SciShow
Pluto: Still Not A Planet
Jupiter's magnetic field is 20,000 times that of Earth's. An awareness of the strenght of Jupiter's magnetic field is just one of the challenges engineers face when designing spacecraft to visit Jupiter and its moons. Learn more about...
SciShow
New Clues to the Structure of the Universe
Evidence suggests that Pluto has undergone polar wander. A video instructor explains how Pluto's axis of rotation may have changed and how this is possible. The lesson focuses on the science behind the discovery and what it tells...
TED-Ed
The Journey to Pluto, the Farthest World Ever Explored
In 2006, scientists launched a mission to explore Pluto and beyond. In 2015, after a challenge just days before approaching Pluto, New Horizons completed its first objective. The mission continues, and detailed reports are set to begin...
Physics Girl
New Horizons First Probe to Reach Pluto!
View actual images of Pluto just as sophisticated cameras take them. The video instructor of a larger physics playlist follows a probe to take a trip to Pluto. Images show specific characteristics of the dwarf planet.
Physics Girl
Craziest Eclipses in the Solar System
Have you ever wondered what a solar eclipse looks like ... on Mars? Explore eclipses throughout the solar system with a video from a comprehensive playlist that covers many physics concepts. With images and conceptual drawings, viewers...
Crash Course
The Oort Cloud
What lies beyond our solar system? Share an interesting video describing the Oort Cloud with astronomy scholars to find out! The narrator explains that this far-flung region, along with the scattered disk and Kuiper belt, is...
SciShow Kids
Meet the 5 Dwarf Planets!
What's bigger than an asteroid but smaller than a planet? A dwarf planet! Take a peak into the five dwarf planets—Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Eris, Ceres—with a captivating video hosted by Jenni and Squeaks.
Crash Course Kids
Orbits Are Odd
Are the other orbits taking place in the universe similar or different to Earth's orbit around the sun and the moon's orbit around Earth? This is the focus of a video that explains all different types of orbits out there, including black...
Curated OER
Why Isn't Pluto a Planet Any More?
Poor Pluto! This clip answers this questions by defining what a planet is. It turns out that Pluto doesn't quite fit the definition of a planet and has recently been labeled as a dwarf planet. Amazing stuff!
NASA
Nasa: Galleries: Video: What Is a Planet?
Explanation of the characteristics an object must have to be considered a planet. [7:53]
NASA
Nasa: Nasa Videos
A huge collection of NASA space videos that is updated frequently. Find out about the latest space research on Pluto's atmosphere and evidence of climate change, learn what it's like to be an astronaut, and see amazing images taken from...
PBS
Pbs Nova: The Pluto Files
Pluto not a planet! This statement, made by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium, caused a furor with elementary students across the country. After 10 years, Tyson, travels across...
NASA
Science at Nasa: Science Casts: One Year to Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is only a year away from Pluto. Researchers are buzzing with anticipation as NASA prepares to encounter a new world for the first time in decades. (July 14, 2014) [3:22]
University of Nottingham
Sixty Symbols: Symbols of Physics and Astronomy: Pluto
Why was Pluto, a member of the Kuiper belt, demoted, no longer a planet according to the International Astronomical Union? Astronomer Meghan Gray takes a look at this dwarf planet's characteristics, and what makes it different from the...
SciShow
Sci Show Kids: Meet the 5 Dwarf Planets
A video dedicated to learning about the dwarf planets. Learn that a dwarf planets differs from a regular planet based on its size and its unclear path it takes around the sun. Also get some more details about Haumea, Eris, Pluto, Ceres,...
NASA
Nasa New Horizons: Pluto in a Minute: New Horizons Is Going Dark for Flyby
New Horizons spacecraft did a fly-by to get up close and personal with Pluto, but we won't hear a word from it. Watch this episode of Pluto in a Minute. [1:27]
Kurzgesagt
You Tube: Kurzgesagt: Pluto & Charon a Double Planet System?
Pluto has five moons? Well, yeah! Learn about them in this video. [2:05]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: What's a Planet, Anyway?
Even after astronomers voted to remove Pluto from the list of planets in our solar system in 2006, the controversy over what should be called a planet continues. Listen to this episode to find out why this is still an issue.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Why the Former Planet Pluto Got Demoted
The author of 'How I Killed Pluto' talks about the celestial object's status change.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Neil De Grasse Tyson
Ira talks with astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson about Pluto, teaching science, and more.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Still Cataloging the Skies, Long After "Planet X"
Arizona's Lowell Observatory, famous for spotting 'Planet X' aka Pluto, hunts for exoplanets today.
CGP Grey
Cgp Grey: Grey Explains: Is Pluto a Planet?
Discusses the history of astronomy and how scientists grouped disparate bodies as planets, and why Pluto is no longer considered a planet. [4:45]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Planet or Not, Pluto's Getting a Visitor
Find out about the journey and progress of the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Bill Nye the Science Guy Answers: Why Is Pluto Not a Planet?
Take a look at this video from Bill Nye the Science Guy to see why Pluto is no longer considered a traditional planet. [0:54]