What are some skywatching highlights in August 2020? See the Moon posing with various planets throughout the month, plus catch the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/whatsup/20200801/JPL-20200801-WHATSUf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> What are some skywatching highlights in August 2020? See the Moon posing with various planets throughout the month, plus catch the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower.


	
		What's Up - August 2020
	


NASA’s Perseverance Rover began its long journey to Mars today by successfully launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a ULA Atlas V rocket.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mars2020/20200730/JPL-20200730-M2020-LaunchWrapUp-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> NASA’s Perseverance Rover began its long journey to Mars today by successfully launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a ULA Atlas V rocket.


	
		NASA's Perseverance Rover Launches to Mars
	


To get ready for the launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, NASA invited the public to join a global, collective #CountdownToMars project.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mars2020/20200730/CountdownToMars_Recap_Video_-_720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> To get ready for the launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, NASA invited the public to join a global, collective #CountdownToMars project.


	
		NASA&rsquo;s Perseverance Mars Rover Launches With Your #CountdownToMars
	


NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth and help pave the way for human exploration.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mars2020/20200727/20200727-Perseverance-Overview-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth and help pave the way for human exploration.


	
		Mission Overview: NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
	


In February 2020, NASA’s Perseverance Rover began its long journey to Mars by first traveling across the United States.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mars2020/20200722/JPL-20200722-M2020f-0001-GettingPerseverance-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> In February 2020, NASA’s Perseverance Rover began its long journey to Mars by first traveling across the United States.


	
		Getting Perseverance to the Launch Pad
	


NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter will make history's first attempt at powered flight on another planet next spring.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mars2020/20200714/JPL-20200713-Mars-Helicopter-Mission-Overview-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter will make history's first attempt at powered flight on another planet next spring.


	
		NASA&rsquo;s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter: The First Aircraft on Mars
	


What's Up for July? How about some moons with those giant planets? Mars after midnight. And are the stars of Mars the same as ours?

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/whatsup/20200701/JPL-20200701-WHATSUf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> What's Up for July? How about some moons with those giant planets? Mars after midnight. And are the stars of Mars the same as ours?


	
		What's Up - July 2020
	


What are some skywatching highlights you can see in June 2020? Look for the Summer Triangle rising in the east after sundown, keep tabs on the morning planets and June 20 brings the solstice.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/whatsup/20200622/JPL-20200601-WHATSUf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> What are some skywatching highlights you can see in June 2020? Look for the Summer Triangle rising in the east after sundown, keep tabs on the morning planets and June 20 brings the solstice.


	
		What's Up - June 2020
	


Getting a Mars rover built, tested and to the launch pad is a feat that requires the dedication of hundreds of team members.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mars2020/20200618/JPL-20200617-M2020f-0003-Countdown_to_Mars-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Getting a Mars rover built, tested and to the launch pad is a feat that requires the dedication of hundreds of team members.


	
		Getting NASA&rsquo;s Perseverance Mars Rover to Launch During the COVID-19 Pandemic
	


Watch as NASA-JPL engineers test the Sample Caching System on the Perseverance Mars rover.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mars2020/20200602/JPL-20200529-MARSf-0001-Mars_Sample_Caching-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Watch as NASA-JPL engineers test the Sample Caching System on the Perseverance Mars rover.


	
		Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Sample Caching System
	


High-definition (HD) videos from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory feature the latest news on space and science findings from JPL and NASA. Topics include discoveries made by spacecraft studying planets in our solar system, including Mars, Saturn and our home planet, Earth. Missions also study stars and galaxies in our universe.

I like that they are videos and not podcasts 😃😄😀⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Great videos

Cassini was my favorite satellite to orbit Saturn 🛰

Sad that Cassini was  destroyed in its finally of Saturn

HD - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

An animated flyover of the Martian surface

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mars2020/20181213/JPL-20181212-M2020f-0003-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> An animated flyover of the Martian surface


	
		Mars 2020 Landing Site: Jezero Crater Flyover
	


What are the skywatching highlights of February 2020?

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/whatsup/20200204/JPL-20200203-WHATSUf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> What are the skywatching highlights of February 2020?


	
		What's Up - February 2020
	


<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mars2020/20191115/JPL-20191113-M2020f-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Could Mars ever have supported life?


	
		Mars Science Teams Investigate Ancient Life in Australia
	


More than 300 bright spots have been located on the surface of Ceres. Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission say the bright material indicates the dwarf planet is an active, evolving world.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/dawn/20171212/JPL-20171211-DAWNf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> More than 300 bright spots have been located on the surface of Ceres. Scientists with NASA's Dawn mission say the bright material indicates the dwarf planet is an active, evolving world.


	
		The Bright Stuff: New NASA Dawn Findings at Ceres
	


Drive along with NASA's Opportunity Mars rover and hear the voices of scientists and engineers behind the mission.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/universe/20190213/JPL-20190213-MERf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Drive along with NASA's Opportunity Mars rover and hear the voices of scientists and engineers behind the mission.


	
		Opportunity: NASA Rover Completes Mars Mission
	


NASA's InSight lander on Mars is trying to use its robotic arm to get the mission’s heat flow probe, or mole, digging again.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/insight/20191003/JPL-20191003-INSIGHf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> NASA's InSight lander on Mars is trying to use its robotic arm to get the mission’s heat flow probe, or mole, digging again.


	
		NASA InSight's Robotic Arm Helps Out its Mole on Mars
	


Sit back and enjoy the view from the Voyagers' epic journey through the solar system. See iconic images of planets and moons, set to music.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/voyager/20171201/JPL-20170810-VOYAGEf-0001-720.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Sit back and enjoy the view from the Voyagers' epic journey through the solar system. See iconic images of planets and moons, set to music.


	
		Voyager Images from the Odysseys
	


NASA's Dawn spacecraft turned science fiction into science fact by using ion propulsion to explore the two largest bodies in the main asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/dawn/20180907/JPL-20180907-DAWNf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> NASA's Dawn spacecraft turned science fiction into science fact by using ion propulsion to explore the two largest bodies in the main asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres.


	
		Dusk for Dawn: NASA Mission to the Asteroid Belt
	


Highlights of the November sky include how to watch as Mercury transits the Sun.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/whatsup/20191101/JPL-20191101-WHATSUf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Highlights of the November sky include how to watch as Mercury transits the Sun.


	
		What's Up - November 2019
	


NASA's InSight will be the first interplanetary launch from America's West Coast. Residents in some of California's coastal communities could get a front row seat. Here's when and where to see it.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/insight/20180406/JPL-20180406-INSIGHf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> NASA's InSight will be the first interplanetary launch from America's West Coast. Residents in some of California's coastal communities could get a front row seat. Here's when and where to see it.


	
		Watching the First Interplanetary Launch from America's West Coast
	


Crazy Engineering sees double! Twin satellites that will track water movement on Earth and test a new laser measurement technology.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/gracefo/20180504/JPL-20180502-GRACEFO-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Crazy Engineering sees double! Twin satellites that will track water movement on Earth and test a new laser measurement technology.


	
		Crazy Engineering: GRACE-FO
	


Quadrantid meteors January 3-4, a West Coast-favoring total lunar eclipse, and time to start watching Mars!

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/whatsup/20180101/JPL-20180101-WHATSUf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Quadrantid meteors January 3-4, a West Coast-favoring total lunar eclipse, and time to start watching Mars!


	
		What's Up - January 2018
	


NASA's OCO-3 mission is ready for launch to the International Space Station. This follow-on to OCO-2 brings new techniques and new technologies to carbon dioxide observations of Earth from space.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/oco3/20190402/JPL-20190402-OCOf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> NASA's OCO-3 mission is ready for launch to the International Space Station. This follow-on to OCO-2 brings new techniques and new technologies to carbon dioxide observations of Earth from space.


	
		NASA's OCO-3:  A New View of Carbon
	


Dawn pairing of Jupiter and Venus, Moon  shines near star clusters, meteor activity all month long 

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/whatsup/20171101/JPL-20171101-WHATSUf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Dawn pairing of Jupiter and Venus, Moon shines near star clusters, meteor activity all month long


	
		What's Up - November 2017
	


A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, install the legs and wheels — otherwise known as the mobility suspension — on the Mars 2020 rover.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mars2020/20190712/JPL-20190712-M2020f-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> A team of engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, install the legs and wheels — otherwise known as the mobility suspension — on the Mars 2020 rover.


	
		Pit Crew for Mars: NASA's Mars 2020 Rover Gets Some Wheels (time lapse)
	


NASA's InSight spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, to begin final preparations for launch.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/insight/20180307/JPL-20180307-INSIGHf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> NASA's InSight spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, to begin final preparations for launch.


	
		Mars InSight Arrives at Vandenberg Air Force Base
	


Forty-one years after it launched into space, NASA's Voyager 2 probe has exited our solar bubble and entered the region between stars.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/voyager/20181210/JPL-20181210-VOYAGEp-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Forty-one years after it launched into space, NASA's Voyager 2 probe has exited our solar bubble and entered the region between stars.


	
		Voyager 2 Enters Interstellar Space
	


See how the odd orbits Neptune's inner moons Naiad and Thalassa enable them to avoid each other, as they race around the planet. Researchers call it a "dance of avoidance."

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/hubble/20191112/JPL-20191107-0001-VOYAGEf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> See how the odd orbits Neptune's inner moons Naiad and Thalassa enable them to avoid each other, as they race around the planet. Researchers call it a "dance of avoidance."


	
		Neptune Moon Dance (animation)
	


Three of the world's largest radio telescopes team up to reveal two objects orbiting each other

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/asteroids/20180712/JPL-20180711-ASTRDSf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Three of the world's largest radio telescopes team up to reveal two objects orbiting each other


	
		Rare Double Asteroid Revealed
	


What can you see in the March sky? Jupiter and other planets in the morning, a change of seasons and an open star cluster called the Beehive.

<a href="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.m4v/www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/whatsup/20190301/JPL-20190301-WHATSUf-0001-720cc.m4v" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> What can you see in the March sky? Jupiter and other planets in the morning, a change of seasons and an open star cluster called the Beehive.


	
		What's Up - March 2019
	


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