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Real World: CubeSats – Changing the Way We Do Science
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CubeSats are changing the way we collect information. They may be small, but these little satellites are helping us answer…

Sep 2, 2025
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Ask SME: Instrument Systems Engineer Dr. Begona Vila
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In this close-up video, Begona Vila, Instrument Systems Engineer for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight…

Jul 21, 2022
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Real World: Food Security – Monitoring Crops From Space
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Discover how NASA’s Earth-observing satellites gather data to monitor food growth. Dr. Inbal Becker-Reshef describes how mathematics is used to…

Oct 26, 2021
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Real World: The Carbon Cycle – Essential for Life on Earth
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Carbon is an essential building block for life. Learning how carbon is converted through slow- and fast-moving cycles helps us…

Oct 22, 2019
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Real World: CubeSats – A Satellite Small Enough to Fit in Your Hand
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Satellites are expensive to build and expensive to get into space. With all the changes in technology, is there a…

Jun 5, 2018
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Real World: Satellites and Solar Eruptions
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Learn about twin satellites NASA launched to collect data about the sun. Find out why we study the sun and…

Aug 17, 2017
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Launchpad: Space Age Technologies Measure Soil Moisture
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Learn how NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission, or SMAP, will use new technologies to help answer questions raised in…

Nov 7, 2013
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Real World: What is Soil Moisture?
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What is the connection between water, soil, and carbon cycles? The answer may be in the soil beneath your feet.…

Nov 7, 2013
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Launchpad: ICESat-2 – Next Generation Technology
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Learn how the second generation of the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite, better known as ICESat-2, is being used…

Sep 13, 2013
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