Curated Video
USA: NEW YORK: 3 METEORITES FROM MARS TO BE AUCTIONED
English/Nat
Some very pricey chunks of Mars real estate are up for sale.
Three small Martian meteorites are due to go under the auctioneer's hammer in New York on Wednesday.
Guernsey's auction house is hoping to get as much as two (m)...
Curated Video
A new mission to sample an asteroid near Earth
US ASTEROID MISSION SOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY / VNR: COPYRIGHT OF NASA RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5.16SHOTLIST:VNR: Copyright of NASA Not...
Curated Video
A new mission to study an asteroid near Earth
US ASTEROID MISSION SOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY / VNR: COPYRIGHT OF NASA RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 5.16SHOTLIST:VNR: Copyright of NASA Not...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Poles unearth rare 5,000 year old
VOICED : Poles unearth rare 5,000 year old
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Day the Mesozoic Died
Solve the ultimate who dunnit mystery: the death of the dinosaurs. Viewers watch an engaging video that describes how the asteroid impact hypothesis came to fruition and the evidence supporting it. The video also explains how life...
TED-Ed
The Dust Bunnies That Built Our Planet
What are space dust bunnies and why are they important to us? Pupils explore space dust bunnies and how these particles helped form the planets. To understand the phenomenon, class members investigate the chemistry behind dust particles...
Scholastic
The American Museum of Natural History: A Virtual Field Trip with Brian Selznick
Author Brian Selznick takes scholars on a virtual field trip to New York City's American Museum of Natural History. Three stops to the Hall of North American Mammals, Mosquito Model, and Hall of Meteorites showcase prominent dioramas and...
SciShow
The Moon May Have Once Been Habitable!
Would you want to live on the moon? During a brief time in history, the moon might have been able to support life. Learn about the evidence that points to this as well as how scientists use meteorites to study the history of the sun. An...
Be Smart
Asteroids, Meteors, Comets… and the End of the World?
Dinosaurs owe their destiny to an asteroid. What are the chances humans will meet the same fate? A fascinating video lesson considers the probability of an asteroid colliding with the earth while taking into account variations in...
The Brain Scoop
Fossil Meteorites
Fossils ... from space? Science scholars discover evidence in a limestone quarry that helped researchers learn about a meteor shower that lasted hundreds of thousands of years through an interesting video from Brain Scoop's Fossils and...
The Brain Scoop
Meteorites From Spaaaaaace!
Eighty thousand tons of material enters Earth's atmosphere every year. The video, part of a playlist from Brain Scoop on Fossils and Geology, focuses on meteorites. It defines the three types and explains which are most and least common....
MinutePhysics
Astronomically Correct Twinkle Twinkle
What do you get when astronomers rewrite beloved children's songs? THIS! Hear the tune Twinkle Twinkle Little Star as it was meant to be — from a scientist's perspective. Physics scholars follow along to a scientifically correct...
SciShow Kids
Comets and Asteroids!
Follow along as host Jessi and her mouse sidekick, Squeaks, examine space's comets and asteroids. Discover what they are made of, their size, where we can find them, and two of the more popular space objects of the group.
TED-Ed
Where Did Earth's Water Come From?
It's commonly known that over 70 percent of of the earth's surface is covered by water, but exactly where did it all come from? Join this short video as it travels back to the beginning of the universe in search of the origins...
Curated OER
Meteorites
BBC has put together a comprehensive clip describing the composition of meteorites. This is a very cute video younger learners will enjoy. It also shows the properties of meteorites through scientific inquiry. A bit short but perfect for...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Astrogeology Meteorites and Spacecraft Missions
Dr. Tim McCoy delves into how we can learn about the formation of the solar system through studying meteorites. [29:16]
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Exploring the Solar System With Antarctic Meteorites
How can meteorites teach us about the early solar system? Check out this webcast with Dr. Cari Corrigan as she shares her discoveries from meteorites that landed in Antarctica. [34:48]
NASA
Science at Nasa: Science Casts: Bright Explosion on the Moon
NASA researchers who monitor the Moon for meteoroid impacts have detected the brightest explosion in the history of their program. (May 16, 2013) [4:00]
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Get Up & Go Play!: Micrometeorites
Playing outside makes kids happier, healthier and stronger! In this segment of KIDS Clubhouse Adventures, co-host Abby Brown and kids learn about micrometeorites. Together they build a simple device to collect micrometeorites and use a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: Meteors
Meteors are small bits of interplanetary debris broken off from asteroids or comets. When the Earth plows through the stream emitted by a comet, we get a meteor shower. Meteors burn up about 100 km above the Earth, but some survive to...
A&E Television
History.com: How the Earth Was Made: The Secrets of Meteorites
A video that looks at what scientists know about meteorites. What can meteorites tell us about Earth? [2:59]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Studying Rocks Found on Earth for Clues About Space
We'll take a tour of the Center for Meteorite Studies, and learn how meteorites can teach us about the history of the solar system.