This planetarium show teaches about meteors, meteorites, asteroids, and comets. It includes results from NASA missions and about the dangers they can pose to life on Earth. It is created for full-dome theaters but can also be shown in flat version for TVs and computer monitors. Shows the effects of the Chixulub and Tungusta events, plus the Pallasite impact that resulted in the Brenham meteorite fall. ... Full description.

In this episode of Space Place Live, we meet Linda Herrell, a space mission architect, and learn that not all architects design buildings. Viewers find out how a love of French and Spanish led her to a love of computers and space technology ?and what artsy hobby she picked to use her special design skills. Space Place Live introduces kids to the human, down-to-earth side of real scientists and engineers ... Full description.

This DVD provides an 18-minute introduction to how NASA is observing our ever-changing planet. On the The Dynamic Earth DVD Web page you can download the video as an iPod or iPhone version, as well as an AppleTV/Full resolution version, and access a glossary and links to related Web sites. Full description.

These short video clips show impact testing, deployment of NASA?s Deep Impact spacecraft after launch and flight of the spacecraft to encounter. They can be viewed and downloaded from the Web site. Full description.

Using 3D animation, this video was created to better illustrate the history behind the discussion defining "What is a Planet?" and to outline some of the traits that may be associated with the definition of a planet. (Length: 7:54 minutes) Full description.

This video tells the story from inception to launch of NASA's quick scatterometer project (QuikSCAT). It gives a behind-the scenes look at engineers, scientists, and technicians working together to solve problems and successfully accomplish goals. Length:25:22. Full description.

This video describes NASA's Jason mission, a joint U.S.-France oceanography mission, launched in 2001, to monitor global ocean circulation, discover the tie between the oceans and atmosphere, improve global climate predictions and monitor events such as El Nino conditions and ocean eddies. Jason-1 is a follow-on mission to NASA's TOPEX/Poseidon mission. The video was produced before launch, so descriptions ... Full description.

In this video, two student moderators engage the audience with satellite imagery, computer graphics, and historical footage to make the point that the Earth is an interconnected system of air, land, water, and life. It the following segments: An introduction to Earth system science; Using satellites to look at Earth from space; El Nino; Global Warming; Drought; Hurricanes, and an Epilogue. Length: ... Full description.

This film was taken by astronauts from five Space Shuttle missions with the IMAX camera, illustrating forces affecting Earth's ecological balance: volcanoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and, ultimately, humankind. Experiments discussed in the videotape focus on infrared detection of atmospheric remnants from volcanic eruptions, ozone concentration levels, and incoming solar ultraviolet radiation with ... Full description.

This video takes the viewer on a rapid tour of Earth's surface as seen from outer space. After explaining how the altitude of the viewer affects the amount of Earth's surface seen at one time, the video moves into a travelogue on some of the interesting features of Earth's continents as seen from space. Because the inclination of the Space Shuttle's orbit to Earth's equator did not carry the crew ... Full description.