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Let’s go on a little journey to four of the most exciting exoplanets ever discovered. These are superhabitable worlds. Worlds that are bigger, better and more suited for life than Earth. ▀▀▀ Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 The Superhabitable World 03:21 Trappist 1 System 06:05 Kepler 452b (Earth 2.0) 08:41 Kepler 22b (Ocean World) Additional information sources: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.108... https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar... https://www.space.com/superhabitable-... https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/198... https://web.archive.org/web/201509231... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/08... ALL CREDITS TO KOBI BROWN FROM ASTROKOBI!

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In this video, measurements collected by the Waves instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its close flyby of Jupiter’s moon Europa on Sept. 29, 2022 have been converted to an audible frequency. As the white line moves across the spectrogram, which is a visual way of representing signal strength over time, the variation of frequency of the plasma waves observed near Europa can be heard as the plasma density varies. The video shows data collected over approximately 1.5 hours during the Europa flyby. CREDITS: NASA

Video Source: NASA While the organization works on the following procedures to transport them safely back to Earth, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is filling sample tubes with rocky material on the Red Planet. The Perseverance rover's sample collection would be sent to Earth as part of the Mars Sample Return effort for in-depth analysis. An worldwide interplanetary relay team, including the European Space Agency (ESA), is involved in the campaign. These samples may provide insight into a crucial query: was there ever life on Mars? In order to assure the secure return of the sample tubes, the work being done at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is described by Aaron Yazzie, a member of the Mars Sample Return effort. Credit - NASA/JPL-Caltech

Video Source: NASA How do spacecraft slow down? Rigid heat shields and retropropulsion have been the favorites of engineers for years. Now NASA is testing a new inflatable heat shield technology that could allow us to carry even larger payloads to worlds with atmospheres: Launching on Nov. 1 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket along with NOAA’s JPSS-2 mission, the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, will demonstrate the heat shield’s ability to slow down and survive atmospheric entry Producers: Scott Bednar, Jessica Wilde Editor: Daniel Salazar Credit: NASA #NASA #Technology #spacecrafts #SpaceTech

A new Earth science mission, led by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), will help communities plan for a better future by surveying the planet’s salt and freshwater bodies. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission will measure the height of water in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and the oceans. As climate change accelerates the water cycle, more communities around the world will be inundated with water while others won’t have enough. SWOT data will be used to improve flood forecasts and monitor drought conditions, providing essential information to water management agencies, civil engineers, universities, the U.S. Department of Defense, disaster preparedness agencies, and others who need to track water in their local areas. In this video, examples of how SWOT data will be used in these communities are shared by a National Weather Service representative in Oregon, an Alaska Department of Transportation engineer, researchers from the University of Oregon and University of North Carolina, a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist working with the Department of Defense, and a JPL scientist working with the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Agency. 0:30 - Flood Watches & Warnings - Portland, Oregon 1:08 - Water Management - Fern Ridge Lake, Oregon 2:05 - Protecting Infrastructure - Alaska 2:54 - National Security - Department of Defense 3:24 - Coastal Protection - Mississippi River Delta The mission is a collaboration between NASA and CNES, with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency and UK Space Agency. JPL, which is managed for NASA by Caltech in Pasadena, California, leads the U.S. component of the project. Credit: NASA