Science360
THE UNIVERSE WAVES HELLO
In episode 41, Charlie and Jordan explore the biggest news story of our century so far: the detection of gravitational waves. Confirmed this week, the discovery was made in September 2015 almost exactly 100 years after Einstein proposed...
Science360
THE SPECTACULAR SCIENCE OF 2015
In episode 38, Charlie and Jordan highlight as many National Science Foundation-funded news stories as they can in one minute, including--but certainly not limited to--water on Mars, the woolly mammoth genome, smart band-aids and a new...
Cerebellum
Early Scientific Revolution - Conrad Gesner
Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....
Jabzy
The Early British Empire - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about The Early British Empire
NASA
NASA | Discovery Comes to Dulles
On April 17, 2012 the space shuttle Discovery hitched a ride on the back of a 747 jumbo jet especially designed as a space shuttle transport. It landed at Dulles Airport in Washington, DC, and the process to deliver Discovery to its new...
A Capella Science
Entropic Time (Billy Joel Parody)
Time runs backward in this exploration of why time runs forward, to the tune of Billy Joel's "For The Longest Time"
Science360
Theoretical physicist David Kaplan discusses Particle Fever and the Higgs Boson
Particle Fever, a documentary film about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the Higgs boson, has caught the attention of scientists and non-scientists alike. This interview with David Kaplan, a Johns Hopkins University physics professor...
NASA
NASA’s Incredible Discovery Machine: The Story of the Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble's launch and deployment in April 1990 marked the most significant advance in astronomy since Galileo's telescope. Thanks to five servicing missions and more than 30 years of operation, our view of the universe and our place within...
National Parks Service
Visiting Yosemite in Winter
Winter is a magical time to visit Yosemite, with opportunities for hiking, playing in the snow, and quiet solitude. The silence and beauty of Yosemite in winter is an unforgettable experience.
Cerebellum
Late Scientific Revolution - William Harvey
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
NASA
Imaging Asteroid Bennu
OSIRIS-REx has imaged Bennu in higher resolution than we have Earth and our own Moon. Since its arrival at the asteroid on Dec. 3, 2018, the spacecraft has discovered boulders the size of buildings, and imaged the surface down to 5...
Cerebellum
Early Scientific Revolution - Sir Francis Bacon
Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....
Science360
INSIDE YELLOWSTONE'S PLUMBING
In Episode 10, Charlie and Jordan take a peek at Yellowstone's plumbing, chat about a new malaria model for blood cells and discuss the darling material of the nanotech world--graphene.
NASA
Hubble’s Servicing Mission 2
The Second Servicing Mission, launched Feb. 11, 1997, greatly improved Hubble's productivity. The installation of new instruments extended Hubble's wavelength range into the near infrared for imaging and spectroscopy, allowing us to...
NASA
NASA Remembers Fallen Heroes
NASA remembers the crews of Apollo 1, space shuttles Challenger and Columbia during the agency's Day of Remembrance on Jan. 27, 2022, the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 1 tragedy. NASA's Day of Remembrance honors members of the NASA...
NASA
5,000 Exoplanets: Listen to the Sounds of Discovery (NASA Data Sonification)
On March 21, 2022, the number of known exoplanets passed 5,000 according to the NASA Exoplanet Archive. This animation and sonification tracks humanity's discovery of the planets beyond our solar system over time. Turning NASA data into...
Kult America
Plane Crash Site - LOT Flight 5055
LOT Flight 5055 was an Ilyushin Il-62M of LOT Polish Airlines that crashed in the late morning hours of Saturday, May 9, 1987. The event happened in the Kabaty Woods nature reserve on the outskirts of Warsaw, Poland. The flight prepared...
NASA
Did the Hubble Telescope Confirm the First Exomoon?
The Hubble and Kepler space telescopes found evidence for what could be a giant moon accompanying a gas-giant planet that orbits the star Kepler-1625, located 8,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. The moon may be as big as...
Cerebellum
Early Scientific Revolution - Andreas Versalius
Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....
Next Animation Studio
US astronomer discovers new Neptune moon
A US astronomer has discovered a previously unobserved moon orbiting Neptune using images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA
Water Released from Moon During Meteor Showers
Scientists have discovered that water is being released from the Moon during meteor showers. When a speck of comet debris strikes the Moon it vaporizes on impact, creating a shock wave in the lunar soil. For a sufficiently large...
Professor Dave Explains
Phylum Gnathostomulida: Jaw Worms
Gnathostomulida have surprisingly large and powerful jaws for their size, which has given them the popular nickname, "jaw worms". The discovery of these marine microorganisms just a few decades ago indicated that there may be an...
Cerebellum
Late Scientific Revolution - Edmund Haley
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
Visual Learning Systems
The Microscope: Early Microscopes
While the microscope is one of the most exciting pieces of laboratory equipment, it is also one of the most expensive and fragile. This video illustrates how to safely and effectively use a variety of microscopes commonly found in the...