Ancient Lights Media
The Outer Planets of the Solar System - Volume Two: Uranus, Neptune and Beyond - Solar System Series
This video examines details relating to the planets Uranus, Neptune and their moons. This video also looks at the dwarf planet Pluto and its moons, as well as comet formation in Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud.
Sir Linkalot
Lesson 61 - Rules & Patterns (Levels 1&2)
You've got to love a rule or pattern especially if you show off your funky moves when learning it! Material covered: Words don't end with a 'v' Words ending '-eing' One syllable words ending in 'l' Adding 's' to words ending with 'y'...
Debunked
Would A Nuclear Explosion Actually Destroy An Asteroid?
An apocalyptic asteroid is on a collision course with our wonderful little planet! What do we do?
Curated Video
Bernardinelli–Bernstein Comet | Oort Cloud Comet
Learn about Bernardinelli–Bernstein Comet with the Bernardinelli–Bernstein Comet Planet Song by the KLT
Curated Video
Scientist + Science Communicator Reacts to Don't Look Up
Scientist + Science Communicator Reacts to Don't Look Up
Curated Video
What Are The Differences Between Asteroids, Comets & Meteors? | The Space Rocks Song!
Let's learn about the differences between asteroids, comets, and meteors!
Curated Video
What is the Comet Hale-Bopp? | Most Famous Comet Know To Man | Space Explained by KLT
Learn about the comet Hale Bopp, one of the brightest comets ever discovered — including its discovery, orbit, near-collisions with planets, the bright dust tail, the ion tail, the sodium tail and more astronomy facts -- with these space...
Vlogbrothers
Global Health and Human Hair: What the Vlogbrothers are Thankful For
In which John took the assignment a little more seriously than Hank. WHAT A SURPRISE! Some people have mentioned that Hank is the silly brother and John is the serious brother, so we decided to riff off of that a bit, but let's be...
Vlogbrothers
We just had our first interstellar visitor...and it's weird.
Sometimes, the acceptance of a lack of knowledge is far more valuable than conjecture. That being said, let’s talk about what we do know, because regardless, it is very weird.
Curated Video
Why Are Planetary Orbits Elliptical?
Planetary orbits are elliptical because gravitational interaction over time changes the delicate balance of mass, velocity and distance from the star which otherwise keeps planetary orbit circular. For a very long time, from Ptolemy to...
Mazz Media
Bailey's Big Back Yard: It's Hot
Bailey is planning a fun summer day's activity with Boggs. Bailey realizes that knowing what the weather will be is important and comes to understand that the middle of the day is the hottest time. They learn about keeping themselves and...
Next Animation Studio
NASA confirms presence of molecular water on the Moon
NASA has for the first time confirmed the presence of molecular water on sunlit regions of the Moon, according to a study published in the latest issue of Nature Astronomy.
Next Animation Studio
Oumuamua likely came from a Pluto-like exoplanet
In a pair of papers, Arizona State University astronomers determined that Oumuamua appears to be made of frozen nitrogen, like the surface of Pluto
Science360
Science Behind The News: Impacts On Jupiter
The impact of comets on the surface of Jupiter are a fairly common experience. At the University of Central Florida, astronomers Joseph Harrington and Csaba Palotai are leading a project that studies precisely how these impacts happen,...
Curated Video
Understanding Orbits: Gravity, Speed, and Distance in Space
This video is a lecture presentation on orbits. It discusses how an object remains in orbit and what affects the orbital speed of an object. The presenter explains the role gravity plays in keeping celestial bodies in orbit and gives...
NASA
On a Mission: Season Two, Episode 4: Deflecting Disaster
Unlike the dinosaurs, we have a space program. There are many ways we could steer an asteroid off its path towards Earth.
Visual Learning Systems
Our Distant Neighbors: Other Objects in the Solar System
Upon viewing the Our Distant Neighbors video series, students will be able to do the following: Create a simple diagram of the sun and the orbital paths of each planet around the sun. Label each of the eight planets. Explain that the sun...
Cerebellum
Early Scientific Revolution - Tycho Brahe
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....
NASA
Gravity Assist: NASA’s New “Gravity Assist” Podcast Debuts Nov. 15, 2017
Hi, I'm Jim Green, NASA's director of planetary science. I'm excited to tell you about a new podcast series. It's called NASA's Gravity Assist. Please join me as I talk with some of the greatest planetary scientists of our time.
Next Animation Studio
ESA’s Solar Orbiter to pass through tails of comet ATLAS
The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has been given the rare opportunity to conduct some “bonus science” in a serendipitous rendezvous with the tails of the comet ATLAS during the next few days, the space agency detailed in an...
Visual Learning Systems
Our Galaxy and Stars: Quiz (Our Galaxy and Stars)
This captivating series of programs explores many of the amazing features of our universe. Special attention is given to our solar system, distances in space, and stars. Terminology and concepts include: Milky Way Galaxy, light-year,...
NASA
On a Mission: Season Two, Episode 5: Catch a Falling Star
Why are missions like OSIRIS-REx bringing pieces of an asteroid back home?
Astrum
Did We Just Discover More 'Oumuamua Type Objects?
Oumuamua and Borisov are not the only interstellar interlopers. We know of many more. Here's what we know about them so far.