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  • Released Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Spectroscopy: Explained Reel

Video producer Sophia Roberts explains the basic principles behind spectroscopy, the science of reading light to determine the size, distance, spin and chemical composition of distant objects in space.

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Using Spectral Tube Reel

Types of Spectra Reel

Video producer Sophia Roberts explains the kinds of spectra that astronomers can observe and the different kinds of information they provide.

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Black holes are wild! Learn some quick facts about these extreme objects with host Sophia Roberts.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Music credits from Universal Production Music:

"Breaking the Barrier," David Bertrand Holland

"Dust Spirals," Alexandre Prodhomme

Take a quick tour of the evironment around a black hole with host Sophia Roberts.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Music credits from Universal Production Music:

"Solar Plexus," Brandon Seliga

"Dust Spirals," Alexandre Prodhomme

"Polygraph," Eric Chevalier

"The Mischief Makers," Joaquim Badia

"Maelstrom Dream," Lucie Rose

Host Sophia Roberts provides an overview of the different types of black holes.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Music credits from Universal Production Music:

"Miniature Universe," Geoffrey Wilkinson

"Urban Decay," Sarah Natasha Penelop Warne

Learn how black holes power high-speed particle jets with host Sophia Roberts and researcher Cecilia Chirenti.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

Music credits from Universal Production Music:

"Maelstrom Dream," Lucie Rose

"The Truth Will Out," Chris Dony and Beth Perry



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