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The Evolution of the Kuiper Belt | NASA Planetary Sciences

Learn about Neptune's gravitational effect on dust contained in the Kuiper belt and discover how it could help astronomers look for planets around other stars. This video from NASA explores the idea that if would-be alien astronomers were looking for planets around the Sun, they could potentially de

Why does a zebra have stripes?

Even the common ancestor of horses and zebras wore a subtle pattern. In the course of time, the stripes prevailed in the offspring. The tsetse fly was responsible for this selection, because it recognized only single-colored animals and infected them with diseases. Author: ZDF/TerraX/R.Schlosshan/F

ScienceCasts: America's Debut in Space: Explorer 1

On January 31, 1958, the United States joined the "space race" with the successful launch of the Explorer 1 satellite, marking the birth of space science. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Explorer 1 Site: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/explorer-1/ Explorer 1 Book: https://www.jpl.nasa.g

What Are The Chances You'll Die In A Plane Crash?

Planes are incredibly safe, so these are the reasons you shouldn't worry next time you fly. Official Website: https://lnstudios.co Follow Us! https://twitter.com/LifeNoggin https://facebook.com/LifeNoggin https://www.instagram.com/lifenoggin Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/Lif

ScienceCasts: Escape of the Destructive Electrons

Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Earth is surrounded by electrons that can be disruptive to our technology. NASA is using high-altitude balloons and spacecraft to monitor and understand these particles in the radiation belts surrounding our planet. Click here to see more videos: https://al

Changing Views of Pluto | NASA Planetary Sciences

Learn about seasonal changes on Pluto in this video adapted from NASA. Pluto is one of the largest members of the Kuiper belt, a region of small icy bodies in the outer solar system. Pluto is so tiny and distant that even images from the Hubble Space Telescope do not show much detail. Extensive comp