ewan_cee ) Narrated by: Beau Stucki 3D Modeler: Orkun Zengin Music used in this video: Gentle Heroics - Trevor Kowalski Sunset Trails - DJ Williams San Pedro - Sugoi Double You - The Mini Vandals February - Middle Mountain #NASA #Echo #ProjectEcho

Celebrating International Observe the Moon Night, NASA leaders gather for an interdisciplinary space conference, and the release of a new graphic novel … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Celeb... Video Producer: Haley Reed Video Editor: Sonnet Apple Narrator: Jesse Carpenter Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

Tracking a mission’s historic return to Earth, a year of science onboard the space station, and the safe arrival of the station’s newest resident astronaut … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Track... Video Producer: Andre Valentine Video Editor: Andre Valentine Narrator: Andre Valentine Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

Our SpaceX Crew-6 mission safely returns to Earth, the tech demo hitching a ride on our Psyche spacecraft, and studying ancient life on Earth to better understand Mars … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Our%2... Video Producer: Andre Valentine Video Editor: Andre Valentine Narrator: Andre Valentine Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

Our first asteroid sample return mission is back on Earth, a record ride in space for a NASA astronaut, and our Artemis II mission is making prelaunch progress … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Our%2... Video Producer: Andre Valentine Video Editor: Andre Valentine Narrator: Andre Valentine Music: Universal Production Music

The 29th SpaceX commercial resupply services (CRS) mission for NASA carries scientific experiments and technology demonstrations, including studies of enhanced optical communications and measurement of atmospheric waves. The uncrewed SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than Nov. 5. Details: https://go.nasa.gov/402KJSA Credit: NASA #NASA #SpaceStation #Science

Where are the Moon rocks from the Apollo missions kept? When they’re not being studied by institutions or enjoyed by museumgoers, NASA has a specialized Lunar Sample Curation Laboratory at NASA’s Johnson Space Center to store and keep these otherworldly samples safe. Studying these samples helps us learn more about the origin of not only our moon, but our planet. Deputy Apollo Sample Curator (Sept 2019 – Dec 2022) Dr. Juliane Gross explains more about lunar sample curation. Producers: Scott Bednar, Jessica Wilde Editor: David Shelton Link to download this video: https://go.nasa.gov/3QK72Km Credit: NASA

Recent observations from the Hubble Space Telescope show that Neptune's clouds are almost completely disappearing! Astronomers report that their continual monitoring of Neptune’s weather uncovered a link between its shifting cloud abundance and the 11-year solar cycle, where the Sun’s activity waxes and wanes under the driving force of its entangled magnetic field. At present, the cloud coverage seen on Neptune is extremely low, with the exception of some clouds hovering over the giant planet’s south pole. A team of astronomers discovered that the abundance of clouds normally seen at the icy giant’s mid-latitudes started to fade in 2019. For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris: Lead Producer Music Credit: “Outer Rim” by Brandon Seliga [BMI] via Emperia Beta Publishing [BMI] and Universal Production Music Image Credit: Image of Lick Observatory, credit UC Santa Cruz This video can be freely shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14397. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14397. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guide.... See more Hubble videos on YouTube: • Hubble Space Telescope Follow NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: · Facebook: / nasahubble · X: / nasahubble · Instagram: / nasahubble · Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahubble --- If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: / nasagoddard Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram / nasagoddard · X / nasagoddard · X / nasagoddardpix · Facebook: / nasagoddard · Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc

Using NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which launched in 2004, scientists have discovered a black hole in a distant galaxy repeatedly nibbling on a Sun-like star. The object heralds a new era of Swift science made possible by a novel method for analyzing data from the satellite’s X-ray Telescope (XRT). When a star strays too close to a monster black hole, gravitational forces create intense tides that break the star apart into a stream of gas. The leading edge swings around the black hole, and the trailing edge escapes the system. These destructive episodes are called tidal disruption events. Astronomers see them as flares of multiwavelength light created when the debris collides with a disk of material already orbiting the black hole. Recently, astronomers have been investigating variations on this phenomena, which they call partial or repeating tidal disruptions. During these events, every time an orbiting star passes close to a black hole, the star bulges outward and sheds material, but survives. The process repeats until the star looses too much gas and finally breaks apart. The characteristics of the individual star and black hole system determine what kind of emission scientists observe, creating a wide array of behaviors to categorize. On June 22, 2022, XRT captured Swift J0230 for the first time. It lit up in a galaxy around 500 million light-years away in the northern constellation Triangulum. Swift’s XRT has observed nine additional outbursts from the same location roughly every few weeks. Scientists propose that Swift J0230 is a repeating tidal disruption of a Sun-like star orbiting a black hole with over 200,000 times the Sun’s mass. They estimate the star loses around three Earth masses of material on each pass. This system provides a bridge between other types of suspected repeating disruptions and allowed scientists to model how interactions between different star types and black hole sizes affect what we observe. Swift J0230’s discovery was possible thanks to a new, automated search of XRT observations called the Swift X-ray Transient Detector. After the instrument observes a portion of the sky, the data is transmitted to the ground, and the program compares it to previous XRT snapshots of the same spot. If that portion of the X-ray sky has changed, scientists get an alert. In the case of Swift J0230, astronomers were able to rapidly coordinate additional observations of the region. Music credit: "Teapot Waltz" by Benjamin Parsons from Universal Production Music Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Producer: Sophia Roberts (AIMM) Science writer: Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland College Park) Editor: Sophia Roberts (AIMM) Narrator: Sophia Roberts (AIMM) Animator: Chris Smith (KBRwyle) Project support: Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle) This video can be freely shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14408. While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14408. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines. If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: / nasagoddard Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram: / nasagoddard · X: / nasagoddard · Facebook: / nasagoddard · Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc

ISS commander Chris Hadfield demonstrates what happens to tears if they start 'falling' in Space. -- Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Amazing Photos of Earth From Space: https://www.space.com/19558-chris-had...

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission captured thrilling footage of its rover landing in Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021. The real footage in this video was captured by several cameras that are part of the rover's entry, descent, and landing suite. The views include a camera looking down from the spacecraft's descent stage (a kind of rocket-powered jet pack that helps fly the rover to its landing site), a camera on the rover looking up at the descent stage, a camera on the top of the aeroshell (a capsule protecting the rover) looking up at that parachute, and a camera on the bottom of the rover looking down at the Martian surface. The audio embedded in the video comes from the mission control call-outs during entry, descent, and landing. For more information about Perseverance, visit https://mars.nasa.gov/perseverance Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Teams across multiple NASA centers and the European Space Agency are working together to prepare a set of missions that would return the samples being collected by the Mars Perseverance rover safely back to Earth. From landing on the Red Planet and collecting the samples to launching them off the surface of Mars for their potential return to Earth, groundbreaking technologies and methods are being developed and tested.This video features some of that prototype testing underway for the proposed Sample Retrieval Lander, Mars Ascent Vehicle launch systems, and the Earth Entry System. A variety of testing is taking place at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, Marshall Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

When it comes to space, humans and robots go way back. We rely heavily on our mechanical friends to perform tasks that are too dangerous, difficult, or out of reach for us humans. We’re even working on a new generation of robots that will help us explore in advanced and novel ways. Learn more about the CADRE—Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration—project and how this new network of mini rovers could enable future self-guided robotic exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. https://go.nasa.gov/3k5EuZx Producers: Scott Bednar, Jessica Wilde Editor: James Lucas Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/Do%20...

What we found in some historic asteroid samples, discussing a record-breaking spaceflight, and our Psyche spacecraft sets sail to study a unique asteroid … a few of the stories to tell you about – This Week at NASA! Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/What%... Video Producer: Andre Valentine Video Editor: Andre Valentine Narrator: Andre Valentine Music: Universal Production Music Credit: NASA

Celebrating 65 years, NASA is a symbol of human creativity and exploration. NASA has consistently pushed boundaries, from the historic Apollo missions that landed the first humans on the Moon to the Space Shuttle program that built the International Space Station. Missions like Landsat and Cassini have deepened our understanding of Earth and our solar system. With NASA launching the James Webb Space Telescope, the future holds even more exciting discoveries. Throughout all these adventures, NASA's commitment to exploration and science continues to lead the way. Today, the Artemis missions herald a new chapter, aiming to return humanity to the Moon and laying robust foundations for expeditions to Mars and beyond. As we honor NASA's storied past, we anticipate a future filled with discoveries, technologies, and deep-space exploration encouraged by a new generation of dedicated explorers. Here's to NASA, commemorating 65 years of cosmic exploration, innovation, and the undying quest to expand our universal frontier. Link to download this video: https://images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ_2... Producer/Editor: Jori Kates Music: Universal Music Group