Instructional Video1:18
Next Animation Studio

NASA renames its next-gen telescope after woman chief astronomer credited with launching the Hubble telescope

12th - Higher Ed
NASA has renamed its next-generation Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope after Nancy Roman, the agency’s first chief astronomer known as the Mother of Hubble.
Instructional Video7:29
Zach Star

Astronomy Astrophysics Part 2

12th - Higher Ed
In this video I cover research examples going on in terms of space exploration. Main topics covered include dark energy, dark matter, black holes, pulsars, neutron stars, and more. Also note there is a theoretical and experimental...
Instructional Video7:21
Dom Burgess

What Is Dark Matter?

9th - 11th
Dark Matter is one of the biggest mysteries of our universe. It makes up more than a quarter of our universe, but what is it? And how do we know it's there? Find out about dark matter in this video.
Instructional Video0:41
Next Animation Studio

Dark energy may not impact planet formation

12th - Higher Ed
New research simulating the effects of dark energy on star formation speculates that alien life may exist in another universe.
Instructional Video8:26
Astrum

How do we know the universe is 13.8 billion years old?

Higher Ed
How can scientists possibly know the age of the universe? Well, through a variety of factors, including redshift, the CMBR and more.
Instructional Video10:21
Physics Girl

How the Edge of Our Galaxy Defies Known Physics

9th - 12th
How is it possible that you can't see 95% of the universe? The edge of our milky way defies known physics, so physicists are using the LHC at CERN to search for Dark Matter. Dianna Cowern from Physics Girl visited CERN and spoke to...
Instructional Video1:19
NASA

Echoes of the Universe's Creation

3rd - 11th
Sound waves from the nascent universe, called baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs), left their imprint on the cosmos by influencing galaxy distribution. Researchers have explored this imprint back to when the universe was three billion...
Instructional Video3:19
NASA

Unraveling the Mysteries of Dark Energy with NASA's WFIRST

3rd - 11th
Scientists have discovered that a mysterious pressure dubbed "dark energy" makes up about 68 percent of the total energy content of the cosmos, but so far we don't know much more about it. Exploring the nature of dark energy is one of...
Instructional Video2:20
NASA

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: Broadening Our Cosmic Horizons

3rd - 11th
Scheduled to launch in the mid-2020s, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, formerly known as WFIRST, will function as Hubble’s wide-eyed cousin. While just as sensitive as Hubble's cameras, the Roman Space Telescope's 300-megapixel...
Instructional Video7:45
NASA

NASA | Beyond Einstein: Part I

3rd - 11th
View "Beyond Einstein: Part II" at:Albert Einstein's theories rank among humanity's greatest achievements. They sparked the scientific revolution of the 20th Century. In their attempts to understand how space, time and matter are...
Instructional Video9:15
Physics Girl

This thing is -270°C and is EVERYWHERE

9th - 12th
The universe is microwaving itself. A mystery signal discovered in the 1960s led to a Nobel prize. In this video, Dianna explores one of the most mysterious discoveries in physics - a constant microwave signal that seemed to be coming...
Instructional Video3:02
NASA

Take a Spin With NASA’s WFIRST Spacecraft

3rd - 11th
On schedule to launch in the mid-2020s, NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission will help uncover some of the biggest mysteries in the cosmos. The state-of-the-art telescope on the WFIRST spacecraft will play a...
Instructional Video3:14
NASA

WFIRST: The Best of Both Worlds

3rd - 11th
NASA officially is beginning work on an astrophysics mission designed to help unlock the secrets of the universe -- the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST). With a view 100 times bigger than that of NASA’s Hubble Space...
Instructional Video1:18
NASA

WFIRST: Uncovering the Mysteries of the Universe—Updated 4k version

3rd - 11th
WFIRST, the Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope, is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics. The telescope has a primary mirror that is 2.4 meters in...
Instructional Video2:16
NASA

Hubble Science: Dark Energy, A Mysterious Force

3rd - 11th
For the past 31 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has continued its important mission of uncovering the mysteries of the universe. One of those mysteries that Hubble has helped us begin to understand is dark energy and dark matter. Video...
Instructional Video29:31
NASA

Explore New Hubble Images of Celestial Objects From the Caldwell Catalog

3rd - 11th
Hubble turned 30 this year, and it has a birthday present to share with you! Newly released Hubble images of 30 celestial objects from the Caldwell Catalog show stunning cosmic sights, many of which you can see with a backyard telescope!...
Instructional Video1:26
NASA

NASA | WFIRST: Uncovering the Mysteries of the Universe

3rd - 11th
The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) is an upcoming space telescope designed to perform wide-field imaging and spectroscopy of the infrared sky. One of WFIRST's objectives will be looking for clues about dark energy--the...
Instructional Video0:55
NASA

A New Portrait of the Cosmos is Coming

3rd - 11th
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, formerly known as WFIRST, is an upcoming space telescope designed to perform wide-field imaging and spectroscopy of the infrared sky. One of the Roman Space Telescope's objectives will be looking...
Instructional Video5:13
NASA

WFIRST Will See the Big Picture of the Universe

3rd - 11th
Scheduled to launch in the mid-2020s, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) will function as Hubble’s wide-eyed cousin. While just as sensitive as Hubble's cameras, WFIRST's 300-megapixel Wide Field Instrument will image a...
Instructional Video2:18
Science360

Why is the expansion of the universe speeding up?

12th - Higher Ed
Why is the expansion of the universe speeding up? Dr. Saul Perlmutter answers your question in this special “Mysteries of the Cosmos” edition of Ask a Scientist.
Instructional Video7:44
Professor Dave Explains

The End of the Universe: Hot or Cold?

9th - Higher Ed
We've talked at great length about the beginning of the universe, everything we know, and what we don't yet know. But everything that has a beginning must have an end. How will the universe end? How can we tell? When will it happen?...
Instructional Video3:03
NASA

Take a Spin With NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

K - 11th
On schedule to launch no later than May 2027, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope mission will help uncover some of the biggest mysteries in the cosmos. The state-of-the-art telescope on the Roman spacecraft will play a significant...
Instructional Video4:34
Science360

Dark Matter Detection with XENON100

12th - Higher Ed
Dark matter has so far foiled most means of detection, but researchers are continuing to pursue its mysteries. They're using the most sensitive detector yet, called XENON100, to try to glimpse the particles. See how it works in this...
Instructional Video11:24
Professor Dave Explains

Dark Matter and Dark Energy: The Frontier of Astronomy

12th - Higher Ed
For a while now, we've been discussing all of things we know about the universe. What about some of the things we don't know? If we look to the current frontier of astronomy, we find two mystifying concepts, dark matter and dark energy....