Highlighted Videos
Want to travel the universe? Sit back with these videos to see where OpenSpace can take us. Here, we’ve shared some of our favorite videos using or about OpenSpace. Check our YouTube playlists for even more!
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Livestreamed February 2, 2021
Take a journey through outer space to see human-made and interstellar debris with American Museum of Natural History astrophysicist Jackie Faherty. Visit satellites, including SpaceX’s controversial Starlink, then voyage beyond our solar systems to bodies such as Borisov and Oumuamua. Deion Desir, New York City high school science teacher, pilots a virtual flight through a new space debris dataset in OpenSpace
Recorded January 31, 2021
Join a virtual journey into the Solar System to explore the terrestrial planets and our small rocky neighbors — the asteroids and comets! Using OpenSpace, Dr. Rachel L. Smith, Head of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics Lab, discusses how these relics from our early origins have impacted planets and life for billions of years, and continue to shape worlds and missions beyond Earth.
Livestreamed August 21, 2020
Join American Museum of Natural History planetary scientist Marina Gemma and astrophysicist Jackie Faherty on a virtual field trip to visit some of these space objects up close. Find out what comets and meteors can reveal to scientists studying our Solar System, and why and how you can spot them.
Livestreamed August 13, 2020
Join the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences to explore our small but fascinating rocky neighbors, asteroids and comets — leftovers from the early beginnings of our solar system ~4.6 billion years ago! What can these ancient relics teach us, and how do they continue to influence planets and life?
Livestreamed August 13, 2020
During this Adler Astronomy Live, astrophysicist Jackie Faherty and interns from the Adler Planetarium explored data from ESA's Gaia Telescope, which has helped map the Milky Way like never before.
Livestreamed June 30, 2020
The OpenSpace team is joined by scientists Dr. Elizabeth Rampe (NASA Johnson Space Center Exploration Mission Scientist), Dr. Germán Martínez (Lunar and Planetary Sciences Staff Scientist), and Dr. Kennda Lynch (Lunar and Planetary Sciences Staff Scientist) to explore the path of the Perseverance rover to Mars, scheduled to launch in summer 2020 as part of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission.
Livestreamed May 29, 2020
Join the California Academy of Sciences' Morrison Planetarium for a “Cosmic Conversation” with Brian Day from NASA Ames Research Center. Brian will be in conversation with M. Josh Roberts to share the latest on landing sites for our return to the Lunar Surface.
Livestreamed May 27, 2020
Like mapping out a cross-country trip, sending humans into space takes a lot of planning. Weather, distance, detours, traffic, and sightseeing all come into play. Experience the thrill of space flight and discover what goes into planning a successful mission with this live flight by the American Museum of Natural History, led by Carter Emmart and Jackie Faherty with chat questions answered by Marina Gemma and Denton Ebel.
Recorded May 13, 2020
Take a virtual trip to volcanic sites around the world with Denver Museum of Nature & Science curator of space science Ka Chun Yu and research associate Bob Raynolds. Fly over and explore Mount St. Helens, Mt. Fuji, Krakatau, and more!
Livestreamed April 22, 2020
Join planetary geologist Martha Gilmore and the American Museum of Natural History’s Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart for a night out in our Solar System's habitable "Goldilocks Zone.” Hop aboard a live flight to unveil the mysteries of Earth’s toxic twin, Venus, and the dynamic nature of our planetary neighbors. Live chat questions were answered by Marina Gemma and Jackie Faherty.
Published November 26, 2018
This video shows a rendering of the successful Mars landing sequence of the NASA InSight lander. Everything shown in this video, with the exception of the precise landing location inside the landing ellipse, is accurate data. The movement of the spacecraft is based on a projected descent and the preprogrammed event schedule, the surface terrain is based on a combination of the Viking Image Mosaic and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's CTX and HiRISE cameras.
