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Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror
Team members share the challenges of Curiosity's final minutes to landing on the surface of Mars (5:06)
What Keeps Alison Gopnik Up at Night?
The professor of psychology worries about children growing up poor (1:34)
TED Talks: The World Needs All Kinds of Minds
Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works (19:44)
Dancing Ice Crystals
In "Cascades," a music video for British artist Ryan Teague, a homemade machine is used to animate the growth of ice crystals (3:12)
What Happens When Galaxies Collide?
In about four billion years from now, the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will crash together (1:16)
The Last Transit of Venus Until 2117
The Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this epic footage of Venus crossing the face of the sun on June 5, 2012 (3:06)
How to View the Transit of Venus
At sunset on June 5, the planet Venus will pass directly between the sun and earth. This phenomena won't be see again until the year 2117 (2:33)
What Is The Tallest Structure Humans Could Build?
Using materials already known to science, we could potentially build a space elevator 21,747 miles into the sky (10:07)
The Transit of Venus
On June 5, 2012 at sunset, the planet Venus will make its final trek across the face of the sun as seen from Earth until the year 2117 (:44)
Is Pluto a Planet?
Demoted from its planetary status, Pluto is now relegated to the Kuiper Belt. Is the word "planet" to blame? (4:45)
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