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Dragonfly Principal Investigator Zibi Turtle discusses NASA’s planned rotorcraft-lander mission to Titan.

Dragonfly Principal Investigator Zibi Turtle discusses NASA’s planned rotorcraft-lander mission to Titan.

Earth science is an important priority for NASA. To understand our planet’s climate and how it is changing we need to study the Earth from all angles. In the latest episode of #EZScience​, NASA associate administrator for science Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen and Smithsonian Under Secretary for Science and Research Dr. Ellen Stofan discuss NASA’s Earth observation satellites, including the recently-launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite.

Let’s talk about science! Watch the first episode of our #EZScience​ series to learn about the Apollo program that sent humans to the Moon, what we learned from our first Moon landings and what’s next for lunar exploration.

Let’s talk about science! Watch the second episode of our #EZScience​ series to learn about our search for new planets using the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, James Webb Space Telescope and more!

Let’s talk about science! Watch the third episode of our #EZScience​ series to learn about an essential part of our lives: the Sun. Discover how spacecraft such as NASA’s Parker Solar Probe are exploring the wonders of our closest star.

Let’s talk about science! Watch the fourth episode of our #EZScience​ series to learn about NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 rover mission by looking back at the Mars Pathfinder mission and Sojourner rover. Discover the innovative elements of Mars 2020 (including a small solar-powered helicopter!) and what we hope to learn about the Red Planet when our new rover arrives in February 2021.

Let’s talk about science! Watch the fifth episode of our #EZScience​ series to learn how NASA uses balloon science to better understand our planet and universe.

Let’s talk about science! Watch the sixth episode of our #EZScience​ series to learn about the 30th anniversary of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. As the first major optical telescope to be placed in space, Hubble has changed our fundamental understanding of the universe.