NASA
Exploring Our Solar System with Dr. Amy Simon
Dr. Amy Simon has always been fascinated with space. From a young age she dreamed of lifting off in the space shuttle, just like her hero, astronaut Sally Ride. Over the years her interest in space remained, and she eventually found...
TMW Media
Uranus & Neptune, Gas Giants: Characteristics of Uranus and its moons
How long did it take Voyager 2 to reach Uranus? How far is Uranus to the sun? What are the layers of Uranus made of? Uranus & Neptune, Gas Giants, Part 1
Schooling Online Kids
The Life Stage Series: Mental Development - The Rocket Ship Adventure
3...2...1... Blast off! Best friends Cate and Rani become astronauts for the day, shooting through space to learn about all the planets in the solar system. But wait... they’ve started to run out of fuel! Throw on your spacesuit and help...
Curated Video
I WONDER - How Many Moons Does Uranus Have?
This video is answering the question of how many moons does Uranus have.
NASA
Ahead of its Time: Hubble’s Control Center
Dedicated on Feb. 14, 1984, at NASA Goddard’s Space Flight Center, the STOCC, or the Space Telescope Operations Control Center, operates the Hubble Space Telescope on its important mission. The Operations Team members at the STOCC...
NASA
Hubble’s Grand Tour of the Outer Solar System
From its vantage point high above Earth’s atmosphere, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has completed its annual grand tour of the outer solar system – returning crisp images that are almost as good as earlier snapshots from interplanetary...
NASA
Hubble Uncovers Concentration of Small Black Holes
Astronomers on the hunt for an intermediate-mass black hole at the heart of the globular cluster NGC 6397, found something they weren’t expecting: a concentration of smaller black holes lurking there instead of one massive black hole....
NASA
Hubble Spots Comet Near Jupiter
After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting among the giant planets has found a temporary parking place along the way. The object has settled near a family of captured ancient...
NASA
Hubble Shows Torrential Outflows from Infant Stars May Not Stop Them from Growing
Though our galaxy is an immense city of at least 200 billion stars, the details of how they formed remain largely cloaked in mystery. Scientists know that stars form from the collapse of huge hydrogen clouds that are squeezed under...
Curated Video
I WONDER - Can We See Uranus From Earth?
This video is answering the question of can we see Uranus from Earth.
Next Animation Studio
Uranus’s ionized gas leak seen for the first time by Voyager 2 decades ago: NASA
Writing in the Geophysical Research Letters, NASA says a review of Voyager 2’s old data from 1986 showed that Uranus vented a giant blob of gas into space.
Super Geek Heroes
Learn about the Solar System with Peter Planet
A fun 3D animated learning episode to support the early years development area of understanding the world. Peter Planet is a Super Geek Hero on a mission to learn. In this mission he takes off in his super space ship and discovers the...
Curated Video
Planets: From Ancient Beliefs to Modern Discoveries
From the ancient beliefs of Earth being the center of the solar system to the discovery of other planets orbiting the Sun, we delve into the history and classification of these celestial bodies. A planet is an astronomical or celestial...
NASA
NASA | Webb Telescope Planetary Studies Web Feature
The Webb Space Telescope will study planetary bodies with our solar system and planets orbiting other stars to help scientists better understand how planets form and how they evolve.
TMW Media
Uranus & Neptune, Gas Giants: Characteristics of Neptune and its moons
What did the Hubble telescope notice about Neptune? What are the layers of Neptune made of? What is similar and different about Neptune and Uranus? Uranus & Neptune, Gas Giants, Part 2
Professor Dave Explains
Uranus: It's Pronounced "YOOR-uh-nus"
Yes, yes, we've all heard the classic jokes surrounding the name of this planet. But grow up! If we are going to explore the cosmos we don't have time for scatological humor! Now, let's take a look at Uranus, the seventh planet from the...
Curated Video
Exploring Uranus: The Cold Ice Giant of the Solar System
This video provides a brief overview of the planet Uranus. It starts by giving some key facts about Uranus, then discusses the discovery of Uranus by Sir William Herschel in 1781. Lastly, the video mentions that Uranus has two sets of...
NASA
The Outer Planets: Hubble’s Continuing Legacy
What is OPAL? OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) is a project to obtain long time baseline observations of the outer planets in order to understand their atmospheric dynamics and evolution as gas giants. The yearly observations from...
Mazz Media
Solar System
This live-action video program is about the term solar system. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term solar system through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Astrum
Our Solar System's Planets: Uranus
Almost everything you could want to know about the 7th planet from the Sun, Uranus.
Curated Video
Our Solar System
Satellite footage, telescopic photos and animation are used to teach students about the many fascinating aspects of our solar system. Viewers are introduced to ancient astronomers, telescopes, observatories and space exploration....
Learning Mole
Planets
This animated video lesson is all about the planets in the solar system. Students will love this engaging and interactive video.
NASA
Hubble’s New View of Mars and Planets
The Hubble Space Telescope is more well known for its picturesque views of nebulae and galaxies, but it's also useful for studying our own planets, including Mars. Hubble imaged Mars on May 12, 2016 - ten days before Mars would be on the...