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As a NASA astrophysicist, Dr. Madhulika Guhathakurta has had the opportunity to work as a scientist, mission designer, instrument builder, director of science programs, and teacher. Occasionally, she performs all of these roles in a single day. Before joining NASA Headquarters in December of 1998, her career focused on understanding the sun. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
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Visionary oceanographer Scott Glenn leads a team of scientists as they race against time to launch the first autonomous underwater robot across the vast and dangerous Atlantic Ocean. Destined for Spain, the 8-foot bright yellow robot named RU27, or "Scarlet," is launched off the coast of New Jersey. Throughout her journey, data collected by Scarlet is fed into oceanographic navigation and forecasting models. Engulfed by the powerful ocean, our robot hero faces extreme weather conditions, ship traffic, and aggressive sea life that can terminate her mission. If Scarlet can successfully cross the vast Atlantic Ocean, her historic mission will inspire a future robotic oceanographic observation network critical for monitoring and predicting climate change. If Scarlet can successfully cross the vast Atlantic Ocean, her historic mission will inspire a future robotic oceanographic observation network critical for monitoring and predicting climate change.
It's cold; it's dark. The pressure is immense. A pilot and scientist from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute navigate a remotely operated deep-sea vehicle through underwater canyons, filming the ocean floor and collecting samples.
Explores the nature, habits, and habitats of manatees, one of earth's most gentle creatures. Explains how they are endangered and how they are nursed back to health after accidents with boats.
Ion propulsion might sound like science fiction, but engineers at NASA are using it to drive NASA’s "Dawn" spacecraft through the solar system. Learn how ion propulsion works and why it is the reason "Dawn" will be the first spacecraft ever to orbit two solar system bodies beyond Earth. Part of the “Crazy Engineering” series.
Part of the "Green Careers" series. Explores the exciting contest underway to design greener products of all sorts. Explains the job responsibilities of an architect, interior designer, industrial engineer, and product designer within a myriad of businesses and fields. This contest will reward those who can envision or help create the "greenest" inventions to use tomorrow. Jobs profiled include the following: architect, interior designer, consultant, and landscape designer
Launched in the summer of 1977, Voyager was the audacious first mission that would visit all the outermost planets. This documentary tells the story of the mission through firsthand accounts of those who made the mission possible. They are a small band of resourceful, ambitious, and passionate men and women who reached for the stars and succeeded. Please note this title contains potentially offensive language and contains mature themes.
Learn about the Voyager 2 mission to Neptune in this video from NASA. Voyager 2 reached Neptune in 1989 and discovered the planet appears due to the methane in its atmosphere. The mission also revealed Neptune has at least four rings, six moons, and an interesting weather system.
Explore what makes Mercury so mysterious and what scientists are learning from NASA's first Mercury mission in 30 years. For the MESSENGER mission, NASA launched a probe and guided it toward Mercury using a technique called "solar sailing." The probe is studying the make-up of the planet's inner core and surface and measuring its magnetic field.
Maynette E. Smith works in the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. She leads a team responsible for conducting independent reviews and assessments of technical and mission risks associated with space flight programs. She began her career with NASA as a systems engineer, and in 1988, she was promoted to experiment project engineer. Part of "Women@NASA" series.
On July 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, along with Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins, blasted off in the Apollo 11 vehicle toward the Moon. Armstrong was the leader of the mission, and the first astronaut to set foot on the Moon's surface. Part of the "World Explorers" series.
More energy from the sun hits the Earth in one hour than is consumed on the planet in a whole year. Caltech chemical engineer Sossina Haile and University of Minnesota mechanical engineer Jane Davidson are working to expand the nation’s renewable energy storage capacity. Their mission is to put the heat of the sun to work creating renewable fuels from sources that don’t need to be drilled out of the ground. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
Hashima Hasan’s love for space started at the age of five. She was standing in her grandparents’ backyard in Lucknow, India watching Sputnik go by overhead. Her ultimate goal to work for NASA materialized in 1994 when she joined NASA Headquarters to manage missions and research programs in astrophysics. Part of the "Women@NASA" series.
Engineers are joining forces with designers, scientists, and doctors at Drexel University to produce new biomedical textiles, and the resulting smart clothes are not only fashionably functional, but could also be life savers. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), electrical and computer engineer Kapil Dandekar, industrial and fashion designer Genevieve Dion, and OB-GYN Owen Montgomery are incorporating RFID technology into their “belly bands” for women with high-risk pregnancies. The band continuously tracks data and alerts the doctor’s office via the Internet should the woman start contractions. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
An exhausted pelican lands on a busy highway in Florida, and host Matt Gutman is there to assist with the rescue. Then, a rescue mission is launched to save a manatee that became ill after spending too long in frigid water. Part of the "Sea Rescue" series.
Presents a brief history of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as well as the significance of its work and mission in today’s world.
Discover what happens at the outer edges of the solar system where solar wind interacts with interstellar space. The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is a mission to study the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space. It collects data that shows the global structure and dynamic nature of the heliosphere.
This episode highlights efforts by various individuals to help save animals. Features include a woman's journey to save orphaned orangutans and a man's mission to relocate rhinos by helicopter. Also in this episode, a group of Asian elephants show off their skills and intelligence. Part of the "All In" series.
On a mission to rescue the Emperor of Penguia, a blizzard threatens to ruin the kids’ plans. They decide to track the storm’s speed and direction so they can predict where and when it will hit. Part of the "Cyberchase" series.
High school student Phoebe Fitz has a mission to learn about humpback whales, and she teams up with a group of scientists in Hawaii. She also meets with other local high school students who are actively involved in studying humpback whales.
