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Punching and Burning Space Rocks… for Science! | SciShow News
Sometimes, in order to learn something, you've got to punch a giant asteroid.
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Mars Express: Triumph From Disaster
Mars Express, one of the longest-running planetary probes ever made, was only intended to last for about two Earth years, but it's still going at 17! And it's taught us an unbelievable amount, including everything from studying its...
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How Does Titan Still Have an Atmosphere?
From what we know about Titan, it seems like its atmosphere should have disappeared millions of years ago. So, why hasn’t it?
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Can We Redirect Asteroids like in Armageddon? | SciShow News
If you think punching an asteroid to knock it off the course to Earth’s destruction is purely for science fiction, you might only be right a for a little longer! Plus, scientists are being thrown for a loop with the orbits of planets...
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On Venus, You're Walking on Eggshells | SciShow News
Earth's thick crust might one of the reasons our planet can support life. But scientists are looking for something a little more brittle.
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No, We Didn't Discover a Bizarro Universe | SciShow News
Scientists picked up two unusual signals that seemed to be coming up from the ground instead of down from space. They're still working on understanding why, but despite what you may have heard, they aren't evidence for a parallel...
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A Planet Only Half Covered in Volcanoes | SciShow News
Scientists have found a world that might be half volcanoes, half ball of ice, and it could teach us a lot about how life began on earth.
Crash Course
A Brief History of the Universe
Thanks to the wonders of physics, astronomers can map a timeline of the universe’s history. Today, Phil’s going to give you an overview of those first few minutes (yes, MINUTES) of the universe’s life. It started with a Big Bang, when...
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4 Awesome Future Space Missions
Hank fills us in on the four exploratory missions to space that he is most excited about - New Horizons is going to Pluto and the Kuiper belt; Juno is on it's way to Jupiter; Dawn is exploring two large asteroids; Rosetta will land on a...
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The Mysterious Green Glass on the Moon (Plus: How to See Comet NEOWISE!) | SciShow News
Earlier this month, a Chinese moon rover discovered a mysterious glittery substance at the bottom of a lunar crater. How did it get there? Also, Comet NEOWISE takes thousands of years to circle the Sun, and right now we can see it in our...
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Mercury Is So Hot, It’s Making Ice
Scientists first saw patches of ice on Mercury 20 years ago, and that discovery raised a lot of questions: How could ice survive on one of the solar system’s hottest planets, and how did it get there in the first place?
Crash Course
Eclipses
The big question in the comments last week was, "BUT WHAT ABOUT ECLIPSES?" Today, Phil breaks 'em down for you.
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What Causes Auroras?
SciShow tackles a Quick Question with a longish answer: What causes auroras? TL;DR: It's a breathtaking display of particle physics in action.
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Transit of Venus 2012: A Viewer's Guide
Hank briefs us on the upcoming planetary transit of Venus, which will be observable June 5th and 6th of 2012.
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Apocalypse Averted, Colossal Squid, & Rocket to the Sun?
Hank tells us about near-earth objects & primordial black holes; new developments in evolutionary genetics; a giant squid & a giant radio telescope; & answers viewer questions about disposing of nuclear waste in space.
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3 Awesome Discoveries Made by Curiosity
Happy birthday, Curiosity! Michael Aranda and SciShow News celebrate the first anniversary of the Mars Science Laboratory landing on Mars with 3 awesome discoveries that the universe's coolest rover has made so far. Hints: they involve...
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We Live in a Chimney
There are some captivating things when you look up at the night sky, but our location in the Milky Way may be fogging up our view.
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We Know More About That Underground Lake on Mars | SciShow News
Scientists have taken a look at the underground lake found on Mars in 2018, and it might not be the only one! Plus, new clues might help us understand why the Sun’s atmosphere is so much hotter than the surface!
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Found: The Missing Link of Black Holes | SciShow News
Astronomers have been trying to figure out black holes for hundreds of years, and newly published research may hold some big clues! Plus, rust isn’t supposed to happen in dry and airless places like the Moon. Could the elements that...
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Space News From The Future!
Today Hank uses his patented prognosticating abilities to tell you about some space news events to watch out for in 2013. What one thing is the Curiosity rover going to spend most of the year doing? Why are we going back to the moon? And...
TED Talks
Patricia Burchat: Shedding light on dark matter
Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can't be directly measured, but their influence is immense.
TED Talks
TED: How radio telescopes show us unseen galaxies | Natasha Hurley-Walker
Our universe is strange, wonderful and vast, says astronomer Natasha Hurley-Walker. A spaceship can't carry you into its depths (yet) -- but a radio telescope can. In this mesmerizing talk, Hurley-Walker shows how she probes the...
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Suicide Space Robots
Let's take a moment to remember the selfless sacrifices made by some amazing robotic explorers.
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We're Getting Closer to Predicting Solar Flares | SciShow News
A new model has been able to predict solar flares with up to about 20 hours of warning, and our galaxy is farting blobs of cold gas inside the Fermi Bubbles!