Livestreamed April 22, 2020

Rachel Smith, Head of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab, leads us on a journey from Earth to our closest planetary neighbors, Mars and Venus as part of the museum’s Earth Day Stream-a-Thon. Rachel’s presentation begins around 0:28:00.

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.” Live chat questions were answered by AMNH’s planetary scientist Marina Gemma and astrophysicist Jackie Faherty.

Recorded October 21, 2020

As we make plans to return humans to the Moon, what risks do solar radiation and activity pose for astronauts in space? In this recording of the first virtual Frontiers lecture from the American Museum of Natural History, held October 21, 2020, join researchers to learn how they are using computational modeling and the OpenSpace visualization software to tackle this question.

Livestreamed March 24, 2018

Life on Earth is made possible by its proximity to the Sun. Yet even with the protection of our magnetic field, we face a daily barrage of radiation — the solar wind — which flows outward from the Sun. This presentation was livestreamed from the American Museum of Natural History.

Livestreamed June 27, 2017

In this live 360 video, NASA Goddard's Community Coordinated Modeling Center's researchers Masha Kuznetsova and Leila Mays present about the Sun-Earth connection at the American Museum of Natural History.

Livestreamed April 22, 2021

Take a virtual flight around the world with American Museum of Natural History Curator Nathalie Goodkin and observe how our Sun, atmosphere, and ocean work together to create our weather and climate.

Livestreamed April 28, 2021

Take a look at the Earth from an outside perspective to discuss weather patterns, changing seasons, and learn about amazing phenomena like the Coriolis effect with the Michigan Science Center.

Livestreamed July 10, 2020

Join American Museum of Natural History astrophysicist Jackie Faherty to learn about the history and astronomy behind Manhattanhenge, a biannual spectacular light display, and learn what makes Manhattanhenge a unique urban phenomenon.

Recorded July 1, 2020

We live on a very dynamic planet. Immense forces are tearing our continents apart, shoving them together, and grinding them past one another. We ride the plates as passengers on a rocky road. Spouting volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis are part of the scenery. In this Digital Earth presentation, Denver Museum of Nature & Science's Bob Raynolds and Ka Chun Yu take us on a world-wide tour to see some of the perils that we and our fellow passengers are facing.

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

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, gather the whole family for a flight around the world to marvel at our planet’s natural wonders. American Museum of Natural History Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart and astrophysicist Jackie Faherty take us from the Amazon to the Sahara, with live chat questions answered by Marina Gemma. Enrich your understanding of this livestream with a Kahoot! quiz, linked on our Content Resources page.

Livestreamed June 12, 2020

Take a virtual space flight to our lunar neighbor with American Museum of Natural History’s Carter Emmart and Jackie Faherty. Chat questions were answered by the Museum’s Marina Gemma and Denton Ebel. Enrich your understanding of this livestream with a Kahoot! quiz, linked on our Content Resources page.

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 Josh Roberts to share the latest on landing sites for our return to the Lunar Surface. 

Recorded June 2019

Anders Ynnerman's presentation for the 2019 Brilliant Minds global leadership summit, held in Stockholm looks to the past and future of space exploration with the recreation of Earthrise, visiting the boulders of Apollo 17, and landing in Valles Marineris of Mars.

Livestreamed July 15, 2019

Join a guided recreation of Apollo 11’s journey to see how this mission was executed by crew members and mission control in Houston. This livestream was a collaboration between OpenSpace and STAR Library Network’s NASA@My Library program.

Livestreamed December 27, 2018

This live webcast in partnership with the STAR Library Network’s NASA @ My Library celebrates the anniversary of Apollo 8’s Earthrise photograph with a guided recreation of the voyage along the actual path synchronized with the astronauts’ spoken words.

Livestreamed February 19, 2021

Join Dr. Svetlana Shkolyar of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center for a Cosmic Conversation with the California Academy of Sciences’ Morrison Planetarium. Find out what we might learn from the Perseverance rover and more upcoming science on the Red Planet.

Livestreamed September 25, 2020

This Cosmic Conversation from the California Academy of Sciences’ Morrison Planetarium was with Dr. Pascal Lee, co-founder of the Mars Institute and a planetary scientist at the SETI Institute. Hear about future human exploration sites on the Moon and Mars, the possibility of humans exploring Titan, and our chances of detecting another technological civilization in our galaxy.

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 8, 2020

The American Museum of Natural History’s Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart and astrophysicist Jackie Faherty guide us on a real-time flyover across the Martian landscape. Fly over canyons, hover past impact craters, and trace the trackways of the exploration rover, Opportunity. Live chat questions were answered by AMNH planetary scientist Marina Gemma. Enrich your understanding of this livestream with a Kahoot! quiz, linked on our Content Resources page.

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.

Livestreamed June 5, 2017

See Mars as never before in this livestream led by the American Museum of Natural History Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart.

Livestreamed October 16, 2020

This “Cosmic Conversation” from the California Academy of Sciences features planetary scientist Michael Nayak, who takes us on a tour of Jupiter’s unique and intriguing moon Europa, discussing why it is likely one of the best places in the Solar System to look for life.

Published April 13, 2020

Take a tour of the four Galilean moons and their massive central host Jupiter in this video created by City College of New York Planetarium Director James Hedberg and set to his own recording of J.S. Bach’s “Well Tempered Clavier.”

Livestreamed November 6, 2020

Hop aboard a virtual expedition into the Kuiper Belt with the American Museum of Natural History’s Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart and astrophysicist Jackie Faherty to visit Pluto and its system of five moons to discover how scientists map mysterious worlds billions of miles from Earth.

Livestreamed December 4, 2020

What do meteorites reveal about our solar system? What is the difference between an asteroid and a comet? Explore these questions and the multitude of small bodies in our solar system in this Cosmic Conversation from the California Academy of Sciences with planetary scientist Marina Gemma of the American Museum of Natural History. Find out how many comets and asteroids there are, what they're made of, and what they reveal about the formation of the solar system.

Livestreamed February 12, 2021

Former astronaut Dr. Ed Lu, Executive Director of the Asteroid Institute, spends his time worrying about asteroids so you don’t have to… How do we find potentially hazardous space rocks? How do we create a multidimensional map of asteroid locations in space and time? And how do we steer a dangerous threat away from a collision course with Earth? Just in time for the eighth anniversary of the Chelyabinsk event, Dr. Lu discusses those questions and more in this Cosmic Conversation with the Morrison Planetarium at California Academy of Sciences.

Livestreamed August 21, 2020

Join American Museum of Natural History Planetary Scientist Marina Gemma and astrophysicist Jackie Faherty on a virtual field trip to see some comets and meteors up close.

Livestreamed August 13, 2020

Dr. Rachel Smith, Head of the Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, explores our small but fascinating rocky neighbors, asteroids and comets. What can these ancient relics teach us, and how do they continue to influence planets and life?