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Animation Identification Numbers 10800 through 10899
Movie ID Title
Discover-AQ Video File (B-roll)   10800   Discover-AQ
Short video showing the eruption in various wavelengths and magnifications.   10801   Massive Solar Eruption Close-up
Second view from perpective following the pulsar in its orbit.   10802   B1259-63 Binary Animation
Robotic Refueling Missing (RRM) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has been a strong partner for many shuttle missions and this last voyage is no different. During STS-135, Atlantis will deliver an external experiment to the International Space Station designed to demonstrate and test tools, techniques needed to robotically refuel existing satellites. This joint effort with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will be the first on-orbit attempt to test robotic refueling techniques for spacecrafts not built with servicing in mind. This work is expected to reduce and lay the founcation for future robotic servicing missions.   10803   Shuttle Era Concludes: Goddard has Always Been There
Short, narrated video about the solar cycle. For complete transcript, click here .   10804   The Solar Cycle
A brief recap of the 2011 SISTER camp featuring Terri Patterson of Goddard's Office of Education. For complete transcript, click here .   10805   Goddard Welcomes SISTER
Narrated Beyond Einstein production. For complete transcript, click here .   10806   Beyond Einstein
On March 28, 2011, NASA's Swift detected intense X-ray flares thought to be caused by a black hole devouring a star. In one model, illustrated here, a sun-like star on an eccentric orbit plunges too close to its galaxy's central black hole. About half of the star's mass feeds an accretion disk around the black hole, which in turn powers a particle jet that beams radiation toward Earth. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab   10807   NASA's Swift Satellite Spots Black Hole Devouring A Star
These animations illustrate two wildly different explanations for GRB 101225A, better known as the   10808   The Dual Personality of the 'Christmas Burst'
Short, narrated video about the new ability to track space weather from the sun to the Earth. For complete transcript, click here .   10809   NASA Spacecraft Track Solar Storms From Sun To Earth
This web short gives an overview of the exciting discovery.   10810   DNA Building Blocks Can Be Made in Space
SNHF/Goddard Promo Video   10811   Media Produced for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center by Montana State University SNHF Alumni
An artist's conception of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), the eigth satellite in the long-running Landsat program, flying over the US Gulf Coast.   10812   LDCM Spacecraft Animations and Still Images
The Comet Nucleus Sample Return mission will collect subsurface samples from a comet and return them to Earth. Comets and asteroids are leftover remnants from the early solar system and by studying samples from these objects, we can learn more about the formation of our solar system and may find clues to the origin of life on Earth. For complete transcript, click here .   10813   NASA Developing Comet Harpoon for Sample Return
Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun discusses this year's Earth Science Week theme, Our Ever-changing Earth, and offers insight to how NASA studies change across all scales of space and time. For complete transcript, click here .   10814   Earth Science Week 2011 Kickoff
Curling   10815   Surfing Waves On The Sun
This European satellite imagery helped prove that a tsunami can make an impact a hemisphere away.   10816   None
This movie shows the flare and eruption from the previous clips, zoomed in even more on the region of the explosion. The top row shows three AIA channels next to a map of the Sun's surface magnetic field (observed by SDO's Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager). Underneath these images are two traces of the Sun's brightness as observed by the EVE instrument, corresponding to the two left-most AIA images. As the flare goes off, all channels brighten, so much so that star-shaped diffraction patterns show up caused by AIA's optical properties; these patterns cross at the locations of maximum brightness. Then the emission from the flare site itself fades away. An hour later, a faint high glow is seen in the 94A AIA channel (green), revealing hot gases well above the flare site. Then the 335A channel (blue) shows a similar set of bright structures, and finally the 171A channel (yellow) shows these structures (most clearly as strands shaped by the Sun's magnetic field). This afterglow, the 'EUV late phase' of the eruptive flare, reveals that the coronal gas in the high magnetic arches is cooling, successively showing up in AIA filters designed to image the glow from gases at temperatures within limited ranges. Credit: NASA/SDO/EVE/AIA/HMI/R. Hock/LASP   10817   SDO EVE Late Phase Flares
Learn more about the new images from Noah Petro, Research Scientist and member of the LRO Project Science team! For complete transcript, click here .   10818   New LRO Images Offer Sharper Views of Apollo 12, 14, and 17 Sites
Active galaxies called blazars make up the largest class of objects detected by Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT). Massive black holes in the hearts of these galaxies fire particle jets in our direction. Fermi team member Elizabeth Hays narrates this quick tour of blazars, which includes LAT movies showing how rapidly their emissions can change. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab Watch this video on the NASAexplorer YouTube channel. For complete transcript, click here .   10819   Fermi's Latest Gamma-ray Census Highlights Cosmic Mysteries
How the same omega-shaped high sowed havoc for Russia and Pakistan   10820   None
Watch what scientists have just recorded for the first time: explosive space weather from start to finish.   10821   None
Meteorites recovered in Antarctica and Australia lead scientists to believe DNA building blocks exist in space.   10822   Does DNA Have Extraterrestrial Origins?
As the sun rises over Antarctica, the yearly ozone hole begins to form.   10823   None
Scientists have simulated what the ozone hole would look like in 2065 had chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) never been regulated.   10824   None
NASA scientist Tom Wagner shares his analysis of the 2011 sea ice minimum.   10825   None
Explore how sea ice forms in the Antarctic.   10826   None
NASA has put an airborne mission in the field that will continue critical measurements of a worrisome glacier.   10827   West Antarctica's Weak Spot
Arctic sea ice from March 7 to September 9, 2011.   10828   Arctic Sea Ice 2011 Minimum
Find out what fueled one of the worst hurricane seasons in history.   10829   None
Rainfall estimates for Hurricane Irene are in. Find out which place got the wettest.   10830   None
Watch nearly a decade of burning from a satellite's perspective.   10831   The Geography Of Fire
Find out how Africa's numerous fires ignite.   10832   The Fire Continent
Giant explosions leap off the sun's surface with the power of a billion hydrogen bombs.   10833   What Does It Take To Be X-Class?
Like clockwork, dark spots the size of Earth speckle our sun.   10834   Magnetic Hotspots
Explore how lasers onboard satellites are used to map our planet and beyond.   10835   Space Lasers
A modeled visualization of the moon's phases and libration reveals its changing appearance over 2011 so far.   10836   Moon Wobble
Satellites reveal how Iceland's ice-covered volcano wreaked havoc on Europe.   10837   Eyjafjallajokull's Plume
The Athabasca oil sands are at once a source of oil, economic growth, and environmental concern.   10838   Mining Canada's Oil Sands
Ship fumes create streaky white clouds visible from space.   10839   Crisscrossing Clouds
The vast majority of the world's fresh water is frozen in ice sheets, glaciers and snow caps.   10840   Tour Of The Cryosphere
Watch surface currents circulate in this high-resolution, 3D model of the Earth's oceans.   10841   Perpetual Ocean
Dr. Gavin Schmidt, Research Physical Scientist at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), talks about the role of modeling at NASA. Driven by satellite data collected across the various Earth systems (air, water, land, ice), these powerful computer models allow scientists such as Gavin to study changes across our planet, to better understand the consequences of such changes on the Earth and its inhabitants, but also to look at potential changes in the future. For complete transcript, click here .   10842   Earth Science Week 2011
Download the video here!   10843   Science On a Sphere: Evolution of the Moon
For complete transcript, click here .   10845   Operation IceBridge Antarctica 2011 Mission Preview
Animation with no labels.   10846   Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) Blast Their Way Through the Solar System
Two spiral arms emerge from the gas-rich disk around SAO 206462, a young star in the constellation Lupus. This image, acquired by the Subaru Telescope and its HiCIAO instrument, is the first to show spiral arms in a circumstellar disk. The disk itself is some 14 billion miles across, or about twice the size of Pluto's orbit in our own solar system. No Labels. Credit: NAOJ/Subaru   10847   Spiral Arms Point to Possible Planets in a Star's Dusty Disk
Laser Comm Teaser A one minute promotional teaser for the LCRD mission.   10848   Laser Comm: The Next Generation of Space Communications
A short video that looks at the history of the Ben Franklin mission and its scientific legacy in ocean and climate science. For complete transcript, click here .   10849   Meanwhile, At the Bottom of the Ocean
The advance-and-retreat cycle of snow cover drastically changes the whiteness and brightness of Earth.   10850   Let It Snow
Fire observations from around the world taken over nearly 10 years are shown in this visualization of NASA satellite data. For complete transcript, click here .   10851   A Look Back at a Decade of Fires
Watch the ever-changing features of our planet unfold.   10852   Chameleon Earth
Daily global carbon monoxide measurements lend insight into the impact of fire emissions on our atmosphere.   10853   Following The Carbon Monoxide Trail
Researchers discovered a previously unknown band of carbon dioxide pollution encircling the Southern Hemisphere.   10854   Discovering A Belt Of Carbon Dioxide
Two disastrous summers in U.S. history were caused by a simple lack and excess of rain.   10855   Too Little, Too Much
A powerful computing tool allows scientists to compare two extreme seasons in recent American history.   10856   Recreating The Wind
Navigating by Cosmic Beacon A promotional teaser for SEXTANT. For complete transcript, click here .   10857   SEXTANT: Navigating by Cosmic Beacon
This plot shows the positions of nine new pulsars (magenta) discovered by Fermi and of an unusual millisecond pulsar (green) that Fermi data reveal to be the youngest such object known. With this new batch of discoveries, Fermi has detected more than 100 pulsars in gamma rays. Credit: Credit: AEI and NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration   10858   Fermi Discovers Youngest Millisecond Pulsar
Engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center inspect and move the Thermal InfraRed Sensor (TIRS) after two months of testing in the thermal vacuum chamber. For complete transcript, click here .   10859   TIRS TVAC1 Opening The Vacuum Chamber
NASA's DC-8 flew over the Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf on Oct. 14, 2011, as part of Operation IceBridge. A large, long-running crack was plainly visible across the ice shelf. The DC-8 took off on Oct. 26, 2011, to collect more data on the ice shelf and the crack. The area beyond the crack that could calve in the coming months covers about 310 square miles (800 sq. km).   10860   Operation IceBridge Discovers Massive Crack In Ice Shelf
What is Fermi. Narrated short video. Watch this video on the NASAexplorer YouTube channel. For complete transcript, click here .   10861   Fermi Pulsar Interactive Videos
Abandoned boats now rest on sandy scrubland that was once the basin of the world's fourth largest lake.   10862   None
Researchers can use ocean temperatures to predict Amazon fire season severity.   10863   Forecasting South American Fires
Satellite images show the recovery of Yellowstone National Park following its most intense fire season in history.   10864   Yellowstone's Burn Scars
NASA's heliophysics fleet of more than 20 spacecraft studies the dynamic electromagnetic system stretching from the sun to Earth.   10865   None
NASA's two Voyager spacecraft reveal the frothy border of the solar system.   10866   Bubbles At The Edge Of The Solar System
Beauty pass animation showing the spacecraft moving into sunlight and past the Earth to end facing out into space.   10867   Swift HD Beauty Shot
A Visitor Center PSA for the NASA.gov/goddard Visitor Center web page. For complete transcript, click here .   10868   Visitor Center PSA
Animation of black hole system H1743-322. In this animation, an X-ray hot spot in the gas around the black hole produced signals of rising frequency as the spot moved closer to the black hole. When the bullets were ejected June 3, the hot spot vanished.   10869   NASA's RXTE Helps Pinpoint Launch of 'Bullets' in a Black Hole's Jet
UC Irvine scientist Jim Randerson provides an overview of the findings, which appear this week in the journal Science. For complete transcript, click here .   10870   Ocean Temperatures Can Predict Amazon Fire Season Severity
Asteroid 2005 YU55 whisks through the field of view of Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) on Nov. 9, just hours after the space rock made its closest approach to Earth. The video plays on a background image from the Digital Sky Survey that shows the same region, which lies within the Great Square asterism of the constellation Pegasus (times UT). Credit: NASA/Swift/Stefan Immler and DSS For complete transcript, click here .   10871   Swift Captures Flyby of Asteroid 2005 YU55
Timelapse of deforestation in the state of Rondonia in Brazil, from 2000-2010.   10872   Amazon Deforestation in Rondonia, Brazil, 2000-2010
Graphic comparing three images of the U.S. National Mall: First, as it looked in 1936. Second, the Mall if it had been reforested at the same rate as the Eastern U.S. during the 2oth century. Third, the amount of trees lost globally around the world every 15 minutes.   10873   Global Rate of Deforestation 2011
This video supports the Science in the Media curriculum module, which culminates with students playing the role of reporters viewing this simulated press conference and writing a story about it. The findings discussed in the video are actual results from the Suzaku satellite. For complete transcript with timecode, click here . For complete transcript without timecode, click here .   10874   Science in the Media Press Conference
This animation compares the X-ray 'heartbeats' of GRS 1915 and IGR J17091, two black holes that ingest gas from companion stars. GRS 1915 has nearly five times the mass of IGR J17091, which at three solar masses may be the smallest black hole known. A fly-through relates the heartbeats to hypothesized changes in the black hole's jet and disk. For complete transcript, click here .   10875   RXTE Detects 'Heartbeat' Of Smallest Black Hole Candidate
Animation showing the pulsing behavior of the black hole in system IGR J17091-3624. This animation shows the pulsing at its real-time speed of 5 seconds per cycle.   10876   Black Hole Pulse Animation
Video file of SAVE Award winner, Matthew Ritsko For complete transcript, click here .   10877   SAVE Contest Winner
Tour the Cygnus X star factory. This video opens with wide optical and infrared images of the constellation Cygnus, then zooms into the Cygnus X region using radio, infrared and gamma-ray images. Fermi LAT shows that gamma rays fill cavities in the star-forming clouds. The emission occurs when fast-moving cosmic rays strike hot gas and starlight. Watch this video on the NASAexplorer YouTube channel.   10878   Gamma rays in the Heart of Cygnus
Ancient Meso-American civilizations of the Mayans and Aztecs likely amplified droughts in the Yucatan and southern Mexico by clearing rainforests to make room for pastures and farmland. For complete transcript, click here .   10879   Ancient Dry Spells Offer Clues About the Future of Drought
Scientists can see and fact-check from space how ice melts in Greenland each year.   10880   Greenland's Vanishing Ice
Snow and sea ice play follow-the-leader as winter descends and spring arrives.   10881   Snow Leads, Sea Ice Follows
Explore the solar heating of the ocean in part one of a series on the water cycle.   10882   The Water Cycle: Heating The Ocean
Explore the role of water vapor in part two of the water cycle series.   10883   The Water Cycle: Steaming The Air
Explore how water droplets form and fall from the sky in part three of the water cycle series.   10884   The Water Cycle: Watering The Land
Explore how water moves across land and returns to the ocean in the final installment of the water cycle series.   10885   The Water Cycle: Following The Water
Slowed and looped video with music. For complete transcript, click here .   10886   SDO Sees Comet Lovejoy Survive Close Encounter With Sun
Fermi's view of the gamma-ray sky continually improves. This image of the entire sky includes three years of observations by Fermi's Large Area Telescope (LAT). It shows how the sky appears at energies greater than 1 billion electron volts (1 GeV). Brighter colors indicate brighter gamma-ray sources. A diffuse glow fills the sky and is brightest along the plane of our galaxy (middle). Discrete gamma-ray sources include pulsars and supernova remnants within our galaxy as well as distant galaxies powered by supermassive black holes. Credit: NASA/DOE/Fermi LAT Collaboration   10887   NASA's Fermi Space Telescope Explores New Energy Extremes
A solar storm lashes Earth as the sun's activity intensifies.   10888   Solar Fury
The transpolar drift (purple arrows) is a dominant circulation feature in the Arctic Ocean that carries freshwater runoff (red arrows) from rivers in Russia across the North Pole and south towards Greenland. Under changing atmospheric conditions, emergent circulation patterns (blue arrows) drive freshwater runoff east towards Canada, resulting in freshening of Arctic water in the Canada Basin.   10889   NASA Finds Russian Runoff Freshening Canadian Arctic
Video file for GCPEx field campaign. For complete transcript, click here .   10890   NASA Airborne Cold Weather Experiment Measures Falling Snow
Animation of Schumann resonance in Earth's atmosphere.   10891   Schumann resonance animation
The GRACE satellites offer a new global inventory of the world's melting ice.   10892   Goodbye, Glaciers
An introduction to the groundbreaking scientific and practical applications of the Aqua satellte. For complete transcript, click here .   10893   Aqua Podcast Series
Witness the extravagant transformation of Dubai's desert landscape between 2000 and 2011.   10894   Dubai's Rapid Growth
Space telescopes capture Comet Lovejoy's dangerous encounter with the sun and its journey beyond.   10895   Sungrazer
See how rising warm air gives birth to stunning cumulus clouds.   10896   Bubbles In The Sky
Atmospheric models recreate the massive weather system that fueled one of 2010's most ferocious blizzards.   10897   None
A short video about the DaisyWorld model and its implications for real world earth science. For complete transcript, click here .   10898   This World Is Black and White
Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the flare, shown here in teal as that is the color typically used to show light in the 131 angstrom wavelength, a wavelength in which it is easy to view solar flares. The flare began at 10:38 PM ET on Jan. 22, peaked at 10:59 PM and ended at 11:34 PM. Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA   10899   Biggest Solar Storm Since 2005
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