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Spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere, causing intense heating and friction that is displayed in a glowing, fiery tail of light.
3 minutes 43 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Seedlings burst through the dry surface of an arid landscape. Text reads, “AIRS. Advancing Our Understanding of Earth’s Climate.”
3 minutes 10 seconds
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A galaxy fades out. Caption: The original galaxy would be gone.
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Episode 6
2 minutes 7 seconds
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A huge mass of hot gas swirls into a star. Caption: that swirls onto the massive star.
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Episode 5
3 minutes 29 seconds
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Illustration of the earth revolving the sun. Caption: As the earth moved around the sun,
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Episode 13
2 minutes 52 seconds
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illustration of asteroids revolving the sun and other planets. Caption: Asteroids, though, move across the sky at different rates.
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Episode 8
2 minutes 4 seconds
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Illustration of a wave striking an atom. Caption: The shortest wavelength light are gamma rays,
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Episode 9
6 minutes 58 seconds
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Illustration of a woman talking to the Alien M51. Caption: You've got to move the earth back where it belongs.
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Episode 10
4 minutes 26 seconds
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The celestial image of a red starry surface. Caption: Where new stars are born,
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Episode 2
2 minutes 8 seconds
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Animation of two galaxies colliding. Caption: they smash together with tremendous force.
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Episode 11
1 minutes 54 seconds
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Image of Andromeda galaxy. Caption: is about 160,000 light years away.
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Episode 12
2 minutes 33 seconds
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An image of the outer space. Caption: it's eventually blocks out all visible light.
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Episode 4
2 minutes 30 seconds
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An Illustration depicts the three positions of the universe. The difference between the first two and the last two positions is labeled, + 2 units. The difference between the first and last positions is labeled, + 4 units. Caption: the more the expansion pushes them apart.
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Episode 1
2 minutes 34 seconds
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An electromagnetic spectrum with a bright star over the infrared range. Caption: Hotter objects glow in visible light.
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Episode 7
3 minutes 16 seconds
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An illustration depicts the spiral structure of a galaxy. Caption: Many galaxies have a spiral structure,
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Episode 14
1 minutes 54 seconds
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Sun and a red planet in outer space. Caption: we can tell what comprises the atmospheres.
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Episode 3
3 minutes 4 seconds
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Three images of a textured surface. Caption: We see cracks and ridges, but few craters.
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Text reads, “Curiosity at Martian Scenic Overlook,” against a blurry shot of the Mars landscape. The on-screen caption reads, “NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology.”
1 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Text reads, “Curiosity Rover Snaps Billion Pixel Panorama,” against a blurry photo of Mars. The on-screen caption reads, “NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology.”
3 minutes 9 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
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