EXPLO.TV - Webcasts, Video Clips, and Podcasts from the Exploratorium

Return to Mars: Curiosity's Secret Discovery (webcast)

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00:30:00

Curiosity has made a discovery! What could it be? Why are JPL scientists keeping this breaking news classified for now? Exploratorium host and Mars enthusiast Robyn Higdon and Ron Hipshman will give you a refresher on Curiosity's SAM instrument and will discuss the process that scientists at JPL must endure before releasing this ground breaking discovery to the public.

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Date: November 27, 2012
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Return to Mars: Highlights of Curiosity and MSL Mission So Far (webcast)

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00:20:00

Exploratorium host and Mars enthusiast Robyn Higdon gives us a tour of the Mars Science Laboratory Mission thus far, what the Curiosity rover is doing now, and what to look forward to in the months to come.

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Date: September 15, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Return to Mars: ¿Que está pasando con el astromóvil Curiosidad en Marte? (webcast)

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00:15:00

Únete a los científicos del Exploratorium e infórmate de las últimas hazañas del astromóvil Curiosidad que está paseando por el planeta Marte e investigando la posibilidad de que haya condiciones hospitalarias para sustentar la vida extraterrestre.

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Date: September 11, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Return to Mars: Curiosity, Spirit, and Opportunity (webcast)

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00:20:00

In today's program, Exploratorium host Ron Hipschman will give a quick update on Curiosity and then revisit the MER rovers, Spirit and Opportunity.

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Date: September 8, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Return to Mars: Time on Mars (webcast)

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00:40:00

It's been a week since we did our last Mars webcast-join Exploratorium hosts Ron Hipschman and Linda Shore as they give us updates us on all the latest images and findings, and share a little bit about time on Mars.

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Date: September 6, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Return to Mars: The Power Source on Curiosity (webcast)

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00:40:00

Curiosity has started roving! Join hosts Robyn and Ron as they bring the latest updates on Curiosity's progress, and then delve into investigating the nuclear power source on the rover.

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Date: August 30, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Return to Mars: The Exploratorium visits JPL (webcast)

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01:00:00

Join host Ron Hipschman and a very special guest, David M. Seidel, who is the Deputy Manager from the Education office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory! They will go over new updates, and then share photos and stories from the Exploratorium's recent visit to JPL to learn more about the MSL mission.

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Date: August 28, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Return to Mars: Mission Updates (webcast)

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00:20:00

The Curiosity rover has updated it's software, moved it's wheels, tested it's laser, and started rolling. In today's show, Ron and Robyn will share all the news and mission updates from the red planet.

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Date: August 25, 2012
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Return to Mars: ChemCam (webcast)

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00:25:00

The Curiosity rover has an incredible tool mounted on the mast, called the "ChemCam",which is a rock-zapping laser and telescope! This laser can hit rock or soil targets up to about 23 ft (or 7 meters) away. In today's show, Ron and Paul will share details about this amazing suite of tools!

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Date: August 15, 2012
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Ancient Writings Revealed: The Evidence Project Presents: Ancient Writings Revealed! (webcast)

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00:58:32

Watch ancient text revealed and read for the first time in a thousand years! Archimedes was one of the world's greatest scientific and mathematical minds. His thoughts were inscribed on goatskin parchment, but the letters and diagrams were scraped off and written over by Greek monks in the Middle Ages. Now, using an intense x-ray beam generated at Stanford University's linear accelerator, some of the original Greek text will be revealed for the first time in the modern world.

Project: Evidence: Ancient Writings Revealed | Browse All

Date: August 4, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): History, Technology