Curated Video
USA/SPACE: EVIDENCE OF A NEW TYPE OF BLACK HOLE
English/Nat
Scientists using the Chandra X-ray telescope in space have uncovered evidence of a new type of black hole.
In a relatively close galaxy, astronomically speaking, a mid-sized black hole's discovery has prompted renewed debate...
Curated Video
Three telescopes to examine the supernova
1. Zoom animation from Scorpius constellation pushing deeper to reveal Kepler's Supernova
Pasadena, California, USA - 6 October 2004
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Michael Werner, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory:
"Supernova's are critical...
Curated Video
USA/SPACE: SHUTTLE DISCOVERY MISSION: HUBBLE TELESCOPE
English/Nat
The crew of Discovery began work on the ageing Hubble Space Telescope on Tuesday.
It's the first part of a wide ranging programme of repairs on the ten year old telescope.
The Hubble has provided scientists with spectacular...
Curated Video
USA: SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MISSION
English/Nat
Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour aimed their telescopes 14 [m] million light years into deep space Monday - toward a galaxy in the distant universe.
They also found time to focus their cameras closer to home -...
Curated Video
Starlight draws tourists to rural Spain
SPAIN STARLIGHT TOURISM SOURCE: AP TELEVISION / AstroAndalus agency RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLY LENGTH: 6:21 SHOTLIST: AP Television Jaen, Spain - 3 June 2016 ++NIGHT SHOTS++1....
Curated Video
Comments on Supernova in Spanish
1. Animation
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Sergio Fajardo-Acosta, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory:
"In two ways, (for understanding a Supernova) - we will understand our origins better, the origins of the matter which makes us human, our...
Curated Video
US: NASA - FIRST IMAGES FROM CHANDRA TELESCOPE
English/Nat
The first images from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope are impressing scientists with their clarity and detail.
On Thursday, the U-S space agency unveiled the images from the world's most powerful X-ray telescope.
Chandra's...
Curated Video
Scientists announce they have discovered new planets
NASA Headquarters - Washington, DC - 4 October 2006
1. Wide of news conference
2. Panel of four participants in news conference
NASA - Hubble Space Telescope - Recent
3. Still photographic image of Milky Way galaxy section with 16 planet...
Curated Video
USA: SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR
English/Nat
Astronauts aboard the U-S space shuttle Endeavour have been watching worlds collide.
There telescopes have been observing two galaxies, thought to be twenty (b) billion times the size of our sun, smash into each other.
The...
Curated Video
USA/SPACE: US SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY MISSION UPDATE
Natural Sound
Two astronauts floated out into the cargo bay of space shuttle Discovery on Thursday night to begin the Hubble Space Telescope's billion-mile tune up.
So eager were Mark Lee and Steven Smith to get started on their space...
Curated Video
Starlight draws tourists to rural Spain
SPAIN STARLIGHT TOURISM SOURCE: AP TELEVISION / AstroAndalus agency RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLY LENGTH: 6:21 SHOTLIST: AP Television Jaen, Spain - 3 June 2016 ++NIGHT SHOTS++1....
Curated Video
Blind children in Chile learn about eclipse through touch
Blind children from the Hellen Keller School in in Chile were given the chance to learn about the wonders of the universe and, in particular, what an eclipse is through a Braille and sound display Tuesday.
Curated Video
National Research Council discusses upgrade to Hubble
Washington, DC - 8 December, 2004
1. Wide shot of press conference at National Academy of Sciences
2. Reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Louis Lanzetti, Chairman, National Academy of Sciences Panel:
"First recommendation is the Hubble...
Curated Video
X-ray telescope probes hot gas systems
1. NASA graphic showing intergalactic web of hot gas and dark matter detected by NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory
2. Graphic showing X-rays travelling and illustration of Chandra detecting the X-rays
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Claude...
Curated Video
USA: SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY RETURNS TO EARTH
English/Nat
The U-S space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew returned to Earth safely on Monday after a successful mission fixing the Hubble Space Telescope.
The eight day trip meant the astronauts were in space over Christmas,...
Curated Video
Hubble images show deepest view of the universe
SHOTLIST: ***NO SLATE AT START OF STORY*** (Stories Run Back To Back)
New York - March 9, 2004
1. Wide shot press briefing at the American Museum of Natural History's "Rose Center for Earth and Space"
2. Scientists working on Hubble...
Curated Video
Construction of large telescope
1. Wide shot of Sierra Negra mountain range and zoom-in of telescope
2. Wide of telescope
3. Wide of construction workers
4. Wide of construction workers
5. Wide of Orizaba Peak from telescope; tilt down of workers soldering
6. Wide...
Curated Video
USA: HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE SHOWS BIRTH OF STAR CLUSTERS
English/Nat
The Hubble Space Telescope is providing more keys to unlocking the mysteries of space.
NASA released images from Hubble on Tuesday showing over one thousand young star clusters bursting to life at the heart of a pair of...
Crash Course
Exploring the Universe: Crash Course Big History #2
According to Carl Sagan, we are all made of star particles. The second video in a series of 16 explains what happened after the big bang. It discusses cosmic background radiation, chemistry, galaxies, heavy elements, and the creation of...
Crash Course
The Big Bang: Crash Course Big History #1
Theoretical physicists say that space and time are one thing created by the Big Bang. According to them, nothing happened in the time before the Big Bang because time did not exist. The first Crash Course-Big History video in a 16-part...
Be Smart
How Many Stars Are There?
Starting with a seemingly simple question, a video covers how many stars are visible with the human eye. Then it explains how many stars are in the Andromeda galaxy next to ours. The most interesting part is when you view a single square...
Khan Academy
Detectable Civilizations in our Galaxy 4
Mr. Khan works through the equations that he derived in previous videos. In this fourth video of in a series of five, he uses an equation that he created himself.
Khan Academy
Detectable Civilizations in our Galaxy 3
This lecture continues the calculations involved in deducing the number of possible detectable civilizations. The main subject is a comparison of the traditional Drake equation and the calculations made in the previous videos in this...
Khan Academy
Detectable Civilizations in our Galaxy 1
Sal outlines a framework for detecting possible civilizations in our universe. He considers the number of stars and uses the requirements for civilizations to derive the number of potentially suitable planets. The Drake equation can help...