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ScienceCasts: Hubble’s Contentious Constant

There are two leading ways to measure the universe's rate of expansion, and for fifteen years, they more or less agreed with one another. Not anymore, and that’s a big deal. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA

ScienceCasts: Ocean Worlds

Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. We once thought oceans made our planet unique, but we’re now coming to realize that ‘ocean worlds’ are all around us. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA

ScienceCasts: The Mystery of High-Energy Cosmic Rays

The cosmic ray detector known as CREAM is headed for the International Space Station, with a goal of measuring the highest energy possible for direct measurement of high-energy cosmic rays. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. New Mission Going to the Space Station to Explore Mysteries of 'Cos

NASA ScienceCasts: Two Sides of the Same Star

A neutron star comes from a large star that has run out of fuel, and exploded as a supernova. First it becomes a radio pulsar and later becomes a magnetar. Or maybe it’s the other way around! NASA Science: http://science.nasa.gov/ Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA

ScienceCasts: NASA's Next Great Space Telescope

Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Assembly of NASA's next great space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, is underway. It will show researchers the first stars and galaxies that formed in the early universe. JWST WebbCam: http