SciShow
The Stardust Mission: Collecting Comet Dust in Space
Around 20 years ago NASA launched a spacecraft to study the comet Wild-2. What it brought back would cause scientists to wonder whether the building blocks of life could have arrived at Earth on a comet.
SciShow Kids
Comets and Asteroids!
Our journey through the solar system continues, as Jessi gives you a close look at comets and asteroids!
Crash Course
Comets
Today on Crash Course Astronomy, Phil explains comets. Comets are chunks of ice and rock that orbit the Sun. When they get near the Sun the ice turns into gas, forming the long tail, and also releases dust that forms a different tail....
Curated Video
Exploring Our Solar System: A Journey Through Space
Go on an exciting journey through our solar system as they explore planets, stars, moons, comets, and asteroids. Learn about the sun at the center, visit each of the eight planets, and discover fascinating facts about space. This...
Curated Video
Rosetta: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe
The video describes the Rosetta mission, which aims to land a probe on a comet named Chiyomov Jeresimenko in order to analyze its composition and gain insights into the beginnings of our solar system. The mission involves a challenging...
Curated Video
Exploring Comets: The Rosetta Mission
This video discusses the mission of the Rosetta probe, which aims to land on a comet and study its composition. It highlights the significance of comets in understanding the evolution of the solar system and the potential for discovering...
Curated Video
Exploring Comets: The Rosetta Mission
This video discusses the mission of the Rosetta probe, which aims to land on a comet and study its composition. It highlights the significance of comets in understanding the evolution of the solar system and the potential for finding...
Curated Video
Meteorites and the Origin of Life: Uncovering the Key Molecules
New research suggests that molecules found in meteorites may hold the key to understanding the origin of life on Earth. Scientists have discovered phosphonates, a form of phosphorus essential for life, in a meteorite that crashed to...
Curated Video
Solar System
Our Sun and the collection of bodies that are bound to it by gravity. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
Curated Video
Shoemaker-Levy
The collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter in 1993 was the first collision of its kind to be witnessed by man. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 was discovered orbiting Jupiter in 1993....
Curated Video
What Are Comets?
How comets change as they journey around the Sun, what are they made of and where are they found? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Comets formed from dust and ice particles when the Solar System was very young. There are at least a...
Curated Video
What Are Asteroids?
How are asteroids in our Solar System formed, where are they found, and what danger do they pose to life on Earth? Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Asteroids are made from rock, metal or carbon, while comets are made of rock...
Bedtime History
The Rosetta Comet Mission for Kids | Bedtime History
The Rosetta Comet Mission, spearheaded by the European Space Agency (ESA), was a groundbreaking space mission designed to study the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Launched in March 2004, Rosetta traveled over 6 billion kilometers,...
Curated Video
The Universe and the Solar System: Components of the Solar System
By the end of this learning object, the student will be able to: Explain the solar system components.
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History and Composition of Comets
In this video, we explore comets, which are believed to be chunks of dirty ice left over from the formation of the solar system. Delve into the history of comets and the discovery of their highly elliptical orbits with long periods. The...
Curated Video
Elephant Conservation Efforts
This video discusses the two main types of elephants, their distribution across different regions, and the challenges they face due to human encroachment. The video highlights efforts by park rangers to protect elephants by attaching...
Wonderscape
A to E: The Cosmic Alphabet Tour
This video takes the reader through the first part of the space alphabet adventure, covering letters A to E. It includes explanations of asteroids, black holes, comets, dwarf planets, and Earth, as discovered by the characters in space....
Curated Video
Rosetta: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Solar System
The Rosetta Stone video discusses the significance of the ancient artifact and introduces the Rosetta space probe, built by the European Space Agency, which aims to study comets and the origins of our solar system. The video explains the...
Curated Video
Rosetta: Exploring Comets and Unraveling the Mysteries of the Solar System
The Rosetta Stone, a 2000-year-old artifact, unlocked the secrets of ancient languages. Now, the Rosetta probe aims to unlock the secrets of our solar system by studying a comet. This sophisticated probe will journey over 1 billion...
Curated Video
Leaving an Impression
Five experts describe how their attitudes and approaches to research were strongly influenced by the insights or attitudes of others. Featured are: Nobel Laureate Roger Penrose (University of Oxford), Artur Ekert (University of Oxford &...
Curated Video
Meteors /Meteor Facts
In this video you'll find meteor facts , Asteroid facts , and comet facts . Brought to you by KLT. Don't forget to sing along!
Curated Video
Asteroid Strikes Yucatan Peninsula
Dr. Forrester defines the terms comet, asteroid, meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites by classifying them as objects found within space. She also discusses the Chicxulub crater at the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and the theory...
Ancient Lights Media
The Force of Gravity and the Birth of the Solar System
This video examines the force of gravity and looks at its critical role in the formation of the sun and planets of our solar system.
Ancient Lights Media
The Inner Planets of the Solar System - Volume Two: Earth, Mars and the Asteroid Belt- Solar System Series
This video examines details relating to the planets Earth, Mars and their moons, as well as the Asteroid Belt.