NASA
NASA's Curious Universe: Our Cosmic Time Machine, The James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope will explore every phase of cosmic history: from the formation of the very first galaxies in the early universe, to our cosmic backyard of the Solar System. Webb is the largest space telescope NASA has ever...
NASA
NASA | Using Quasars to Measure the Earth: A Brief History of VLBI
VLBI, or Very Long Baseline Interferometry, is a technique that uses multiple radio telescopes to very precisely measure the Earth's orientation. It was originally invented back in the 1960s to take better pictures of quasars, but...
Professor Dave Explains
Artificial Satellites of Earth and Their Orbits
Our solar system is full of incredible objects, and some of them are manmade! Beyond the probes we've sent to observe other planets, we've put countless objects up into orbit to perform a variety of functions. What are these, where are...
Science360
Telescopes on Earth Explore Space's Secrets
Exploring the mysteries of dark energy and black holes. Identifying exoplanets. Capturing the origins of galaxies. Just some of what's happening at ground-based observatories -- windows on the universe that allow researchers to gaze...
TMW Media
Magical Glass Technology: What other products use glass and how
In a wafer, what are the limits to glass and what is a possible solution? Magical Glass Technology, Part 2
Visual Learning Systems
Stars and Galaxies: Tools of Astronomy
Upon viewing the Stars and Galaxies video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that our solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy. Understand that the Milky Way galaxy is huge and contains billions of stars....
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Astronomy
Do you want to learn about space stuff? Do you want understand stars and galaxies, black holes and quasars, dark matter and all the rest? This is the playlist for you! We will start at the beginning of the universe, and get all the way...
ProTeachersVideo
Teaching Astronomy and Space: Models of the Solar System - Earth, Sun and Moon
Physics teacher and solar astronomer Simon Foster explores how we developed our understanding of the universe and uses our changing models of the solar system to explain how science works.
On location on top of a volcano in the Canary...
Bridgeman Arts
Scientists working with microscopes and close-ups of organisms. France, 1940s
Clip 3 from the 1940s French film 'Au Dela Du Visible', exploring scientific work undertaken at the Palais de la Decouverte (Discovery Palace) in Paris, and experiments relating to the theme of outer space. (1943-1944). Scientists...
Bridgeman Arts
Scientists looking at outer space from telescopes. France, 1940s
Clip 4 from the 1940s French film 'Au Dela Du Visible', exploring scientific work undertaken at the Palais de la Decouverte (Discovery Palace) in Paris, and experiments relating to the theme of outer space. (1943-1944).
British Movietone
VIVE LE HOVERCRAFT
A new Cross Channel Hovercraft service is inaugurated between Ramsgate and Calais. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
Curated Video
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arizona: new telescope at kitts peak
nxc 47093 "telescope" shows: pan to kitts peak observatory: new telescope at kitt peak: man walks up steps to telescope: starry sky: dr david l crawford: sof: ...
AFP News Agency
VOICED: In Chile desert, huge telescope begins galaxy probe
VOICED: In Chile desert, huge telescope begins galaxy probe
Bridgeman Arts
Experiments with telescopes and moving machinery. France, 1940s
Clip 2 from the 1940s French film 'Au Dela Du Visible', exploring scientific work undertaken at the Palais de la Decouverte (Discovery Palace) in Paris, and experiments relating to the theme of outer space. (1943-1944). Experiments with...
Curated Video
Astronomers say a steep drop in state and federal funds has forced the shutdown of Northern California's Allen Telescope Array, a powerful tool in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
HEADLINE: Budget Cuts Pull Plug on Alien Search Devices
CAPTION: Astronomers say a steep drop in state and federal funds has forced the shutdown of Northern California's Allen Telescope Array, a powerful tool in the search for...
Curated Video
A peek at the largest optical telescope in the world
A peek at the largest optical telescope in the world
SciShow
The Truth About 10 Famous Inventions
A scientific video focuses on ten famous inventions and the person credited with inventing each one. Then it describes the bigger picture of each invention and how it relied on those before them and around them.
Veritasium
Spinning Black Holes
Why is the spin of a black hole important? Scholars explore spinning black holes and how they relate to momentum, matter, and mass. They investigate the different parameters that are used to measure black holes by understanding how...
Be Smart
Seeing a Black Hole with a Planet-Sized Telescope
When did scientists first view a black hole? Believe it or not, it was 2019! It took a century for the theoretical to become a reality, and a lesson from the larger It's Okay to be Smart series discusses the structure of the black hole...
SciShow
How Many Galaxies Are There?
Could there really be over 200 billion galaxies? It turns out the number may be closer to two trillion galaxies! A video presentation discusses the existence of galaxies in the universe. The narrator explains how scientists make...
SciShow
What We Learned from the Kepler Space Telescope
The Kepler Space Telescope ran out of fuel in October 2018. Learn what the telescope communicated to scientists before its demise! A video lesson from the SciShow Space series highlights the important data the Kepler Space Telescope gave...
Veritasium
Neutron Star Merger Gravitational Waves and Gamma Rays
Scientists have theorized about the merging of stars based on scientific theories and mathematical principles. For the first time, observation has confirmed these theories. Viewers share in the excitement of the discovery as they watch...
PBS
How Does the Kepler Telescope Work?
In March 2009, NASA launched the Kepler Space Telescope to look for exoplanets. Almost immediately, it identified planets and has continued to work for many years. An informative video introduces this telescope, how it works, and shares...
Crash Course
The Scientific Methods: Crash Course History of Science #14
How do we know what we know? Examine the asker of this, and many other questions, during the 14th installment in a 15-part History of Science video series. The narrator explains the important contributions made by Galileo, Bacon, and...