Instructional Video4:57
SciShow

Mind the (Solar System's) Gap

12th - Higher Ed
Giant disks around baby stars filled with gas and dust provide the material to make all sorts of planets, and new evidence proves that our solar system’s had a massive gap in it! And the water vapor in Jupiter’s moon, Europa, might not...
Instructional Video2:56
MinuteEarth

How To Date A Planet

12th - Higher Ed
How do we know how old the Earth is? Learn how we date rocks, the moon, and planets.
Instructional Video4:36
SciShow

How the Oldest Rocks on Earth Changed History

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have uncovered the oldest rocks from Earth, and they're shaking up what we knew about Earth's history.
Instructional Video11:11
Crash Course

Meteors

12th - Higher Ed
Today Phil helps keep you from ticking off an astronomer in your life by making sure you know the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid. When the Earth plows through the stream emitted by a comet we get a meteor shower....
Instructional Video5:38
SciShow

How to (Maybe) Find Your Own Little Amazing Meteorite

12th - Higher Ed
Most of the meteorites that land on this planet are pretty tiny. And enough of them fall to Earth each day that, theoretically, you could find micrometeorite yourself.
Instructional Video2:21
MinuteEarth

Why So Many Meteorites Come From The Same Place

12th - Higher Ed
Because of space physics, one faraway asteroid is likely the progenitor of almost a third of all the meteorites on Earth. ___________________________________________ If you want to learn more about this topic, start your googling with...
Instructional Video3:39
SciShow

Healing Hearts, Space Jewelry, and the Newest Mammal

12th - Higher Ed
Hank reveals the latest discoveries, including a way to make new, beating heart cells, ancient Egyptian jewelry made from meteorites, and the first mammal to be discovered in the Americas in 35 years, the adorable olinguito.
Instructional Video6:03
SciShow Kids

How to Find a Meteorite!

K - 5th
Maybe you've seen a shooting star, a bright streak of light that zips across the sky! But did you know that those shooting stars are actually rocks falling from space? And sometimes you can find them on the ground! Find out how with...
Instructional Video2:43
Curated Video

Meteorites: From Shooting Stars to Ancient Clues

3rd - 12th
This video explores the fascinating world of meteorites, discussing their size, frequency of occurrence, and their role in meteor showers. It also highlights the rarity of meteorites making landfall and the largest known meteorite, the...
Instructional Video3:20
Curated Video

Tsunami

6th - 12th
Tsunamis are huge volumes of moving water that become monstrous waves when they hit the coast. What causes them and how do they grow to be so dangerous? Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. Tsunamis are massive volumes of moving...
Instructional Video9:52
Bedtime History

Meteors and Meteorites For Kids | Bedtime History

K - 12th
Join us on an awe-inspiring voyage through the captivating history of meteors! In this fascinating video, we delve into the origins of these celestial marvels, from ancient civilizations' interpretations to modern scientific discoveries....
Instructional Video8:15
Curated Video

Spectacular Sky Phenomena: From Lenticular Clouds to Supercells

6th - Higher Ed
This video examines extraordinary atmospheric phenomena, including unusual cloud formations like lenticular clouds and intense supercell storms. Experts dissect the conditions that lead to these events, offering insights into their...
Instructional Video1:56
Great Big Story

Holding the cosmos, an entrepreneur's meteorite collection

12th - Higher Ed
Naveen Jain reveals his unique collection of meteorites, showcasing the profound connection between space artifacts and human curiosity.
Instructional Video2:00
Great Big Story

Discovering Meteorites in Antarctica, A Scientific Expedition

12th - Higher Ed
Join Constantine Tsang and the ANSMET team on their NASA-funded quest to uncover meteorites in Antarctica.
Instructional Video5:02
Curated Video

Asteroid Strikes Yucatan Peninsula

3rd - Higher Ed
Dr. Forrester defines the terms comet, asteroid, meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites by classifying them as objects found within space. She also discusses the Chicxulub crater at the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and the theory...
Instructional Video8:58
Ancient Lights Media

The Inner Planets of the Solar System - Volume Two: Earth, Mars and the Asteroid Belt- Solar System Series

6th - 8th
This video examines details relating to the planets Earth, Mars and their moons, as well as the Asteroid Belt.
Instructional Video5:50
Curated Video

The Chemical Evolution of Earth

3rd - Higher Ed
Describes the Miller-Urey experiment and how it described the beginning of life on Earth.
Instructional Video4:37
Curated Video

Transcending Impossible

12th - Higher Ed
Princeton University physicist Paul Steinhardt reveals the different shades of meaning the word "impossible" has for him.
Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

150 The Ensisheim Meteor - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
November 7, 1492 - A meteorite crashes through Earth’s atmosphere, creating a sonic boom and illuminating the sky above the Austrian capital. Known as the Donnerstein, or Thunderstone, the deafening sound of the fireball is heard over...
Instructional Video2:32
Science360

Extreme Microbes : Extremophiles - Science Nation

12th - Higher Ed
Astrobiologist Richard Hoover really goes to extremes to find living things that thrive where life would seem to be impossible - from the glaciers of the Alaskan Arctic to the ice sheets of Antarctica. These so-called, "extremophiles"...
Instructional Video4:56
Science360

Engineers investigate possible lingering impacts from Elk River chemical spill - Science Nation

12th - Higher Ed
In January, 2014, thousands of gallons of chemicals, including crude 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol, or MCHM, spilled into West Virginia's Elk River, near Charleston. The spill ultimately contaminated the local water supply and...
Podcast19:42
NASA

Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 55, Psyche Mission Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Psyche Mission Co-investigator Ben Weiss discusses the mission to a unique metal asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
Instructional Video12:00
AllTime 10s

10 Lies You Still Believe About Space

12th - Higher Ed
Space. It's the final frontier and one of the great unknowns for mankind. But you probably don't even know what you don't know about it. So sit back and find out why your 4th grade science teacher was probably completely off.
Instructional Video1:00
Next Animation Studio

Scientists advance new theory of Earth’s formation

12th - Higher Ed
The early Solar System’s cosmic dust may have given rise to primitive Earth over just five million years.