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ScienceCasts: Synthetic Muscles

ScienceCasts has passed 200 episodes! Tell us in the comments which has been your favorite! NASA supported researchers are working on Synthetic Muscles that could be used to create humanoid robots for space exploration. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. http://www.nasa.gov/station Click h

ScienceCasts: Predicting Floods

Satellite Based Flood Monitoring Central to Relief Agencies Disaster Response: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/satellite-based-flood-monitoring-central-to-relief-agencies-disaster-response Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. To download this episode, go to http://sciencecasts.nasa.gov/ Pr

NASA ScienceCasts: Reach For It

During the Year of Education on Station, NASA astronauts Joe Acaba and Ricky Arnold have shared their love of STEM and their passion for teaching. Year of Education on Station: http://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation NASA Science: http://science.nasa.gov/ Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.c

ScienceCasts: Space Vision

Many astronauts report a blurring of their eyesight in microgravity. Researchers are trying to get to the bottom of this phenomenon before astronauts travel to Mars and beyond. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. http://www.nasa.gov/station http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/e

ScienceCasts: Space Gardening

Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Scientists have been studying plant growth on the International Space Station. The results could help boost the productivity of both extraterrestrial and earthly gardens. ISS: http://www.nasa.gov/station Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NA

ScienceCasts: Listening to the Stars

Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Deep in the heart of California’s Owens Valley, a strange-looking telescope stands in the desert landscape listening for echos of distant stars. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA

ScienceCasts: Quantum Foam

Researchers have used NASA space telescopes to prove that space-time is much less "foamy" than some models predict.  Understanding their result requires a trip into the world of quantum physics. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA

ScienceCasts: The Power of Light

A new NASA study is investigating how different light spectra can be used to effect astronauts' sleep, or lack of sleep. NASA Science: http://science.nasa.gov/ International Space Station: http://www.nasa.gov/station Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA

ScienceCasts: Planetary Defense

NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office is working to keep Earth safe from asteroids and other hazards that come from deep space. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. NASA Planetary Defense: http://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA

ScienceCasts: To Bennu and Back

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is scheduled to launch on a mission to orbit, map and collect samples from the asteroid Bennu, and return to Earth 7 years later. OSIRIS-REx: http://www.asteroidmission.org/ 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