High Above Down Under | Episode 3: UV Light – More Than Just Sunburns

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 episode, Miles digs into the science behind the mission. What is UV light good for anyways?

To learn more about NASA’s Sounding Rockets Program - https://www.nasa.gov/soundingrockets

Music credits: “Neutral Thinking” by Nicolas Montazaud [SACEM]; “Epic Earth” by Andy Hopkins [PRS], Dean Mahoney [PRS], Jacob Nicholas Stonewall Jackson [PRS]; “Tightrope Walker” by Nicolas Montazaud [SACEM], “Natural Response” by Jonathan Elias [ASCAP], Sarah Trevino [ASCAP]; “Canny Koala” by Ian Paul Livingstone [PRS]; “The Final Piece” by Jonathan Elias [ASCAP], Sarah Trevino [ASCAP] 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
motionarray.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)

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