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Podcast title Podcast for audio and video - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Website URL http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/rss/in...
Description Video and audio podcasts from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory feature the latest news on space and science findings from JPL and NASA. Topics include discoveries made by spacecraft studying planets in our solar system, including Mars, Saturn and our home planet, Earth. Missions also study stars and galaxies in our universe. Other topics cover tips for amateur astronomers and updates from the Mars Rover and Cassini missions.
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1. GRAIL Mission Returns First Video of Moon's Far Side
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NASA's GRAIL mission has beamed back its first video of the far side of the moon. The imagery was taken on Jan. 19 by the MoonKAM aboard the mission's 'Ebb' spacecraft.





2. What's Up for February?
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Mars gets closer and two comets delight viewers.





3. The Martians: Launching Curiosity to Mars
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Behind the scenes look at launching the Curiosity rover to Mars.





4. The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Launching a Mars Rover
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Lift-off of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover to Mars!





5. Opportunity on Mars
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NASA's Opportunity rover hits 8-year mark on Mars.





6. Students Choose Spacecraft Names
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NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft have new names, thanks to some enthusiastic 4th graders from Montana, who reveal the names in dramatic fashion.





7. Curiosity Tweaks Course to Mars
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NASA rover makes first big maneuver en route to August rendezvous with Mars.





8. NASA Finds Russian Runoff Freshening Canadian Arctic
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The transpolar drift (purple) carries freshwater (red) from Russian rivers towards Greenland. Changing atmospheric circulation (blue) drive the runoff east towards Canada. Credit: NASA/U. of Wash.





9. GRAIL-A Spacecraft Arrives at the Moon
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After firing its main engine for 39 minutes, the GRAIL-A spacecraft was captured into lunar orbit.





10. What's Up for January?
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Check out a pretty parade of planets this month. Venus at dusk, Jupiter overhead, Mars before midnight, Saturn near sunrise.





11. Podcast: GRAIL Spacecraft-New Year's Moon Arrival
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NASA's twin GRAIL spacecraft are on course to enter orbit around the moon just in time for 2012.





12. Explore Space 2011 a Year in Review
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A look back at an exciting year of exploration.





13. Sleigh Ride Over Mars
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Take a virtual sleigh ride over the real landscapes of Mars, courtesy of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.





14. 2011 Invention Challenge. It's a Kick
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JPLers and students compete in the 2011 Invention Challenge.





15. Mission to Mars Begins Collecting Science Data While Still Near Earth
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Although still nearly eight months from Mars, the Radiation Assessment Detector on NASA's Mars Science Laboratory has begun collecting data that will aid planning of future human missions to Mars.





16. Dark Hill on Asteroid Vesta
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This video includes images from NASA's Dawn framing camera instrument.





17. What's Up for December?
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A recap of our successful launches including JUNO, GRAIL and MSL as well as many planets to be seen in the night sky including a lunar eclipse.





18. Soar Over Asteroid Vesta in 3-D
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Soar over the giant asteroid Vesta in 3-D. Put on your 3-D glasses for this ride over asteroid Vesta.





19. Curiosity Heads to Mars
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The Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft separates from the upper stage of its Atlas V launch vehicle and heads on its way to Mars.





20. The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Getting a Rover Ready for Launch
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After thousands of hours of testing and bug fixes, the Curiosity rover is ready for launch.





21. How Do You Get to Mars?
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What does it take to get a spacecraft to Mars? This 60-second video covers a few key things to remember when planning a trip to the Red Planet.





22. Re-launching History
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A rocket hobbyist builds a WAC Corporal replica to honor aeronautics pioneer Frank Malina.





23. The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Transporting a Mars Rover
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A look at getting the Curiosity rover from its birthplace at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.





24. Updated Radar Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55
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This radar image of asteroid 2005 YU55 was obtained on Nov. 7, 2011, at 11:45 a.m. PST (2:45 p.m. EST/1945 UTC).





25. Mars in a Minute: Is Mars Really Red?
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Mars is often known as the 'Red Planet,' but is it really red? This 60-second video answers one of the most frequently asked questions about our planetary neighbor.





26. First Movie of Asteroid 2005 YU55
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This six-frame movie of asteroid 2005 YU55 was generated from data obtained by NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar on Nov. 7, 2011.





27. What's Up for November?
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Planets on parade as we prepare for Curiosity Rover Launch





28. Asteroid 2005 YU55
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An aircraft carrier-sized asteroid makes a safe, close flyby of Earth on Nov. 8, 2011.





29. Podcast: The American Rocketeer
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75 years ago, the first rocket tests were conducted on a site that is now NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.





30. Mars Rover Power
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Curiosity is the biggest robot explorer ever to rove Mars. How do you power something like that?





31. NASA Surfs the Skies Above Oahu, Hawaii
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This flyover of Oahu, Hawaii, was made by draping Jan. 13, 2010, image data from the ASTER instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft over new ASTER Version 2 digital elevation data.





32. Rover's Eye View of Three-Year Trek on Mars
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During the three-year trek of NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity from Victoria crater to Endeavour crater, rover planners captured a horizon photograph at the end of each drive.





33. What's Up for October?
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Look for moons and meteors this month!





34. WISE Finds Fewer Asteroids near Earth
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New observations by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, show there are significantly fewer near-Earth asteroids in the mid-size range than previously thought.





35. Aquarius Yields NASA's First Global Map of Ocean Salinity
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Aquarius is making NASA's first space observations of ocean surface salinity variations.





36. Vesta False Color Shape Model
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This false-color video of the giant asteroid Vesta was created from images taken by the framing camera aboard NASA's Dawn spacecraft.





37. NASA's Journey Above Vesta
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New views of the second most massive object in the asteroid belt.





38. A Planet With Two Suns
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These animations illustrate a planet circling two stars. The planet, Kepler-16b, was discovered by NASA's Kepler mission.





39. Mars Technology Finds Earth's Hidden Water
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Scientists use Mars 'follow the water' technology on Earth





40. What's Up for September?
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Enjoy a tour of lunar landing sites as NASA's GRAIL mission launches to the moon this month.





41. NASA's Moon-Bound GRAIL Mission
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NASA's GRAIL precision flyers will determine the lunar structure from crust to core.





42. Flow of Ice Across Antarctica
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These animations shows the motion of ice in Antarctica.





43. Curiosity Rover Trailer
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This animation shows the major mission events of the Curiosity rover's landing on Mars scheduled for August 2012.





44. Flyover Newton Crater on Mars
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Simulated flyover of recurrent, warm-season flows on a slope inside Newton crater on Mars.





45. Possible Water Flows on Mars
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Could there be flowing water on Mars?





46. Simulation of What Juno Will 'See' From Jupiter Orbit
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This animation shows how Jupiter will appear to the camera onboard NASA's Juno mission, called JunoCam, as the spacecraft goes through an orbit.





47. What's Up August 2011: Windy planets, Juno mission
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Windy Saturn and Jupiter, Juno mission launch.





48. Vesta Full Rotation Movie
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In this movie, strung together from a series of images provided by the framing camera on NASA's Dawn spacecraft, we see a full rotation of Vesta, which occurs over the course of roughly five hours.





49. Unlocking Jupiter's Mysteries
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What will NASA's Juno mission learn at Jupiter?





50. Trojan Asteroid Shares Orbit With Earth
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This animation illustrates the orbit of 2010 TK7 (green dots), the first known Earth Trojan asteroid, discovered by NEOWISE, the asteroid-hunting portion of NASA's WISE mission.





51. Curiosity at Kennedy Space Center
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All the pieces are in place for the NASA Curiosity rover's upcoming launch to Mars.





52. Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site: Gale Crater
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Soar over the crater on Mars that will be Curiosity's landing site.





53. Spirit's Snapshots of Mars
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These views of Mars are just a small sampling from the 124,000 images returned by the Spirit rover.





54. What's UpJuly 2011: Learn about asteroids, see Vesta, Dawn mission
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This month you can learn about asteroids, and see Vesta, as the Dawn spacecraft closes in.





55. Next Mars Rover in Action
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A narrated play-by-play of the key events of Curiosity's landing on Mars.





56. Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Animation
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This 11-minute animation depicts key events of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission.





57. Building Curiosity: The Big Move for Next Mars Rover
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How do you move NASA's next Mars rover from one coast to the other?





58. Building Curiosity: Packing for Florida
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A last look at NASA's Curiosity rover as it gets packed up for the trip to Florida.





59. Aquarius Update: Episode 5 - Lift-off!
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NASA's Aquarius begins its mission to study the salt in Earth's ocean.





60. Vesta's Surface Comes into View
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This movie shows surface details beginning to resolve as NASA's Dawn spacecraft closes in on the giant asteroid Vesta.





61. Aquarius Update: Episode 4 - Ready for Launch
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Engineers make the finishing touches readying Aquarius for launch.





62. Imagine Mars Overview
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The Imagine Mars Project gives students a chance to work with scientists and engineers to build and design a future human community on Mars.





63. Podcast: NASA's Aquarius Mission to Fly High Over the Salty Seas
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NASA prepares for launch of Aquarius, an Earth-orbiting mission that will measure salt content on the ocean surface.





64. What's Up June 2011: Collisions, impacts, craters
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Solar System collisions, impacts and craters!





65. Aquarius Update: Episode 3
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NASA's Aquarius is secured to a rocket in preparation for launch.





66. Spirit's Triumphs on Mars
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Team members reflect on Spirit's six-years of roving Mars.





67. Aquarius Update: Episode 2 - Solar Panels Attached
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Engineers attach and test solar panels to the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft, as it's readied for launch.





68. The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Selecting a Landing Site
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Scientists get closer to selecting a landing site for the Curiosity rover.





69. Aquarius: Studying the Salt of the Sea
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NASA's salt-seeking Aquarius ascends to the heavens this June. Find out how it can help answer questions about climate change.





70. Building Curiosity: Going For A Spin
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Engineers put the rover through spin tests to ensure smooth sailing in space.





71. Aquarius Update: Episode 1
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First of a series leading up to the launch of the Aquarius mission .





72. What's Up May 2011: Watch 4 planets and the moon just before sunrise
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All month long watch 4 planets and the moon gather just before sunrise.





73. Voyager: Humanity's Farthest Journey
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At the edge of the solar system.





74. What's Up April 2011: Use the big dipper to find Saturn this month
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Use the big dipper to find Saturn this month.





75. Building Curiosity: Mars Rover Goes From Shake to Bake
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First shake then bake -- NASA's recipe to prepare the next Mars rover for space and the Red Planet.





76. Mixed Signals from Saturn
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Saturn is sending out mixed signals in recent data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.





77. Building Curiosity: Curiosity's Stunt Double Takes a Spin
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Engineers test Curiosity's hill-climbing capabilities using her Earthbound twin.





78. Virtual Vesta
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This video shows the scientists' best guess to date of what the surface of the protoplanet Vesta might look like.





79. Building Curiosity: Rover Shakedown
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Curiosity recently completed vibration tests to make sure the rover can withstand the bumpy ride to Mars.





80. Stardust Swoops by Tempel 1
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This movie shows what it was like for NASA's Stardust spacecraft to fly by comet Tempel 1.





81. Sounds of a Comet Encounter
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During its Feb. 14, 2011, flyby of comet Tempel 1, an instrument on the protective shield on NASA's Stardust spacecraft was pelted by dust particles and small rocks.





82. First impressions of Stardust-NExT flyby of comet Tempel 1
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Scientists reveal sights and sounds of comet Tempel 1 flyby.





83. Date with a Comet
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All about NASA's Stardust NExT mission, its goals and the Feb. 14 flyby of comet Tempel 1.





84. What's Up February 2011: Jupiter, Saturn, moon, planet couples
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This month see Jupiter at sunset, Saturn at midnight, pretty moon and planet couples in-between.





85. Stardust-Next: NASA's Most-Traveled Comet Hunter
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Stardust-NExT is about to become the first spacecraft to visit two comets. The first was Wild 2 in 2004. Next up: comet Tempel 1, on February 14.





86. NASA's Opportunity Celebrates Its 7th birthday at Santa Maria Crater
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NASA's Opportunity rover celebrates seven years on Mars, and counting.





87. Landing System Drop Test
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Engineers put Curiosity's innovative landing system to the test.





88. 2010: A Year of Pictures from NASA/JPL
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This fast-paced video highlights some of the colorful and intriguing images from Earth and space, courtesy of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.





89. What's Up January 2011: Shooting star fireworks ring in the new year
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Shooting star fireworks ring in the new year!





90. Phobos Passes in Front of Sun's Face, Nov. 9, 2010
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The larger of the two moons of Mars, Phobos, transits (passes in front of) the sun in this approximately true-speed movie simulation using images from the panoramic camera.





91. Mars Movie: I'm Dreaming of a Blue Sunset
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The sun descends to the Martian horizon and sets in this 30-second movie simulation using images from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.





92. Movie from Mars: Sunset Watched by Opportunity, November 2010
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The sun descends to the Martian horizon and sets in this 30-second movie simulation using images from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.





93. Mars Odyssey Earns Longevity Badge
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NASA's Odyssey orbiter wins title as the longest operating spacecraft at Mars





94. Cold Case: Possible Ice Volcano on Titan
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Cassini super sleuths have found the best case yet of an ice volcano in the outer solar system.





95. What's Up December 2010: December's Lunar Eclipse Takes the Spotlight
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A lunar eclipse and a planetary trio grace the morning sky in December.





96. Building Curiosity: Getting Wired for Mars
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Engineers test new software for NASA's Mars Curiosity mission





97. Cosmic Comet Snow Storm
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EPOXI mission science team provides new insights on Comet Hartley 2.





98. Flight of Comet Hartley 2
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This video clip of EPOXI's Nov. 4 flyby of comet Hartley 2 is comprised of 40 frames taken from the spacecraft's Medium-Resolution Instrument.





99. How to Make a Comet
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Students can build their own comet models by using a wide range of craft materials.





100. Create a Comet With Dry Ice
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Learn how to build an icy model of a comet, complete with shooting jets. Safety precautions are required.