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✕ Planetary Sciences
E.Z. Science: Launching to Mars with NASA's Perseverance Rover In the latest episode of #EZScience, learn about the upcoming launch of Perseverance. Dr. E and Dr. Z talk about the technological advancements of the newest Mars rover (and helicopter!). https://youtu.be/1P-QBtEyDbQ Grade 4, Grade 3, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 11, Grade 12 Spacecraft, Uncrewed spaceflight, Technology and Engineering

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 E.Z. Science: Your Space Science Questions Answered! Watch the seventh episode of our #EZScience series to hear answers to your questions about planetary and space science. https://youtu.be/cS27PGmMFKg Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 Science, Solar System, Stars, Dwarf planets, Astronomy

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 E.Z. Science: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope – Our Window to the Stars Watch the sixth episode of our #EZScience series to learn about the 30th anniversary of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. https://youtu.be/Zg4Jmcb485g Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 Telescopes, Technology and Engineering, Solar System, Spaceflight

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 E.Z. Science: Taking Light Apart with the James Webb Space Telescope Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen and Dr. Ellen Stofan discuss the James Webb Space Telescope upcoming launch, as well as the Hubble Space Telescope backup mirror and historical spectrographs. https://youtu.be/gRG80Wr1ETo Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 Telescopes, Stars

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 E.Z. Science: Exploring the X-ray Universe By studying X–rays in deep space, we can learn about some of the most violent and extreme objects in the universe, such as black holes and the remains of stars that have exploded https://youtu.be/tBbdtV53OSc Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 4, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 Dwarf planets, Exoplanets, Solar System, Stars, Sun, Telescopes, Spaceflight

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 E.Z. Science: Studying Earth from Space Earth science is an important priority for NASA. To understand our planet’s climate and how it is changing we need to study the Earth from all angles. https://youtu.be/WpJT54UrM00 Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 Satellites, Moon (Earth), Space stations, Spaceflight

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 E.Z. Science: Women in Astronomy The history of women in astronomy is fascinating and inspiring— women like Caroline Herschel, Phoebe Waterman Haas and Vera Rubin. https://youtu.be/cr4nZkw0k28 Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 Astronomy, Women

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 How Things Fly: Is There Gravity in Orbit? Gravity is the main force to be dealt with in space, and thrust is the force that allows a spacecraft to get into space and maneuver. http://howthingsfly.si.edu/flight-dynamics/gravity-orbit Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Physical science, Science, Spacecraft, Spaceflight

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 E.Z. Science: The Path to Mars 2020 Watch the fourth episode of our #EZScience series to learn about NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission by looking back at the Mars Pathfinder mission and Sojourner rover. https://youtu.be/uc7rl3EXFS4 Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 3, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 Commercial spaceflight, Rockets, Spacecraft, Uncrewed spaceflight, Technology and Engineering

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 E.Z. Science: The Search for New Planets Learn about our search for new planets using the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, James Webb Space Telescope and more! https://youtu.be/C4C8JsgGrrY Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 Exoplanets, Dwarf planets, Science, Solar System

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 STEM in 30: Perseverance; What it Takes to Explore the Red Planet! Take a trip to the red planet to learn about the science of launching and landing a rover on another planet as well as the science that will be done once it is on the ground. https://youtu.be/s-ufX0TaSDM Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Solar System, Spaceflight

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 STEM in 30: Shake Rattle and Roll: The Science Underneath Earthquakes and Volcanoes Travel to the Pacific Northwest, home to some of the most seismically active areas in the U.S. Learn from experts about tectonic activity and find out if they know when the “big one” will hit. https://youtu.be/VkT7zKNHPm8 Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 Science

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