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

Return to Mars: New Martian Discoveries (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:31:36

The two Mars Rovers are alive and well after surviving their second Martian winter. Come and see photos of discoveries they made during their third year on Mars, with Exploratorium Senior Scientist Paul Doherty.

Project: Return to Mars | Browse All

Date: March 31, 2007
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: mars, rovers, spirit, opportunity, red planet, crater, jpl, rocks, rat, solar panels, wheels, sand, dust

Real: 256K

Windows Media: 256K

Transit of Mercury: Transit of Mercury Pre-Program (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:24:36

Join Exploratorium staff Paul Doherty and Robyn Higdon as they discuss the Transit of Mercury.

Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All

Date: November 8, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy

Keywords: mercury, transit, exosphere, orbit, sun, first contact, eclipse, sunspot, solar flare

Real: 225K

Transit of Mercury: Transit of Mercury (Webcast)

Running Time:
05:12:09

On November 8, 2006, Mercury slowly slid across the face of the sun during a relatively rare event known as a transit. The Exploratorium's Live@ crew was at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona to cover the event. This webcast includes a brief history of Kitt Peak and its 21 telescopes.

Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All

Date: November 8, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy

Keywords: mercury, transit, kitt peak national observatory, exosphere, orbit, sun, first contact, eclipse, sunspot, solar flare

Real: 225K

Solar Eclipse: Live from Turkey: Highlights (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:04:43

On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse occurred as the moon moved directly between the earth and the sun. The moon's shadow fell on the earth, first darkening the eastern tip of Brazil, and then moved across the Atlantic Ocean to make landfall in Ghana, Africa. It continued moving northeast through Nigeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt, across the Mediterranean and into Turkey, where an Exploratorium team was waiting.

Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All

Date: March 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: side, turkey, eclipse, solar

QuickTime: 350K

Miscellaneous: Aeolian Landscape (Clip)

Running Time:
00:00:11

An clip of the Aeolian Landscape exhibit by artist Ned Kahn. Blowing air sculpts sand into an ever-changing landscape.

Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All

Date: January 10, 2006
Format: Exhibit
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art, Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: art, aeolian, exhibit, ned kahn, wind, sand, dune, simulation

QuickTime: 1.52M

Return to Mars: Happy Birthday, Opportunity (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:47:21

On December 11, 2005, Opportunity, one of the twin rovers exploring Mars, celebrated its first Martian birthday. Opportunity had been on the red planet 687 Earth days, which is one Martian year. (A year is the time it takes a planet to make a complete loop around the sun). Join us for a look back over the those 687 days of discovery: what we learned, what we saw, and what questions remained unanswered.

Project: Return to Mars | Browse All

Date: December 11, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: mars, rovers, spirit, opportunity, red planet, crater, jpl, rocks, rat, solar panels, wheels, sand, dust

Real: 225K 450K

Origins: Hubble: The Very Latest from Hubble (Webcast)

Running Time:
0:40:48

On the occasion of Hubble's 15th birthday we unveil two spectacular mosaic images from the telescope, discuss the amazing accomplishments of Hubble during the past 15 years, and look at some of the images from space.

Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All

Date: April 26, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: hubble telescope, digital images, photography, planets, stars, galaxies, orbits, solar panels, atmosphere

Real: 225K 450K

Return to Mars: Where Have All the Rovers Gone? (Webcast)

Running Time:
00:45:44

NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have long outlived their life expectancy of three months. Join us as we sum up the rover data and explain how this information changes our view of Mars.

Project: Return to Mars | Browse All

Date: February 8, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Keywords: mars, mer, robots, science, images, horizon, craters, surfaces, dry lakes, rocks, wheels, cameras, nasa, jpl, rat, solar power, target.

Real: 225K 1M

Chaco Canyon: Sun Stories (Clip)

Running Time:
00:03:43

The sun holds an honored place in the lives of Southwestern Native Americans. Hear insights into the importance of the sun from Dr. Shelly Valdez, educator at Laguna Pueblo; Dr. Isabel Hawkins, solar researcher at UC Berkeley; and Andrew Garcia Sr., coordinator of Tewa dancers.

Project: Ancient Observatories: Chaco Canyon | Browse All

Date: October 7, 2004
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science, History

Keywords: sun observation, solar alignment

Chaco Canyon: Alignments at Chaco Canyon: Wijiji (Clip)

Running Time:
00:00:24

Time-lapse footage of light moving across a pictograph at Wijiji 931.

Project: Ancient Observatories: Chaco Canyon | Browse All

Date: October 7, 2004
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology/Earth Science

Keywords: sun observation, solar alignment


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