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            "title": "Roman Wide Field Instrument Fully Integrated at Ball Aerospace",
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            "title": "Hyperwall Power Playlist - Planetary Science Focus",
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            "title": "Saturn Through the Veil of Enceladus – Artist’s Concept",
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            "title": "Video Visions of the Future",
            "description": "Inspired by the \"Visions of the Future\" poster series created by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, this inspirational video imagines a time when space tourists flock to the Moon, vacation in the clouds of Venus, kayak on Saturn’s moon Titan, and visit planets beyond our solar system.Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (KBRwyle) and NASA/JPL-CaltechMusic: \"Life Choices\" from Universal Production MusicWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || Exoplanet_Kepler16b_Frame.jpg (1920x1080) [485.3 KB] || Exoplanet_Kepler16b_Frame_searchweb.png (320x180) [62.9 KB] || Exoplanet_Kepler16b_Frame_thm.png (80x40) [5.7 KB] || 13947_Travel_Poster_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [68.2 MB] || 13947_Travel_Poster_Best_1080.webm (1920x1080) [9.8 MB] || 13947_Travel_Poster_Best_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [200.8 MB] || 13947_Travel_Poster_ProRes_1920x1080_24.mov (1920x1080) [940.6 MB] || 13947_Travel_Poster_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [1.7 KB] || 13947_Travel_Poster_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [1.7 KB] || ",
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            "title": "Ocean Worlds Social Videos",
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            "title": "Ocean Worlds: The Search for Life",
            "description": "NASA scientists discuss the search for life on the ocean worlds of our solar system and beyond.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Universal Production Music: “Superluminal” by Lee Groves and Peter George Marett; “Earthrise,” “Prism Lights,” and “Uncertain Ahead” by Ben Niblett and Jon Cotton; “Infinite Sky” and “Human Architecture” by Andy Blythe and Marten Joustra; “Imagine If” by Paul WernerComplete transcript available. || 13693OceanWorldsThumbnail2_print.jpg (1024x576) [269.6 KB] || 13693OceanWorldsThumbnail2.jpg (1920x1080) [763.8 KB] || 13693OceanWorldsThumbnail2_searchweb.png (180x320) [88.2 KB] || 13693OceanWorldsThumbnail2_thm.png (80x40) [7.9 KB] || 13693_Ocean_Worlds_GSFC_YouTube.webm (1920x1080) [103.5 MB] || 13693OceanWorldsCaptionsV3.en_US.srt [19.9 KB] || 13693OceanWorldsCaptionsV3.en_US.vtt [19.0 KB] || 13693_Ocean_Worlds_GSFC_Facebook.mp4 (1920x1080) [1.1 GB] || 13693_Ocean_Worlds_GSFC_YouTube.mp4 (1920x1080) [2.9 GB] || 13693_Ocean_Worlds_GSFC_MASTER.mov (1920x1080) [11.8 GB] || ",
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            "release_date": "2020-02-25T16:00:00-05:00",
            "title": "The Science of Dragonfly",
            "description": "Dragonfly’s suite of science instruments will investigate the chemistry and habitability of Titan.Universal Production Music: “Clediss” by Thomas Stempfle and Tom Sue, “Downloading Landscapes” by Andrew Michael Britton and David Stephen GoldsmithWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || FACEBOOK_720_13562_Dragonfly_Science_MASTER_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [145.8 MB] || DragonflySciencePreview_print.jpg (1024x576) [96.9 KB] || DragonflySciencePreview.jpg (3840x2160) [637.4 KB] || DragonflySciencePreview_searchweb.png (320x180) [72.4 KB] || DragonflySciencePreview_thm.png (80x40) [5.5 KB] || TWITTER_720_13562_Dragonfly_Science_MASTER_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [27.2 MB] || 13562_Dragonfly_Science_MASTER.webm (960x540) [46.9 MB] || 13562_Dragonfly_Science_CAPTIONS.en_US.srt [3.4 KB] || 13562_Dragonfly_Science_CAPTIONS.en_US.vtt [3.4 KB] || 13562_Dragonfly_Science_YouTube.mp4 (3840x2160) [2.7 GB] || 13562_Dragonfly_Science_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [16.6 GB] || ",
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            "result_type": "Animation",
            "release_date": "2020-02-25T16:00:00-05:00",
            "title": "Dragonfly Animation Resource Page",
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            "release_date": "2018-07-20T00:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "Seeing Titan with Infrared Eyes",
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            "result_type": "Produced Video",
            "release_date": "2018-06-04T12:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "Building Blocks for Surviving Titan",
            "description": "Saturn’s moon, Titan, may have a building block for potential cell membranes. || PIA14909_16x9.jpg (1024x576) [86.6 KB] || PIA14909_16x9_print.jpg (1024x576) [86.1 KB] || PIA14909_16x9_searchweb.png (320x180) [34.1 KB] || PIA14909_16x9_thm.png (80x40) [3.2 KB] || ",
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            "result_type": "Produced Video",
            "release_date": "2018-03-19T16:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "Cassini's Last Images",
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            "release_date": "2018-03-05T00:00:00-05:00",
            "title": "Cosmic Designs and The Planets",
            "description": "Greetings and welcome to “Cosmic Designs” a performance by the National Philharmonic presented in partnership with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.“Cosmic Designs” is a voyage that blends together science and art. The pursuit of knowledge and the creative drive for artistic expression are inherent to the human condition. The melding of NASA imagery and symphonic music we present here showcases the imagination that underpins both and highlights how inspiring the combination can be. || CD_Intro_Image_print.jpg (1024x567) [135.2 KB] || CD_Intro_Image.png (2918x1618) [5.8 MB] || CD_Intro_Image_searchweb.png (320x180) [103.7 KB] || CD_Intro_Image_web.png (320x177) [101.8 KB] || CD_Intro_Image_thm.png (80x40) [7.6 KB] || 1.CosmicDesigns_Title_1080.mov (1920x1080) [1.0 GB] || 1.CosmicDesigns_Title_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [35.9 MB] || 1.CosmicDesigns_Title_1080.webm (1920x1080) [3.3 MB] || 1.CosmicDesigns_Title_4K.mov (3840x2160) [4.3 GB] || 1.CosmicDesigns_Title_4K.mp4 (3840x2160) [55.1 MB] || ",
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            "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30903/",
            "result_type": "Hyperwall Visual",
            "release_date": "2017-10-03T00:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "Two Titans",
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            "release_date": "2017-09-12T10:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "Cassini's Infrared Saturn",
            "description": "Since arriving at Saturn in 2004, Cassini has used its Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) to study the ringed planet and its moons in heat radiation. 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] || ",
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            "result_type": "Produced Video",
            "release_date": "2017-07-28T14:00:00-04:00",
            "title": "A Titan Discovery",
            "description": "NASA scientist Maureen Palmer narrates this video about the definitive detection of acrylonitrile on Titan.Music Provided by Killer Tracks: \"A Look Ahead\" - Matthew St Laurent. || TitanPreview.jpg (3840x2160) [5.4 MB] || TitanPreview-2.jpg (3840x2160) [1.4 MB] || TitanPreview_searchweb.png (320x180) [64.3 KB] || TitanPreview_thm.png (80x40) [5.2 KB] || A_Titan_Discovery_-_twitter.mp4 (1280x720) [26.0 MB] || A_Titan_Discovery_-_facebook.mp4 (1280x720) [149.3 MB] || A_Titan_Discovery.en_US.srt [1.8 KB] || A_Titan_Discovery.en_US.vtt [1.8 KB] || A_Titan_Discovery_-_youtube4k.webm (3840x2160) [16.7 MB] || A_Titan_Discovery_-_youtube4k.mp4 (3840x2160) [458.3 MB] || A_Titan_Discovery_-_MASTER.mov (3840x2160) [6.2 GB] || ",
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            "release_date": "2013-11-14T00:00:00-05:00",
            "title": "Crude Matter",
            "description": "What do car bumpers and computer speakers have in common? Both can be created from raw materials found on Earth or on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Titan is the only moon in the solar system with a significant atmosphere. In some ways its atmosphere is similar to Earth’s, but rather than being rich in oxygen, it’s rich in hydrocarbons—chemical compounds made of the elements carbon and hydrogen. In 1980, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft flew by Titan and detected different types of hydrocarbons in its atmosphere, including methane, ethane and propane. Now, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has added one more to the list: propylene, a chemical building block used in the manufacture of plastic consumer goods. Watch the video to learn more. || ",
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            "result_type": "Produced Video",
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