Space: The New Frontier
201810 episodes
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- S4 E1 - The CryosphereMarch 16, 201824minNew satellites are being launched to continue detailed observations of Earth and its oceans an ice caps, They are finding that climate change is accelerating and they have the data to prove it.This video is currently unavailable
- S4 E2 - Set Course for the Heart of the SunMarch 23, 201824minNASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission is on its way and will be shortly followed by Europe's Solar probe Mission. No spacecraft have traveled so fast or so close to a star before. The hope is to reveal the source of the solar winds that affect us here on Earth.This video is currently unavailable
- S4 E3 - Tickets PleaseMarch 30, 201824minThe commercial space flight companies are edging closer and closer to flight readiness. Paying customers will soon be launching into space; tourist revenue is projected to be a major stepping stone toward space exploration and colonization.This video is currently unavailable
- S4 E4 - Mercury or BustApril 6, 201823minThe ESA-JAXA joint Bepi-Colombo Mission is moments away from launch. The target is Mercury which has been too long neglected; this mission will shed new light on this strange world of light and dark.This video is currently unavailable
- S4 E5 - Hyabusa 2April 13, 201824minThe Japanese Asteroid Sample Return Mission has reached its target and is surveying the space rock, ready to dip down to acquire its sample. The return of asteroid material to Earth will aid scientists in the development in planetary defense systems.This video is currently unavailable
- S4 E6 - Eyes to the HeavensApril 13, 201824minTwo new space telescopes, Gaia and TESS, are in orbit with their primary missions coming to a close. They will be joined by the James Webb Telescope, and together they will open up a whole new vista into time and space.This video is currently unavailable
- S4 E7 - Martian AttractionsApril 20, 201824minThis is the latest in Martian exploration, not just from orbit but also from rovers on the ground. New sources of water and planetary dust storms are a few of the stories unfolding on the Red Planet.This video is currently unavailable
- S4 E8 - CubesApril 27, 201824minCubesats, miniature satellites that have been used exclusively in low Earth orbit for 15 years. Now these tiny Satellites are growing in main stream popularity, and are being used for interplanetary missions as well. They have even been sent to Mars with the Insight Mission.This video is currently unavailable
- S4 E9 - Proving EinsteinMay 4, 201824minThe evidence to prove some of Einstein's theories had long been elusive, beyond the capabilities of technology, until now. It appears that Einstein is once again triumphant as we discover the latest in deep space observations.This video is currently unavailable
- S4 E10 - Where are all the Aliens?May 11, 201824minWe're looking hard, but the numbers aren't stacking up. Is life on other planets really that hard to find? Does it even exist? We have not discovered so much as a signal, so maybe we really are alone in our neck of the galaxy!This video is currently unavailable
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