NASA’S AMES RESEARCH CENTER

NASA in Silicon Valley Live is a talk show that features conversations with scientists, researchers, engineers and all-around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. In this episode streamed on Oct. 11, 2018, we talk about exploring the Moon with robots, NASA’s 60th anniversary and more! Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames Twitter https://twitter.com/nasaames Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames

NASA in Silicon Valley Live is a talk show that features conversations with scientists, researchers, engineers and all-around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. In this episode streamed on Sept. 27, 2018, we talk about space video games, exploring deep space and more. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: https://images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20180927-AAV3136-NiSVLive-Ep03-NASAWeb.html NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames Twitter https://twitter.com/nasaames Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames

NASA in Silicon Valley Live is a talk show that features conversations with scientists, researchers, engineers and all-around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. In this episode streamed on Sept. 13, 2018, we talk about studying life in space. Plus, we share some genius space hacks for doing life science research on Earth and aboard the International Space Station. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: https://images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20180913-AAV3133-NiSVLive-Ep02-NASAWeb.html NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames Twitter https://twitter.com/nasaames Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames

NASA’s Adaptable Deployable Entry Placement Technology, or ADEPT, is a foldable device that opens to make a round, rigid heat shield, called an aeroshell. This game-changing technology could squeeze a heat shield into a rocket with a diameter larger than the rocket itself. The design may someday deliver much larger payloads to planetary surfaces than is currently possible. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/exploring-the-solar-system-you-may-need-to-pack-an-umbrella This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: https://images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20180910-AAV3132-Adept-PreLaunchShareable-NASAWeb.html NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

NASA in Silicon Valley Live is a talk show that features conversations with scientists, researchers, engineers and all-around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. In this episode streamed on Aug. 30, 2018, we talk with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and hear from scientists advancing the search for life beyond Earth by exploring an alien world deep in Earth’s ocean. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: https://images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20180830-AAV3127-NiSVLive-Ep01-NASAWeb.html NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames Twitter https://twitter.com/nasaames Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames

The Kepler space telescope has had a profound impact on our understanding of the number of worlds that exist beyond our solar system. Through its survey, we’ve discovered there are more planets than stars in our galaxy! After nine amazing years in space, Kepler’s journey is coming to an end. Before we say farewell to the spacecraft, NASA invites you to celebrate its legacy by sharing something about what the finding of “more planets than stars” means to you. Tag your posts on social media with the hashtag #MorePlanetsThanStars. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center Learn more: go.nasa.gov/MorePlanetsThanStars NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

Humans aren’t the only ones who have harnessed the power of electricity. Some bacteria do this, too, by producing structures that extend from their surface like wires to transfer electrons over distances. Now, scientists at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley are exploring this phenomenon to see if they can make use of these special microbes, called Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, to perform essential functions on future space missions — from generating electricity to treating wastewater or producing medicines. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/could-electricity-producing-bacteria-help-power-future-space-missions NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

Launch is one of the most complex parts of flight -- and one of the most likely places for something to go wrong. At NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley, researchers are producing highly detailed simulations and visualizations to help keep astronauts safe during the dynamic liftoff conditions of NASA's Orion spacecraft. This simulation, run on NASA's Pleiades supercomputer, shows an ascent abort scenario that is triggered as the vehicle is traveling at close to the speed of sound. The video starts at abort initiation with motor ignition. Colored plumes indicate high pressure (red) and low pressure (blue). Each pixel changing from blue to red (and vice versa) over time is related to pressure waves that cause vibrations on the vehicle (white). The video slows down when the pressure and air flow conditions are particularly harsh. Regions where the color changes abruptly in space, but stays constant in time, indicate the presence of shock waves. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center/T. Sandstrom Learn more: https://www.nas.nasa.gov/publications/articles/feature_Orion_acoustics_Cadieux.html https://www.nasa.gov/ames/image-feature/launch-abort-what-happens-next-nasa-scientists-figure-out-the-flow-to-keep-astronauts-safe NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

After launching to the International Space Station on Nov. 12, 2017, NASA's Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration, or OCSD, CubeSat mission was deployed from the Cygnus cargo resupply ship and into low-Earth orbit. The pair of bread loaf-size satellites tested the first high-speed data downlink from a CubeSat to a ground station using lasers. The satellites also flew relatively close together to test proximity operations. This demonstration is a step toward future missions where multiple small spacecraft operate cooperatively during science and exploration missions, approach each other or another object for in-space observation or servicing, and connect together to form larger systems or networks in space. More info: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/small_spacecraft/feature/Orbital_Testing_Begins_for_Advanced_Small_Spacecraft_Communications Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

After launching to the International Space Station on Nov. 12, 2017, NASA's Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration, or OCSD, CubeSat mission was deployed from the Cygnus cargo resupply ship and into low-Earth orbit. The pair of bread loaf-size satellites tested the first high-speed data downlink from a CubeSat to a ground station using lasers. The satellites also flew relatively close together to test proximity operations. This demonstration is a step toward future missions where multiple small spacecraft operate cooperatively during science and exploration missions, approach each other or another object for in-space observation or servicing, and connect together to form larger systems or networks in space. More info: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/small_spacecraft/feature/Orbital_Testing_Begins_for_Advanced_Small_Spacecraft_Communications Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

NASA in Silicon Valley Live is a live show streamed on Twitch.tv that features conversations with the various researchers, scientists, engineers and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. In this episode streamed on Feb. 12, 2018, we talk about the exciting research happening at NASA's Ames Research Center with Center Director Eugene Tu and participants of the 2018 #StateOfNASA NASA Social event at Ames. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames Twitter https://twitter.com/nasaames Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames

NASA in Silicon Valley Live is a live show streamed on Twitch.tv that features conversations with the various researchers, scientists, engineers and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. In this episode streamed on Feb. 2, 2018, we talk about the science behind space video games with NASA researchers and gamers Chad Frost, Thomas Lambot and Mary Beth Wilhelm. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames Twitter https://twitter.com/nasaames Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames

NASA in Silicon Valley Live is a live show streamed on Twitch.tv that features conversations with the various researchers, scientists, engineers and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. In this episode streamed on Jan. 26, 2018, we explore autonomy, or “self-driving” technologies with Terry Fong, NASA chief roboticist, and Diana Acosta, technical lead for autonomous systems and robotics. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames Twitter https://twitter.com/nasaames Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames

We’ve launched a live video show on Twitch called NASA in Silicon Valley Live! This is our first episode streamed on Jan. 12, 2018. In it, we talk about going back to the Moon with NASA rock stars Jim Green and Greg Schmidt. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

We’re launching a new live show on Twitch called NASA in Silicon Valley Live! The show is a spin-off of our weekly audio show called the NASA in Silicon Valley podcast, which features conversations with the various scientists, engineers, researchers and all around cool people at NASA. This week, we’re talking about going back to the Moon with NASA rock stars Jim Green and Greg Schmidt. Tune in Friday, January 12 at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET and join the conversation: https://www.twitch.tv/nasa Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

What are wind tunnels? And how do they help researchers design and test next-generation aircraft and spacecraft? This interactive 360° animation takes you inside the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. The facility is one of seven wind tunnels located at Ames for exploring the complex physics of flight. The video features a four percent scale model of NASA’s most powerful rocket, the Space Launch System, or SLS. Two SLS models--one silver and one pink--appear in the video. The latter is coated with a special paint to track surface pressure readings during testing. Once built, the SLS rocket will be capable of sending astronauts on bold new missions into deep space. More info: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/orgs/aeronautics/windtunnels/index.html Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center This video can be downloaded from the NASA Image and Video Library at: https://images.nasa.gov/details-ARC-20180108-AAV3073-UPWT-360Shareable.html NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science, technology and aeronautics. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

NASA's Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 is a suite of software packages designed to help air traffic controllers and airlines better manage flights. A test is currently underway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina to better manage arrivals and departures, which means more passengers get to their destinations faster. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

2017 was an awesome year at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Explore highlights from the science and missions that contributed to this year’s success. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star, with the recent discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light years from Earth. The planet was discovered in data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope. The newly-discovered Kepler-90i -- a sizzling hot, rocky planet that orbits its star once every 14.4 days -- was found by researchers from Google and The University of Texas at Austin using machine learning. Machine learning is an approach to artificial intelligence in which computers “learn.” In this case, computers learned to identify planets by finding in Kepler data instances where the telescope recorded signals from planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets. More info: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/artificial-intelligence-and-nasa-data-used-to-discover-eighth-planet-circling-distant Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A conversation with Sylvain Costes, the project manager for GeneLab, a space biology database run out of NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. Transcript: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Sylvain-Costes NASA in Silicon Valley podcast gives an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. Ask any questions using #NASASiliconValley on Facebook and Twitter, or call us at (650) 604-1400. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nasa-in-silicon-valley/id1137247670 Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I274dabx3fervgzwrgvzbfbagae Subscribe to this podcast via RSS feed: https://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/NASA-in-Silicon-Valley.rss Subscribe to this podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/nasa-in-silicon-valley NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A conversation with project scientist Dennis Leveson-Gower and astronaut Shane Kimbrough on the cargo sent up to the International Space Station, and the science it contains. Transcript: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Dennis-Leveson-Gower-and-Shane-Kimbrough NASA in Silicon Valley podcast gives an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. Ask any questions using #NASASiliconValley on Facebook and Twitter, or call us at (650) 604-1400. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nasa-in-silicon-valley/id1137247670 Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I274dabx3fervgzwrgvzbfbagae Subscribe to this podcast via RSS feed: https://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/NASA-in-Silicon-Valley.rss Subscribe to this podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/nasa-in-silicon-valley NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

This videos shows the Nov. 20, 2017, deployment of the Technology Educational Satellite, or TechEdSat-6, from the International Space Station. The satellite was released into low-Earth orbit from the NanoRacks platform to begin a series of wireless sensor experiments which will be the first self-powered tests, expanding the capabilities of sensor networks for future ascent or re-entry systems. This is the fourth TechEdSat satellite carrying an updated version of the Exo-Brake that will demonstrate guided controlled reentry of small spacecraft to safely return science experiments from space. More info: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/image-feature/nasa-to-test-advanced-space-wireless-sensor-network-and-device-for-returning-small-spacecraft-to-Earth Video credit: NASA NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

Ever wonder what would happen if you got sick in space? NASA is sending samples of bacteria into low-Earth orbit to find out. One of the latest small satellite missions from NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley is the E. coli Anti-Microbial Satellite, or EcAMSat for short. This soon-to-be-launched CubeSat – a spacecraft the size of a shoebox built from cube-shaped units – will explore how effectively antibiotics can combat E. coli bacteria in the low gravity of space. This information will help us improve how we fight infections, providing safer journeys for astronauts on their future voyages, and offer benefits for medicine here on Earth. More info: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/nasa-is-sending-e-coli-to-space-for-astronaut-health Video credit: NASA's Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A conversation with Kevin Sato, the project scientist and deputy project manager of NASA’s Space Biology research projects. Transcript: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Kevin-Sato NASA in Silicon Valley podcast gives an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. Ask any questions using #NASASiliconValley on Facebook and Twitter, or call us at (650) 604-1400. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nasa-in-silicon-valley/id1137247670 Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I274dabx3fervgzwrgvzbfbagae Subscribe to this podcast via RSS feed: https://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/NASA-in-Silicon-Valley.rss Subscribe to this podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/nasa-in-silicon-valley NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A conversation with Roger Hunter, program manager for the Spacecraft Technology Program at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. Transcript: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Roger-Hunter NASA in Silicon Valley podcast gives an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. Ask any questions using #NASASiliconValley on Facebook and Twitter, or call us at (650) 604-1400. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nasa-in-silicon-valley/id1137247670 Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I274dabx3fervgzwrgvzbfbagae Subscribe to this podcast via RSS feed: https://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/NASA-in-Silicon-Valley.rss Subscribe to this podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/nasa-in-silicon-valley NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

On November 11, 2017, NASA will launch four new small satellite missions to space from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Each mission will demonstrate critical new capabilities for small spacecraft. More info: https://go.nasa.gov/2isTr8q Video credit: NASA's Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A conversation with Stevan Spremo, chief engineer and project manager for the EcAMSat Mission at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. Transcript: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Stevan-Spremo NASA in Silicon Valley podcast gives an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. Ask any questions using #NASASiliconValley on Facebook and Twitter, or call us at (650) 604-1400. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nasa-in-silicon-valley/id1137247670 Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I274dabx3fervgzwrgvzbfbagae Subscribe to this podcast via RSS feed: https://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/NASA-in-Silicon-Valley.rss Subscribe to this podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/nasa-in-silicon-valley NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A conversation with Bron Nelson, a computer programmer with the Data Analysis and Visualization Group at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Dimitris Menemenlis, a research scientist working with the Estimation of the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO) project at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Transcript: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Bron-Nelson-Dimitris-Menemenlis NASA in Silicon Valley podcast gives an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. Ask any questions using #NASASiliconValley on Facebook and Twitter, or call us at (650) 604-1400. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nasa-in-silicon-valley/id1137247670 Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I274dabx3fervgzwrgvzbfbagae Subscribe to this podcast via RSS feed: https://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/NASA-in-Silicon-Valley.rss Subscribe to this podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/nasa-in-silicon-valley NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A conversation with Adam Moreno, a postdoctoral fellow working with the NASA Earth Exchange at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. Transcript: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Adam-Moreno NASA in Silicon Valley podcast gives an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. Ask any questions using #NASASiliconValley on Facebook and Twitter, or call us at (650) 604-1400. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nasa-in-silicon-valley/id1137247670 Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I274dabx3fervgzwrgvzbfbagae Subscribe to this podcast via RSS feed: https://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/NASA-in-Silicon-Valley.rss Subscribe to this podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/nasa-in-silicon-valley NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

It's been 70 years since Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in his experimental airplane, the X-1. Today, NASA is working to make supersonic air travel across the U.S. a reality with its Low Boom Flight Demonstration aircraft. Decades of NASA research in supersonics have gone into the unique design of this aircraft, which aims to reduce the loudness of the sonic boom associated with planes traveling faster than the speed of sound. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/feature/70_years_supersonic_flight.html NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A conversation with Chris Potter, senior research scientist in the Biospheric Science Branch in the Earth Sciences Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. Transcript: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Chris-Potter NASA in Silicon Valley podcast gives an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. Ask any questions using #NASASiliconValley on Facebook and Twitter, or call us at (650) 604-1400. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nasa-in-silicon-valley/id1137247670 Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I274dabx3fervgzwrgvzbfbagae Subscribe to this podcast via RSS feed: https://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/NASA-in-Silicon-Valley.rss Subscribe to this podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/nasa-in-silicon-valley NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

NASA’s Low Boom Flight Demonstration experimental airplane aims to make supersonic passenger jet travel over land a real possibility by reducing the disruptive sonic boom sound associated with supersonic flight. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center More info: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-completes-milestone-toward-quieter-supersonic-x-plane NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A conversation with Ved Chirayath, research scientist and lead for the Laboratory for Advanced Sensing at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Transcript: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Ved-Chirayath NASA in Silicon Valley podcast gives an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. Ask any questions using #NASASiliconValley on Facebook and Twitter, or call us at (650) 604-1400. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nasa-in-silicon-valley/id1137247670 Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I274dabx3fervgzwrgvzbfbagae Subscribe to this podcast via RSS feed: https://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/NASA-in-Silicon-Valley.rss Subscribe to this podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/nasa-in-silicon-valley NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A conversation with Leighton Quon, project manager in the Airspace Technology Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Transcript: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Leighton-Quon NASA in Silicon Valley podcast gives an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. Ask any questions using #NASASiliconValley on Facebook and Twitter, or call us at (650) 604-1400. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nasa-in-silicon-valley/id1137247670 Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I274dabx3fervgzwrgvzbfbagae Subscribe to this podcast via RSS feed: https://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/NASA-in-Silicon-Valley.rss Subscribe to this podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/nasa-in-silicon-valley NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A conversation with Jessica Marquez, human systems engineer and research scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Transcript: https://www.nasa.gov/ames/nisv-podcast-Jessica-Marquez NASA in Silicon Valley podcast gives an in-depth look at the various researchers, scientists, engineers, and all around cool people who work at NASA to push the boundaries of innovation. Ask any questions using #NASASiliconValley on Facebook and Twitter, or call us at (650) 604-1400. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nasa-in-silicon-valley/id1137247670 Subscribe to this podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I274dabx3fervgzwrgvzbfbagae Subscribe to this podcast via RSS feed: https://www.nasa.gov/rss/dyn/NASA-in-Silicon-Valley.rss Subscribe to this podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/nasa-in-silicon-valley NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

NASA’s New Horizons mission revolutionized our knowledge of Pluto when it flew past that distant world in July 2015. Among its many discoveries were images of strange formations resembling giant blades of ice, whose origin had remained a mystery. Now, scientists have turned up a fascinating explanation for this “bladed terrain”: the structures are made almost entirely of methane ice, and likely formed as a specific kind of erosion wore away their surfaces, leaving dramatic crests and sharp divides. More info: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/solving-the-mystery-of-pluto-s-giant-blades-of-ice Video credit: NASA's Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

The August 2017 total solar eclipse seen across the United States was an epic event. However, scientists and researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center use different types of eclipses every day to learn about the mysteries of our sun and our galaxy! Video credit: NASA's Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

NASA’s tactile guide, "Getting a Feel for Eclipses," lets everyone learn more about the August 21 solar eclipse event, even people who won't be able see it. The book is specifically designed to help illustrate basic concepts about the alignment of the Sun with the Moon and Earth during a solar eclipse. Sighted, as well as visually impaired people, can use touch to better understand the historic event. Video credit: NASA's Ames Research Center More info: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/eclipse-for-everyone-nasa-develops-solar-eclipse-braille-book NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

Scientists are trying a new, interactive way to understand ocean current data with the help of high-resolution global ocean simulations. In the part of the global visualization shown, the Gulf Stream features prominently. Surface water speeds are shown ranging from 0 meters per second (dark blue) to 1.25 meters per second (cyan). The video is running at one simulation day per second. A team from the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility at Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley has developed a new visualization tool that is being used by researchers from the Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean project to study the behavior of ocean currents. The new visualization tool provides high-resolution views of the entire globe at once, allowing the scientists to see new details that they had missed in previous analyses of their simulation, which was run on NASA’s Pleiades supercomputer. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center/David Ellsworth More info: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/scientists-explore-ocean-currents-through-supercomputer-simulations https://www.nas.nasa.gov/publications/articles/feature_ocean_vis.html NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A team at NASA’s Ames Research Center has created a simulated lunar environment to study lighting conditions experienced at the unexplored poles of the Moon. Because of low angle sunlight and soil that reflects light like a blanket of fresh snow, navigating the lunar surface at the poles could be hazardous for rovers. Video credit: NASA's Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

When an asteroid struck the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 2013, the blast from the asteroid’s shock wave broke windows and damaged buildings as far away as 58 miles, injuring more than 1,200 people. Today, researchers are creating 3-D models and using one of NASA’s most powerful supercomputers to produce simulations of hypothetical asteroid impact scenarios. Their results help first responders and other agencies to identify and make better informed decisions for how best to defend against life-threatening asteroid events. This simulation shows a cross-section of a Chelyabinsk-like asteroid (gray) breaking up during atmospheric entry at 45,000 mph (20 km per second). A hot, high-pressure shock wave (red, orange, yellow) forms around the asteroid, causing it to fracture and flatten like a pancake. Aerodynamic instabilities shed waves of material from the surface and tear the asteroid apart. The dispersed fragments (black) deposit most of the energy into the atmosphere within a relatively short distance, creating dangerous blast waves and thermal radiation on the ground. Learn more: https://www.nas.nasa.gov/publications/articles/feature_asteroid_simulations.html https://www.nasa.gov/ames/feature/nasa-simulates-asteroid-impacts-to-help-identify-possible-life-threatening-events Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center/Darrel Robertson NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

Launched in 2009, the Kepler space telescope is our first mission capable of identifying Earth-size planets around other stars. On Monday, June 19, 2017, scientists announced the results from the latest Kepler candidate catalog of the mission at a press conference at NASA's Ames Research Center. More info: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-releases-kepler-survey-catalog-with-hundreds-of-new-planet-candidates To learn more about NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft, visit www.nasa.gov/kepler. Video credit: NASA's Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

Launched in 2009, the Kepler space telescope is our first mission capable of identifying Earth-size planets around other stars. On Monday, June 19, 2017, scientists announced the results from the latest Kepler candidate catalog of the mission at a press conference at NASA's Ames Research Center. More info: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-releases-kepler-survey-catalog-with-hundreds-of-new-planet-candidates To learn more about NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft, visit www.nasa.gov/kepler. Video credit: NASA's Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

Launched in 2009, the Kepler space telescope is our first mission capable of identifying Earth-size planets around other stars. On Monday, June 19, 2017, scientists announced the results from the latest Kepler candidate catalog of the mission at a press conference at NASA's Ames Research Center. More info: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-releases-kepler-survey-catalog-with-hundreds-of-new-planet-candidates To learn more about NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft, visit www.nasa.gov/kepler. Video credit: NASA's Ames Research Center NASA's Ames Research Center is located in California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

NASA is advancing the capabilities of small spacecraft, called CubeSats, for deep space science and exploration missions. These spacecraft will soon be headed to the moon and beyond! Video credit: NASA Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center is located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

The animation shows a simulation of the planets of TRAPPIST-1 orbiting for 90 Earth-days. After 15 Earth-days, the animation focuses only on the outer three planets: TRAPPIST-1f, TRAPPIST-1g, TRAPPIST-1h. The motion freezes each time two adjacent planets pass each other; an arrow appears pointing to the location of the third planet. This complex but predictable pattern, called an orbital resonance, occurs when planets exert a regular, periodic gravitational tug on each other as they orbit their star. The three-body resonance of the outer three planets causes the planets to repeat the same relative positions, and expecting such a resonance was used to predict the orbital period of TRAPPIST-1h. Credit: Daniel Fabrycky/University of Chicago

The paraffin wax used in familiar products like candles and crayons is also what fuels the Peregrine hybrid rocket motor, a revolutionary aerospace engineering project from NASA and Stanford University. Paraffin fuel burns three times faster than conventional fuels, and therefore can provide more thrust and higher performance than existing hybrid rockets. In addition to being non-toxic – which helps make its manufacture and transport cheaper and safer – the paraffin-based fuel works under challenging environmental conditions, such as the very low temperatures found on the surface of Mars. On March 15, 2017, Peregrine successfully passed its final ground test, seen in this video, at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. Learn more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/from-pedicures-to-the-peregrine-rocket-paraffin-wax-proves-its-worth Video credit: NASA Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center is located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

A NASA scientist searching for other worlds has been named one of the most influential people on this one. Time magazine has named Kepler project scientist Natalie Batalha to the Time 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Batalha leads the science investigation effort for Kepler, which is NASA's first mission to find potentially habitable Earth-size planets beyond our solar system. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/2pU6FgH Video credit: NASA Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center is located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

Recent rainfalls have drenched the state of California. Imagery from NASA satellites show the result of several atmospheric rivers, known as the Pineapple Express, which carry moisture from as far away as the Hawaiian Islands. NASA Ames Research Center is located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/

On March 6, 2017, NASA launched its Technology Educational Satellite-5 (TechEdSat-5) from the International Space Station into low-Earth orbit to demonstrate a critical technology that may allow safe return of science payloads to Earth from space. The technology, called Exo-Brake, is a tension-based, flexible braking device resembling a cross-shaped parachute that opens from the rear of the small satellite to increase the drag. This de-orbit device tests a hybrid system of mechanical struts and flexible cord with a control system that warps the Exo-Brake. This allows engineers to guide the spacecraft to a desired entry point without the use of fuel, enabling accurate landing for future payload return missions. Learn more: http://go.nasa.gov/2mUhNN1 Video credit: NASA Johnson Space Center NASA Ames Research Center is located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley. Follow us on social media to hear about the latest developments in space, science and technology. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nasaames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/NASAAmes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nasaames/