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The ongoing search for ocean worlds and life beyond Earth makes Uranus an exciting target for the James Webb Space Telescope and for future up-close exploration. || ", "hits": 334 }, { "id": 14162, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14162/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-05-19T15:30:00-04:00", "title": "Saturn Through the Veil of Enceladus – Artist’s Concept", "description": "Artist’s concept of Saturn and its icy moons Enceladus (foreground), Titan (large crescent at upper left), and Rhea (small crescent). 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Complete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music provided by Killer Tracks: \"Particle Waves,\" \"Odyssey,\" \"Solaris,\" \"Expansive,\"\"Horizon Ahead,\" \"Ion Bridge,\" \"Outer Space\" || CassiniCIRSpreviewShort.jpg (1920x1080) [591.6 KB] || CassiniCIRSpreviewShort_searchweb.png (320x180) [125.9 KB] || CassiniCIRSpreviewShort_thm.png (80x40) [8.4 KB] || 12709_Cassini_CIRS_Short_TWTR.mp4 (1280x720) [102.0 MB] || WEBM-12709_Cassini_CIRS_Short_APR.webm (960x540) [191.9 MB] || 12709_Cassini_CIRS_Short_FB.mp4 (1280x720) [574.1 MB] || 12709_Cassini_CIRS_Short_YT_Output.en_US.srt [10.3 KB] || 12709_Cassini_CIRS_Short_YT_Output.en_US.vtt [10.3 KB] || 12709_Cassini_CIRS_Short_YT.mp4 (1920x1080) [1.2 GB] || 12709_Cassini_CIRS_Short_APR.mov (1920x1080) [6.0 GB] || 12709_Cassini_CIRS_Short_YT.hwshow [96 bytes] || ", "hits": 63 }, { "id": 11946, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11946/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2017-07-20T13:00:00-04:00", "title": "Phobos Photobombs Hubble's Picture of Mars", "description": "Music credit: \"Neighborhood Conspiracy\" by Brice Davoli [SACEM]; Koka Media [SACEM], Universal Publishing Production Music (France) [SACEM]; Killer Tracks Production MusicWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || hubble_phobos_thumbnail.png (1920x1080) [838.6 KB] || hubble_phobos_thumbnail_print.jpg (1024x576) [33.6 KB] || hubble_phobos_thumbnail_searchweb.png (320x180) [32.3 KB] || hubble_phobos_thumbnail_thm.png (80x40) [2.9 KB] || hubble_phobos_photobomb.mp4 (1920x1080) [114.7 MB] || hubble_phobos_photobomb.webm (1920x1080) [12.8 MB] || hubble_phobos_photobomb.mov (1920x1080) [2.9 GB] || hubble_phobos_photobomb.en_US.srt [1.2 KB] || hubble_phobos_photobomb.en_US.vtt [1.2 KB] || ", "hits": 65 }, { "id": 12655, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12655/", "result_type": "B-Roll", "release_date": "2017-06-29T11:00:00-04:00", "title": "Webb Telescope Move into Chamber A", "description": "Engineers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas, roll the James Webb Space Telescope into Chamber A for future cryogenic testing. || ", "hits": 42 }, { "id": 12570, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12570/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2017-04-06T13:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hubble Views Jupiter at Opposition", "description": "The Hubble Space Telescope observed Jupiter on April 3rd, 2017 - just days before Jupiter is in opposition on April 7th. This new image of Jupiter is part of Hubble's Outer Planets Atmospheres Legacy program, which is one of many ways Hubble provides science on the Jupiter system. View the NASA.gov web story here - nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/hubble-takes-close-up-portrait-of-jupiterEView the HubbleSite release images here - hubblesite.org/news_release/news/2017-15Learn more about Hubble's OPAL program here - archive.stsci.edu/prepds/opal/Learn more about NASA's Juno mission here - nasa.gov/junoLearn more about NASA's planned Europa Clipper mission here - nasa.gov/europa || ", "hits": 109 }, { "id": 12223, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12223/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2016-04-26T12:55:00-04:00", "title": "Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting Dwarf Planet Makemake", "description": "Hubble Discovers Moon Orbiting Dwarf Planet MakemakeMusic - \"Digital Conquest\" by JC Lemay and Laurent Dury, Koka Media and Universal Publishing Production Music || Makemake_thumbnail_print.jpg (1024x576) [149.9 KB] || Makemake_thumbnail.png (2544x1432) [4.5 MB] || Makemake_thumbnail_searchweb.png (320x180) [75.8 KB] || Makemake_thumbnail_web.png (320x180) [75.8 KB] || Makemake_thumbnail_thm.png (80x40) [8.1 KB] || 12223_Hubble_Makemake.mov (1280x720) [919.8 MB] || 12223_Hubble_Makemake.mp4 (1280x720) [95.0 MB] || 12223_Hubble_Makemake.webm (1280x720) [7.1 MB] || 12223_Hubble_Makemake.en_US.srt [1.6 KB] || 12223_Hubble_Makemake.en_US.vtt [1.6 KB] || ", "hits": 138 }, { "id": 30620, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30620/", "result_type": "Hyperwall Visual", "release_date": "2015-07-27T11:00:00-04:00", "title": "Pluto's Moons", "description": "Images of Pluto from New Horizons prepared for the hyperwall. || ", "hits": 23 }, { "id": 4222, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4222/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2014-10-16T11:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun view of Comet Siding Spring and the Mars orbiting fleet", "description": "This visualization shows active spacecraft orbiting Mars and their relationship to Comet Siding Spring. The comet passes very close to Mars on October 19, 2014. The camera is looking from the direction of the Sun towards Mars. The camera is fixed to Mars and the orbit trail of Mars goes off to the right.As Comet Siding-Spring makes its way through the Martian neighborhood it reaches the closest distance at about 18:32 UT. Debris left by the comet follows behind the comet on the line representing where the comet was. This derbis impacts Mars at about 20:08 UT. Scientists and engineers are concerned that the derbis may harm the spacecraft. Several of the spacecraft have executed orbital maneuvers to put them on the opposite side of Mars when the debris impacts. || ", "hits": 28 }, { "id": 4192, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4192/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2014-10-09T14:00:00-04:00", "title": "Mars Fleet and Comet Siding Spring", "description": "This visualization shows NASA’s fleet of Mars orbiters, landers, and rovers during the planet’s close encounter with Comet Siding Spring. C/2013 A1, better known as Comet Siding Spring, will make a remarkably close pass of Mars on October 19, 2014. At closest approach, Comet Siding Spring will come within 82,000 miles of the Red Planet – just one-third of the distance from the Earth to the Moon. During the flyby, NASA will position its Mars fleet both to protect it from comet dust, and to make observations of the comet and its effects on the upper atmosphere of Mars. || ", "hits": 87 }, { "id": 4181, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4181/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2014-09-04T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "MAVEN: Insertion Orbit", "description": "The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission (MAVEN) spacecraft was launched on a 10 month journey to Mars on November 18, 2013. MAVEN is expected to arrive in Mars orbit on Sept 21, 2014 EDT. MAVEN's mission is to investigate the upper atmosphere of Mars and its interactions with the Sun and solar wind. This will help scientists understand why Mars lost many volatile molecules form its atmosphere such as CO2, N2, and H2O.This visualization shows MAVEN's approach and orbit insertion around Mars. MAVEN's initial orbit is highly elliptical. The tail behind MAVEN changes to red to indicate the period during which thrusters are fired for orbit insertion. A separate visualization shows the transition from the insertion orbit to the more circular science orbit. || ", "hits": 40 }, { "id": 4190, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4190/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2014-09-04T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "MAVEN: Science Orbit", "description": "This visualization shows how the MAVEN spacecraft orbit changes as it progresses from the initial, highly elliptical entry orbit to a somewhat less elliptical orbit and finally to the science orbit. || ", "hits": 136 }, { "id": 3636, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3636/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2009-09-25T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Hubble Space Telescope Observes the Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter", "description": "From July 16 through July 22, 1994, pieces of an object designated as Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter. This is the first collision of two solar system bodies ever to be observed, and the effects of the comet impacts on Jupiter's atmosphere have been simply spectacular and beyond expectations. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 consisted of at least 21 discernable fragments with diameters estimated at up to 2 kilometers. IMPORTANT NOTE: These images are for visualization purposes only. They are not suitable for scientific analysis. || ", "hits": 59 }, { "id": 3604, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3604/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2009-09-21T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Pull out from Jupiter Showing Moon Orbits", "description": "NOTE: The orbital plane of the moons in these visualizations is incorrect. The Galilean moons should be aligned to Jupiter's equator.This visualization shows jupiter and 63 of its moons. We start close in to Jupiter showing relativly fast moving inner moons that are generally in the same orbital plane including the so called 'Galilean moons': Europa, Io, Ganymede, and Callisto. Other inner moons are: Amalthea, Thebe, Adrastea, and Metis. These inner moons orbit Jupiter as fast as about every 7 hours to about every 17 days. These moons are also relativly close to Jupiter: from around 100 thousand to a couple of million kilometers away.We pull back revealing many smaller moons much farther away (tens of millions of kilometers) in much longer orbits (up to several years). Time speeds up to show the motion of these moons in irregular orbits. The following outer moons are displayed: Himalia, Elara, Pasiphae, Sinope, Lysithea, Carme, Ananke, Leda, Callirrhoe, Themisto, Megaclite, Taygete, Chaldene, Harpalyke, Kalyke, Iocaste, Erinome, Isonoe, Praxidike, Autonoe, Thyone, Hermippe, Aitne, Eurydome, Euanthe, Euporie, Orthosie, Sponde, Kale, Pasithee, Hegemone, Mneme, Aoede, Thelxinoe, Arche, Kallichore, Helike, Carpo, Eukelade, Cyllene, Kore, S/2000 J11, S/2003 J2, S/2003 J3, S/2003 J4, S/2003 J5, S/2003 J9 ,S/2003 J10, S/2003 J12, S/2003 J15, S/2003 J16, S/2003 J17, S/2003 J18, S/2003 J19, and S/2003 J23.This visualization was created in support of the Science On a Sphere film called \"Largest\" which is about Jupiter. The visualziation was choreographed to fit into \"Largest\" as a layer that is Intended to be composited with other layers including a background starfield. Three copies of this shot are arranged with orbits that fade on as we pull back in order to facilitate a seamless inset (without orbits falling off the boarder) on the Science On a Sphere composited frames. || ", "hits": 197 }, { "id": 3608, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3608/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2009-09-21T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "One Thousand Earths Could Fit Inside Jupiter", "description": "This animation illustrates that it would take about 1000 Earths to fill a volume the size of Jupiter.This visualization was created in support of the Science On a Sphere film called \"LARGEST\" which is about Jupiter. The visualziation was choreographed to fit into \"LARGEST\" as a layer that is intended to be composited with other layers. In this case, mulitple layers are provided to make the it appear as if a sphere were filling up with Earths. These frames are in cylindrical equidistant projection and are intended to be viewed wrapped to a sphere. A sample composite of the layers is provided to show how the shot might be composed from the source layers. || ", "hits": 291 }, { "id": 3609, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3609/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2009-09-21T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Rotation Period Comparison Between Earth and Jupiter", "description": "This animation illustrates the difference in the rotational period between the Earth and Jupiter. Earth rotates once in 24 hours; whereas, Jupiter rotates more quickly, taking only about 10 hours. This means that Jupiter rotates about 2 1/2 times faster than the Earth. However, Jupiter is about 11 times bigger than the Earth, so matter near the outer 'surface' of Jupiter is travelling much faster (about 30 times faster) than matter at the outer 'surface' of Earth.This visualization was created in support of the Science On a Sphere film called \"LARGEST\" which is about Jupiter. The visualziation was choreographed to fit into \"LARGEST\" as a layers intended to be composited. The 2 animations of Earth and Jupiter are match rendered so that if played back at the same frame rate (say 30 frames per second), the relative rotational speed differences will be accurate. An example composite is provided for reference; in this composite, only a portion of Jupiter is shown so that the relative sizes of the planets are also represented. The composited shot is designed to be repeated around the scienice on a sphere display several times. || ", "hits": 969 }, { "id": 3611, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3611/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2009-09-21T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Jupiter Cloud Sequence from Voyager 1", "description": "When the Voyager 1 mission flew by the planet Jupiter in March of 1979, a sequence of full disk images were taken of the planet. Assembled with proper spatial and temporal registration, the sequence could produce fourteen distinct images suitable for wrapping around a sphere.But the time steps between images were large and exhibited significant jumping and data gaps. The solution was to create additional images between the existing set by interpolation. But simple interpolation would not work due to significant changes between the images.To solve this, we interpolated between the images using the velocity vector field of the cloud images. The velocity vector field was computed by performing a 2-dimensional cross-correlation (Wikipedia: Cross-correlation) between the images. This velocity field was checked against Jupiter velocity profiles from the scientific literature and agreement was excellent. With the addition of a simple vortex flow at the location of the Great Red Spot, the interpolation process was used to generate intermediate images, increasing the total number of images from 14 to 220 and resulting in a smoother animation.IMPORTANT NOTE: These images are for visualization purposes only. They are not suitable for scientific analysis. || ", "hits": 98 }, { "id": 3614, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3614/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2009-09-21T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Jupiter Cloud Sequence from Voyager 2", "description": "When the Voyager 2 mission flew by the planet Jupiter in July of 1979, a sequence of full disk images were taken of the planet. Assembled with proper spatial and temporal registration, the sequence could produce fourteen distinct images suitable for wrapping around a sphere.But the time steps between images were large and exhibited significant jumping and data gaps. The solution was to create additional images between the existing set by interpolation. But simple interpolation would not work due to significant changes between the images.To solve this, we interpolated between the images using the velocity vector field of the cloud images. The velocity vector field was computed by performing a 2-dimensional cross-correlation (Wikipedia: Cross-correlation) between the images. This velocity field was checked against Jupiter velocity profiles from the scientific literature and agreement was excellent. With the addition of a simple vortex flow at the location of the Great Red Spot, the interpolation process was used to generate intermediate images, increasing the total number of images from 14 to 220 and resulting in a smoother animation.IMPORTANT NOTE: These images are for visualization purposes only. They are not suitable for scientific analysis. || ", "hits": 63 }, { "id": 3616, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3616/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2009-09-21T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Galilean moon orbits from Callisto into Jupiter", "description": "NOTE: The orbital plane of the moons in these visualizations is incorrect. The Galilean moons should be aligned to Jupiter's equator.This visualization starts close in on Jupiter's moon Callisto. We pull back and start moving in towards Jupiter, passing Ganymede on the way. Io and Europa are off in the distance behind Jupiter as we push in and Jupiter fills the screen.This visualization was created in support of the Science On a Sphere film called \"LARGEST\" which is about Jupiter. The visualziation was choreographed to fit into \"LARGEST\" as a layers to be composited in post-production. There are five separate layers that were designed to give the editors flexibility in reagrds to when particular objects faded in/out. There are three layers that are identical except that Callisto and Jupiter are offset 0, 120, and 240 degrees; this is for a zoom out/in effect that transitions quickly to fully wrapped images of Callisto/Jupiter. A background layer contains only Io and Europa. Finally a layer with Jupiter as a gray ball in included for use in masking. All of the layers are intended to be composited over a starfield. Since there is very little camera motion other than a push in, a moving starfield is not provided for this shot.A composite movie is included to illustrate how the layers were intended to be used. || ", "hits": 75 }, { "id": 2946, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2946/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-05-15T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Europa's Synthetic Subsurface Heat Transport (Version 2)", "description": "Encounters with Jupiter's moon Europa by the Voyager and Galileo spacecraft indicated that a liquid salty ocean might exist below a layer of surface ice that is up to 10 kilometers thick. An ocean general circulation model developed to study the earth's oceans was used to investigate the tidally-forced ocean circulations on Europa. The orbit of Europa is 'gravity locked' so that the same side of Europa always faces Jupiter as is the case with the earth's moon. The icy surface of Europa heaves up and down 50 meters due to the strong tidal forces. This visualization shows the temperature changes induced from the flow fields calculated for a European ocean 50 kilometers deep. The warmest temperatures tend to be near the equator, not because of heating by the sun, but because the currents in the European ocean move the warmest waters to that location. Understanding the thermal and flow fields from these model runs will help to interpret observations from future missions to Europa such as the Jupiter's Icy Moons Orbiter mission proposed for launch in 2012. || ", "hits": 43 }, { "id": 2947, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2947/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2006-05-15T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Europa's Synthetic Subsurface Heat Transport (Version 1)", "description": "Under Europa's icy surface are vast extraterrestrial oceans. This conceptual animation depicts simulated heat transport of these subsurface oceans. Please note that the simulated heat transport in this animation is only conceptual and a more accurate representation can be found at animation #2946. || ", "hits": 33 } ] }