Astrum
Better than the James Webb Space Telescope? The Upcoming Extremely Large Telescope
Looking forward to the James Webb Space Telescope? Just wait until ESO's Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is completed.
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...
Curated Video
Why Venus and Mercury have no Moons?
Mercury and Venus have no moons because of their close proximity to the Sun. Any moon orbiting around them is likely be swallowed by the mammoth gravitational pull of the mighty Sun. All planets except for Mercury and Venus have moons....
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?
NASA
The Invisible Network: 11. Reflections | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast
For billions of years, the Earth and the Moon have danced together. Since the Apollo era, scientists have used lasers — a technology then in its infancy — to measure their waltz. Lasers have since played increasingly important roles in...
Astrum
Are we sending microbes to alien worlds? Panspermia
With all the focus on the Coronavirus, it made me wonder how viruses would cope in space generally. This led on to other questions like "do we contaminate other worlds with Earth based life?" and "can alien bacteria and viruses thrive...
Astrum
Why is space black?
Olber's Paradox. With so many stars in the universe, why is space black and not white with light?
Astrum
Our Solar System's Planets: Mercury
Almost everything you could want to know about the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury. Real HD photos and videos taken by the MESSENGER probe. We discuss the orbit, climate, geographical features, and general physical characteristics or...
Astrum
Why NASA wants to build a space station around the Moon | NASA Gateway, SLS and Artemis
Gateway is NASA's most ambitious project yet, so how to they plan to get a space station around the Moon? And why have one there in the first place? SLS, Artemis and Gateway.
Astrum
How would we build a colony on Mars?
Mars is a world similar in a lot of ways to our own. That doesn't mean there aren't a multitude of hurdles to overcome if we were ever to consider settling there.
Curated Video
The hunt for oceans in space
Scientists believe there are oceans buried under thick crusts of ice on the moons of Saturn and Jupiter. Sampling them would raise hope of life beyond Earth
Astrum
How Europa Shocked NASA Scientists | Our Solar System's Moons: Europa
Jupiter's second Galilean Moon, Europa.
Astrum
How do we know it rains iron on WASP-76b?
There is an exoplanet, discovered by ESO's VLT, where it rains iron. But WASP-67b is 690 light years away, how could we possibly know that?
Astrum
The next step in Earth-like Exoplanet discovery - the blurry images of CHEOPS
It seems counterintuitive, but ESA's newest space telescope, CHEOPS, is designed to take blurry images of stars. But this helps astronomers to understand more about orbiting exoplanets than a clear image would. Here's why!
Learning Mole
Saturn
This animated video is all about the Ringed Planet - Saturn. Students will love this engaging and interactive video.
Astrum
Why are all the planets on the same orbital plane?
Is it a coincidence? Or is something else at play here?
Mazz Media
What is a Planet? (Simple English)
This live-action video program is about the word planet. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word planet through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Astrum
What were the final images NASA's Cassini ever took?
In 2017, Cassini ended its mission by disintegrating in Saturn's atmosphere. What were the final images it ever took?
AllTime 10s
10 Unsolved Mysteries Of The Moon
Despite being less than 400,000km away, there is a surprising amount that we don't know about the moon. What's at its core? How did it get there? Could it one day support life? Alltime 10s investigates.
Curated Video
Gravity Assist: Gravity Assist Podcast: Your Moon Questions Answered
Why do we see only one face of the Moon? What would happen to Earth if the Moon didn't exist? We dive into questions you asked on social media.
Astrum
Our Solar System's Moons: Enceladus
Almost everything you could want to know about Saturn's sixth largest moon, Enceladus.
Visual Learning Systems
Our Distant Neighbors: the Most Massive Planet
Upon viewing the Our Distant Neighbors video series, students will be able to do the following: Create a simple diagram of the sun and the orbital paths of each planet around the sun. Label each of the eight planets. Explain that the sun...
Astrum
Did We Just Discover More 'Oumuamua Type Objects?
Oumuamua and Borisov are not the only interstellar interlopers. We know of many more. Here's what we know about them so far.