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Lightning | Electricity | Physics | FuseSchool

Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/FuseSchool CREDITS Animation & Design: Reshenda Wakefield Narration: Lucy Billings Script: Bethan Parry A flash of lightning and a rumble of thunder. But what exactly are these spectacular occurrences? In 1752, Benjamin Franklin discovered that l

How Would You Turn a Bolt in Space?

Tools such as saws, hammers, and levers are designed to make work easier. Sometimes, the environment in which a person works dictates whether or not a certain tool will get the job done. In the microgravity environment of space, astronauts are often required to do experiments or simple repairs. On E

ScienceCasts: A Display of Lights Above the Storm

Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) are flashes and glows that appear above storms and are results of activity occurring in and below those storms. Researchers are working to better understand lightning and thunderstorms, how they form and develop over time, and why storms produce different TLEs in dif

ScienceCasts: Earth Observation from the Station

NASA has launched an ozone sensor to help monitor long-term change in the ozone layer. This sensor, called SAGE III, will be installed on the International Space Station in 2017. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. http://www.nasa.gov/st

Energy-Efficient Lighting

This video highlights the importance of energy-efficient lighting. Energy efficient lighting is necessary to reduce electricity consumption and to lower greenhouse emissions. Every household, business and institution can contribute by replacing fixtures with energy efficient bulbs to save electricit

So You Want to Build a Satellite? | NASA Planetary Sciences

Explore the complex process of designing and building a satellite using the MAVEN mission to Mars as an example. Plans for the MAVEN satellite went through a thorough review of the concept, budget, and risk analysis before proceeding to the next step of the process. Even after the design review is a