Instructional Video1:00
NASA

Hubble’s New View of Mars and Planets

3rd - 11th
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...
News Clip1:33
Curated Video

SPECULOOS-3 b: Astronomers find new Earth-sized exoplanet about 55 light-years away

9th - Higher Ed
The research team plans to study the exoplanet’s surface using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
News Clip2:31
Curated Video

Astronomers may have discovered the first planet outside of our galaxy

9th - Higher Ed
A Saturn-sized exoplanet might have been discovered by astronomers using Nasa's Chandra X-Ray Telescope.
News Clip17:45
Bloomberg

Using the Sun to Image Alien Planets

Higher Ed
Jan.18 -- A team at NASA’s JPL is proposing a mission that will let us see planets in other solar systems. Bloomberg’s Moonshots talks with the scientist behind what could be the most powerful telescope ever built, with a little help...
News Clip4:17
Curated Video

Three win physics Nobel for work on cosmos

Higher Ed
A Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their work in understanding how the universe has evolved from the Big Bang and the blockbuster discovery of the first known...
News Clip1:16
Curated Video

NASA's mission to find new life on exoplanets ++TRACKED++

Higher Ed
LEADIN: NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, is set to take off from Cape Canaveral next week (April 16 2018) in search of new worlds that aren't in our solar system. TESS will focus on...
News Clip7:51
Bloomberg

Webb Telescope Is More Powerful Than Hubble, Says NASA

Higher Ed
Gregory Robinson, James Webb telescope program director for NASA, discusses the completion, launch and mission of the new deep space telescope. Robinson says technological advancements have made it even more powerful than the Hubble...
News Clip1:16
Curated Video

Animation: What Are Exoplanets

Higher Ed
Beyond our solar system, planets are waiting to be discovered. These alien worlds orbit other stars. And astronomers are searching for an Earth twin that might support some form of life, perhaps microbes.   ...
Instructional Video6:36
Veritasium

Do Aliens Exist?

9th - 12th Standards
Many people believe in aliens, but what does the science say about life on another planet? Part of a larger series, an interesting video discusses the concept with people on the street and scientists, finding vastly different answers. It...
Instructional Video8:53
Khan Academy

Detectable Civilizations in our Galaxy 2

8th - 9th
The idea of whether or not communication from other planets can be transmitted and received is discussed in this presentation. The various issues, such as relative stages of development, the ability to receive a transmission, and whether...
Instructional Video5:43
SciShow

What We Learned from the Kepler Space Telescope

9th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video5:20
SciShow

The Oldest Planet Ever Discovered

9th - Higher Ed Standards
The oldest known planet is more than 12 billion years old! A video lesson explains how unique the planet is and why it intrigues scientists. The instructor describes the recent discovery of the planet and the actual data collected that...
Instructional Video4:37
SciShow

Why Venus Could Doom 'Habitable' Exoplanets

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Do you believe Earth-like planets support life? A video investigation in the SciShow Space series presents information about exoplanets and their characteristics. Scholars learn why these exoplanets may be the best chance for finding...
Instructional Video6:31
SciShow

What Knocked Over Uranus? And Two Other Mysteries

9th - Higher Ed Standards
It's no secret that most of the galaxy is a mystery. Data suggests that the known exoplanets may be most similar to our own neighborhood planet Uranus. Unfortunately, scientists know little about Uranus. The video lesson presenter...
Instructional Video5:35
SciShow

We May Have Found the First Exomoon!

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Is it possible scientists located the first exomoon, a moon outside our solar system? Watch a video lesson to learn why researchers believe they discovered an exomoon and the implications of this discovery on further research....
Instructional Video0:27
PBS

The Transit Method of Detecting Exoplanets

9th - 12th Standards
Scientists use transit photometry, or the transit method, to search for exoplanets. A series of three videos demonstrating the transit method allows viewers to observe a planet transiting a star from two different perspectives to...
Instructional Video4:50
PBS

How Does the Kepler Telescope Work?

9th - 12th Standards
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...
Instructional Video5:31
PBS

Eclipse Over America | The Coronal Heating ProblemData Plots of Exoplanet Orbital Properties

9th - 12th Standards
The sun's corona is hundreds of times hotter than the surface, but how? Scholars discuss the data and debate possible explanations for solar flares. Then, they view a video offering the current scientific theory behind this phenomenon.
Instructional Video11:21
Physics Girl

Everything You Should Know about Trappist-1 Exoplanets

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Have we found the next Earth? Join the host of an interesting physics series as she learns what scientists know about the planets orbiting the star Trappist-1 during an engaging video. Astronomers discuss how they located the system,...