Astrum
The Largest Planetary System that Could Exist
How big do you think our solar system is? Up until Pluto? A bit beyond? How big can other solar systems get? Astrum answers!
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How a Planet with Seven Suns Proves the Universe Prefers Order
Can planets exist in multi-star systems, and what would that look like from their perspective?
Astrum
Earth's New "Moon" 101
While tiny, Earth now has a second moon, or natural satellite, named 2020 CD3. So, will we have to rewrite the text books?
Astrum
Are We Too Late To Avoid Kessler Syndrome?
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?
Curated Video
Death of the Sun
The Sun is dying, getting hotter as it goes. Eventually it will shrink into a black dwarf, but life will have vanished long before. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. The Sun is 5 billion years old and will begin to die in 5...
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Shoemaker-Levy
The collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter in 1993 was the first collision of its kind to be witnessed by man. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered orbiting Jupiter in 1993....
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Milky Way's Black Hole
Scientists believe there is a supermassive black hole 26,000 light years away at the centre of our Galaxy. But how do they know, when they can't see it? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Black holes are formed when massive stars...
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Our solar system
The Earth is one of the eight planets in our Solar System. Our universe - Space adventure - Our solar system Learning Points The Sun is at the centre of the Solar System. The planets, including the Earth, orbit around the Sun. There are...
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Remembering the Historic First Flight of NASA Space Shuttle Columbia
This video describes the first launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia in 1981, marking a significant milestone in space exploration. The mission, piloted by astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen, aimed to test the shuttle system's...
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GCSE Physics - What is an Orbit? #86
This video covers: - What an orbit is - Why objects orbit rather than flying off or being sucked in - Why we consider orbiting objects to be continually accelerating - Why objects with a smaller orbit have to travel faster Exam board...
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TOI 700 d - Earth-Sized Planet | Exoplanet Song
Learn about TOI700d - an Earth sized exoplanet in the habitable range around its star -- with this space science song from KLT!
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The Space Junk Song! | Space Songs For Kids | KLT
What is space junk? let's learn about it!
Ancient Lights Media
The Outer Planets of the Solar System - Volume Two: Uranus, Neptune and Beyond - Solar System Series
This video examines details relating to the planets Uranus, Neptune and their moons. This video also looks at the dwarf planet Pluto and its moons, as well as comet formation in Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud.
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Kepler 452b aka Earth 2.0 Explained! | KLT
Learn about planet Kepler 452b also known as Earth 2.0 and all its amazing planet facts with this planet song.
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2021 PH27 Closest Object to the Sun
Learn about 2021 PH27 Closest Object to the Sun 2021 PH27 by the KLT App
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Planets and Moons
Planets and Moons identifies the planets that have moons and debris that orbit them by describing the planets and their moons and debris.
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An Explosion of Exo-planets
Astronomer Jill Tarter, Director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute, highlights the link between recent discoveries of numerous exoplanets and the search for extraterrestrial life.
Nature League
Biological Clocks and the Rhythm of Life - Lesson Plan
This week on Nature League, Brit Garner explores the rhythms and cycles of life on Earth.
Visual Learning Systems
The Nature of Electricity: Static Electricity
This video describes the basic role that atoms play in creating electrical charges, as well as the nature and creation of static electricity. Various methods of charging are discussed, emphasizing the role that insulators and conductors...
Curated Video
The Solar System: Structure, Orbits, and Location in the Milky Way Galaxy
This video provides a detailed overview of the structure and location of our solar system, including the orbits of different celestial bodies and the gravitational forces that keep them in place. It also explores the location of our...
Astrum
How big can planetary systems get?
How big do you think our solar system is? Up until Pluto? A bit beyond? How big can other solar systems get?
Science360
Science Behind The News: Extrasolar Planets
Extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, are planets that orbit stars other than our sun. Astronomers like Dr. William Welsh at San Diego State University primarily use two methods to detect these distant planets: Doppler and Transit methods....
Next Animation Studio
Newly discovered ‘super-Earth’ orbits its star once every 2.4 days
A “super-Earth” orbiting a red dwarf star has been discovered only 36 light years from Earth, according to a study published in the Astronomy & Astrophysics journal.