Instructional Video9:02
Astrum

How to Find Rogue Planets

Higher Ed
Gravitational microlensing events are revealing the mysteries of rogue planets, but what are they, and how does it work? And what role does the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope play in helping us spot more rogue planets in the future?
Instructional Video8:10
Astrum

The Ripples on Titan's Lakes that Shocked NASA Scientists

Higher Ed
Saturn's moon, Titan, is the only other body in the solar system that can support liquid on its surface. But not liquid water, liquid methane. What did NASA's Cassini discover about the methane lakes of Saturn's moon, Titan?
Instructional Video8:42
Astrum

How Mars Stumped NASA Engineers

Higher Ed
NASA's InSight has run into a few difficulties since it landed. Can scientists overcome them?
Instructional Video9:00
Astrum

How Did Mars Die?

Higher Ed
The UAE has joined the space race, skipping the Moon altogether and going straight for Mars. What will the Hope Emirates Mars Mission investigate while in orbit around the red planet?
Instructional Video7:18
Astrum

How Asteroid Bennu Stumped NASA Mission Planners

Higher Ed
NASA's OSIRIS-REx has now been orbiting the asteroid Bennu for a year already, but what has it discovered so far?
Instructional Video6:36
Astrum

How Do Galaxies Rotate?

Higher Ed
Galaxies are not spinning tops. So how do stars move within them?
Instructional Video9:28
Astrum

Earth's Rarest Cloud Type

Higher Ed
Why Asperitas Clouds - or Undulatus Asperatus - are so rare.
Instructional Video4:16
Astrum

NASA Astronauts Playing Golf on the Moon

Higher Ed
You may have heard of the official longest golf drive by Mike Austin, but did you know there was likely a drive 3 times Mike's record?
Instructional Video5:54
Astrum

How NASA Measures Stars

Higher Ed
Scientists can't use tape measures, rulers or lasers to measure the astronomical distances to stars and galaxies, so how do we do it?
Instructional Video5:07
Astrum

Mercury Transit November 2019

Higher Ed
Mercury will be transiting the Sun on the 11th November 2019. What time will it be? How can I see it for myself? And why doesn't a transit happen much more regularly?
Instructional Video7:25
Astrum

Is This More Than an Optical Illusion?

Higher Ed
Supralateral arcs, ice pillars and sun pillars.
Instructional Video7:55
Astrum

How Bad Is the Radiation on Mars?

Higher Ed
How do scientists plan to get astronauts to Mars when space radiation is so strong? What can be done about it? Astrum Answers!
Instructional Video5:21
Astrum

Earth's New "Moon" 101

Higher Ed
While tiny, Earth now has a second moon, or natural satellite, named 2020 CD3. So, will we have to rewrite the text books?
Instructional Video10:10
Astrum

Surprising Discoveries On 4 Vesta

Higher Ed
NASA's Dawn spacecraft was the first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestial bodies, Vesta and Ceres. But what did it do and discover while it was there?
Instructional Video7:05
Astrum

Comets That Flew Too Close to the Sun

Higher Ed
The Sungrazer comets that were discovered minutes before they vapourised.
Instructional Video4:58
Astrum

Are We Too Late To Avoid Kessler Syndrome?

Higher Ed
Space junk and debris is starting to be a problem around Low Earth Orbit (LEO) according to the ESA and JAXA. Exactly how much is up there? And are we soon approaching the threshold of Kessler Syndrome?
Instructional Video7:59
Astrum

Are Two Suns Better Than One?

Higher Ed
How much of an effect would a second Sun have on Earth? Is there a way it could work?
Instructional Video8:37
Astrum

Aftermath of the Biggest Volcano Eruption Ever

Higher Ed
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano's eruption in January 2022 was one of the largest ever captured on camera, with a massive ash cloud, over 200,000 lightning strikes, and a shockwave that traveled around the globe. The eruption had...
Instructional Video9:36
Astrum

Hubble's Report on What's Happening to the Galaxies: Hubble Images Episode 12

Higher Ed
The Hubble Space Telescope, active for over 30 years, has revolutionized our understanding of the universe by capturing stunning images of galaxies at various stages of evolution, from vibrant starbursts to dying elliptical remnants....
Instructional Video3:13
Science ABC

What Is Pi (π)? Is It Infinite?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pi (π) is a fascinating number with many applications in mathematics, physics, and engineering. Its infinite decimal representation is a reminder of its fundamental nature in the universe. Mathematician Johann Lambert proved that pi is...
Instructional Video3:31
Science ABC

What Does “T-Minus” Mean?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The term ‘T-minus’ is generally used during countdowns to space launches. During a NASA countdown to a rocket launch, ‘T-minus’ translates to ‘Time minus’; the ‘T’ stands for the exact time at which the rocket is scheduled to be...
Instructional Video5:07
Science ABC

What Are Asteroids And Where Do They Come From?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun, just like the rest of the planets and celestial bodies in our solar system. Although asteroids are present throughout the solar system, most of them live in the asteroid belt—a...
Instructional Video6:20
Science ABC

Rocket Science: How Rockets Work - A Short and Basic Explanation

Pre-K - Higher Ed
How do rockets work? What is the science behind a rocket launch? How does a rocket go into space? In this short and simple video, we discuss the science of how rockets work. It is a short animated video for kids and laymen to understand...
Instructional Video7:19
Science ABC

Lunar and Solar Eclipse Explained: A Beginner’s Guide to Eclipses

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Solar and lunar eclipses are celestial phenomena that occur when the sun, moon and Earth align in a way that either the moon casts a shadow on Earth or the latter casts a shadow on the moon. So what are the similarities and differences...