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Our World: Phytoplankton – Powering the Ocean Food Web
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Did you know some of the tiniest living things in the ocean help make the air you breathe? Meet phytoplankton,…

Dec 18, 2025
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Real World: Phytoplankton, Microscopic Drifters
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What can something smaller than the width of your hair do to our whole planet? A lot! In this NASA…

Dec 17, 2025
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Ask SME: Oceanographer Dr. Ivona Cetinić
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In this close-up video, Dr. Ivona Cetinić, oceanographer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, shares her love of exploring the…

Dec 11, 2025
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Our World: The Moon’s Impact on Earth
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The Moon impacts Earth through tides and moonlight. NASA missions to the Moon continue to help us discover more about…

May 6, 2019
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Our World: How High is the Ocean?
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This video explains how NASA uses the satellite JASON-2 to measure ocean heights. Background Information Grades K through 5 Grades…

Mar 11, 2013
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Real World: JASON-2
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Find out how global warming and rising sea levels are connected. For current information about JASON-2, look here: https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/ostmjason2/ Background…

Nov 2, 2009
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