NASA
NASA's Van Allen Probes Find Human-Made Bubble Shrouding Earth
Humans have long been shaping Earth's landscape, but now scientists know we can shape our near-space environment as well. A certain type of communications -- very low frequency, or VLF, radio communications -- have been found to interact...
NASA
Apollo Moon Soil Radiation Experiment
When a stream of charged particles known as the solar wind careens into the Moon’s surface at nearly 280 miles per second (450 kilometers per second), it enriches it in ingredients that could make water. Planetary scientists Jason McLain...
NASA
NASA | AR1520's Parting Shot - July 19 M7.7 Flare
Sun Sends Out Moderate Solar Flare The sun emitted a moderate solar flare on July 19, 2012, beginning at 1:13 AM EDT and peaking at 1:58 AM. Solar flares are gigantic bursts of radiation that cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to...
Curated Video
Neutron Stars Explained in Simple Words for Laymen
Neutron stars are formed from the core of some starrs. Neutron stars generally have a radius of only around 12 km. With masses exceeding 1.4 times that of the Sun, these are some of the densest objects in the Universe. A tablespoonful of...
Science ABC
What Happens if You Die in Space?
Depending on the circumstances of death in space, the body could be frozen, dried out, slowly rotting, or decomposing normally. With the increasing interest in space travel, it's important to consider the possibility of death in space...
Curated Video
Applications of Ionizing Radiation: Uses of Radioactivity for Our Benefit
The video discusses various applications of ionizing radiation in our daily life, including irradiation of food, sterilization of equipment, smoke alarms, thickness gauging, and medical applications like tracers, PET scanners, and cancer...
Curated Video
Exploring the Technology Behind Full Body Scanners
A body scanner is a security device used in commercial airlines to detect metallic and non-metallic threats. There are two types of scanners, one using X-rays and the other using millimeter wave technology. Understand the differences...
Curated Video
Black Body Radiation: Understanding the Relationship Between Temperature and Electromagnetic Radiation Emission and Absorption
This video discusses the relationship between the temperature of a body and the rate at which it emits and absorbs electromagnetic radiation, particularly infrared radiation. The video explains how the relative rates of emission and...
Learning Mole
Mars
This animated video is all about the Red Planet - Mars. Students will love this engaging and interactive video.
ProTeachersVideo
Great Lesson Ideas: Physics - Radiation Officer
A secondary physics teacher uses role play to liven-up her KS4 lesson on radiation and smoke alarms, by dressing up as a radiation officer, in this engaging pedagogy video. She starts by asking her Year 10 pupils to consider how a smoke...
FuseSchool
Types Of Radiation
Learn about the different types of radiation in this physics video from the virtual school. Alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays... what are they and how do they differ?
Introducing 'Alpha Man', 'Beta Boy' and 'The Great Gamma'!
Curated Video
What If Something Travels Faster Than The Speed Of Light?
Can anything travel faster than the speed of light? Is it even possible for something to undertake the “speed of light” travel? And what if something can actually travel faster than light? What is Cherenkov radiation and how is it...
Espresso Media
Chernobyl: The Story of the Chernobyl Arch
Chernobyl part 4/7: This video explores the construction of the world's largest land-based movable object, the arch that covers the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. It covers the challenges faced by the French engineering consortium that won...
Next Animation Studio
Microwave weapons ‘were probably used’ against US diplomats
A new report by a US National Academy of Sciences committee has found that “directed” microwave radiation is the likely cause of illnesses among American diplomats in Cuba and China.
Next Animation Studio
Moon Had ‘Magnetic Field That Protected Earth’
Scientists say they’re finding clues that support a theory that the early moon and Earth’s magnetospheres combined
Curated Video
Introduction to Thermal Radiation and Material Surfaces as Absorbers and Emitters
This video is about thermal radiation and how thermal energy is transferred by infrared radiation. The video also explains how different surfaces absorb and emit infrared radiation and their effect on the transfer of thermal energy. The...
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - What Are Radioactive Isotopes - Properties of Matter
The identity and chemical properties of any atom are determined by the number of protons in its nucleus. As atoms get bigger and heavier, the nuclei get bigger and heavier and the protons need a “nuclear glue” to help hold them together....
PBS
How WWII Created Godzilla & Mecha Robots
Underneath the surface of fearsome monsters we can see that Godzilla is closely linked to the fears of atomic radiation and mecha robots emerged from the extremely rapid industrialization of Japan during the 1960's and 1970's.
Curated Video
The Fascinating World of Comets
Learn the key characteristics of comets, including their icy composition, the formation of their tails as they approach the sun, and their historical significance. The video also highlights the role of comets in bringing water and...
Curated Video
Exploring the Marvels of the Space Suit
The space suit is a technological and engineering innovation that allows astronauts to exit the spacecraft while in outer space. Learn about all the different features of this machine.
DoodleScience
Hazards of radiation _ GCSE Physics
Alpha and beta particles are charged, whereas gamma radiation is neutral. Remember that opposite charges attract, so if you were to fire all three particles through an electric or magnetic field the alpha particles would deflect towards...
Curated Video
Introduction to Electromagnetic Waves and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The video explains the basics of electromagnetic waves, including their definition as transverse waves that transfer energy from a source to an absorber. It discusses the seven general sections of the electromagnetic spectrum, going from...
Curated Video
Introduction to Radioactivity and Types of Radiation
This is a educational video that explains the concept of radioactivity in atoms. The video covers three types of radiation that are emitted by unstable atomic nuclei to become more stable - alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma...
Curated Video
Why Is Space Cold If There Are So Many Stars?
Space is filled with countless stars, all of which radiate enormous amounts of heat. These stars are tens of thousands of times bigger than our own sun. Still, space is considered to be cold. Why is that? If there are so many hot burning...