Death Valley is a vast and intriguing National Park, known for its extreme heat and arid conditions. Despite its harsh environment, it is home to a surprising amount of life, including unique wildlife and vibrant wildflowers. The park...

The three human figures and two animals that make up the Blythe Geoglyphs - or Blythe Giant Intaglios - are enormous. So big in fact, that they can’t be fully appreciated from the ground. But the figures were carved into the earth long...

It’s called the Land of Arches. With more than 100 natural sandstone arches, Kentucky’s Red River Gorge is a breathtaking natural spectacle. The gorge is considered one of the world’s premier rock climbing destinations. It’s also a haven...

We analyse Moon Sniper/SLIM, Japan's recent successful mission to the Moon.

The first things NASA's Spirit rover discovered on Mars.

NASA's Perseverance Rover's trip through Séítah, investigating Isolle, Brac and Roubion.

NASA's Perseverance Rovers attempts to core out the Guillaume, Roubion and Citadelle rocks.

NASA's Spirit Rover's 6 minutes of terror and landing on Mars.

Why you can't always trust what you see on Mars.

NASA Perseverance's close call with Ingenuity and the start of the trip to Jezero crater.

What happened to NASA's Opportunity rover and how its mission eventually ended on Mars.

My battery is low and it's getting dark. NASA's Opportunity has come to the end of a 15 year mission on Mars. But what did it do? This episode focuses on its trip across the Meridiani Plains!

NASA's Opportunity had just made the most important discovery of its mission, the rock vein known as Esperance. But what happened next?

On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history as the first humans to set foot on the Moon. Before their lunar journey, they trained at the Nevada Test Site, an area where the U.S. conducted 928 nuclear tests. This site,...

When something is as incredibly difficult to get to as Mercury, it is extremely tricky to study. Which is one of the reasons why in all of human history, there have only ever been 2 missions to Mercury, with just one more on the way....

NASA's Dawn mission finished in 2017. What did it discover while in orbit around Ceres?

The concept of the cosmic calendar was popularized by famous astronomer Carl Sagan to help people understand just how far apart on a time scale events in the Universe are. Basically, he arranged the 13.8 billion years of the Universe’s...

The transformation of rocks beneath the Earth's surface through heat and pressure, and the presence of dissolved minerals in hot groundwater. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning...

A small icy body in the Solar System, with a solid nucleus of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using...

A naturally occurring element or compound that has a crystalline form and has been produced by geological processes. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...

In agriculture, the loss of important nutrients from the soil, carried away when too much water flows through it. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...

The process that takes place when two tectonic plates collide together, and one is pushed under another. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....

The formation of solid crystals from a solution, or a cooling liquid or gas. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...

A shaking of the Earth's surface due to a release of energy within the crust that generates seismic waves. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...