Instructional Video4:21
SciShow

The SpaceX Explosion

12th - Higher Ed
What went wrong with SpaceX's Falcon 9 on September 1st? And an update on our old friend Philae!
Instructional Video3:23
SciShow

Mission to Europa Unveiled!

12th - Higher Ed
NASA has announced the scientific instruments for the Europa Clipper mission, and Cassini has passed Hyperion, the so-called “spongy moon,” for the last time.
Instructional Video5:33
SciShow

5 Spacecraft That Got a New Lease on Life

12th - Higher Ed
When something breaks on a spaceship, there's not an auto-shop it can pull up to, so NASA scientists have to get creative.
Instructional Video1:03
SciShow

Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Playlist

12th - Higher Ed
50 years ago, humans walked on the moon! Let's celebrate by watching some of our favorite videos about the Apollo missions.
Instructional Video4:05
SciShow

Future Space News of 2016

12th - Higher Ed
Hank Green brings in 2016 with some space missions to look forward to!
Instructional Video4:26
SciShow

SpaceX Is Sending People to the Moon!

12th - Higher Ed
SpaceX is spearheading space travel for consumers and one day hopes to take people to the moon!
Instructional Video4:25
SciShow

Landing on Europa!

12th - Higher Ed
NASA has proposed a mission that would land on Europa to search for signs of life & we've learned something sad about one of our neighbors, Proxima b.
Instructional Video4:29
SciShow

SpaceX Plans to Colonize Mars!

12th - Higher Ed
We are that much closer to making space travel a reality and SpaceX is helping make that possible.
Instructional Video4:29
SciShow

What Happened to the Juno Spacecraft?

12th - Higher Ed
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is a trooper as it continues its 2-year-long mission.
Instructional Video4:57
SciShow

Why These Rovers Will Never Go To Mars

12th - Higher Ed
It’s nice to think that every rover we land on Mars is totally unique, but isn’t it even nicer to know that they’ve got a twin or even a triplet here on Earth making sure they’re up for the job ahead?
Instructional Video2:38
SciShow

NASA's Ambitious Asteroid Mission

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow Space is one year old! And we’re celebrating by talking about new plans for a mission we told you about in our very first episode of SciShow News!
Instructional Video4:53
SciShow

An Unsung Hero of Astronomy: The International Ultraviolet Explorer

12th - Higher Ed
The International Ultraviolet Explorer was the first of its kind, giving us glimpses into phenomena like supernovas and Halley's comet. So why do we hear so little about it?"
Instructional Video3:52
SciShow

The First Humans on the Moon

12th - Higher Ed
The Apollo 11 mission had many opportunities for things to go awry, and they almost did! Find out how a felt-tipped pen may have saved the lives of the first astronauts on the moon, and more!
Instructional Video10:21
TED Talks

TED: Don't fear superintelligent AI | Grady Booch

12th - Higher Ed
New tech spawns new anxieties, says scientist and philosopher Grady Booch, but we don't need to be afraid an all-powerful, unfeeling AI. Booch allays our worst (sci-fi induced) fears about superintelligent computers by explaining how...
Instructional Video3:44
SciShow

Good Morning, Philae!

12th - Higher Ed
The Philae lander is awake! And it's sending us data straight from Comet 67P!
Instructional Video11:26
TED Talks

TED: What makes a job "good" -- and the case for investing in people | Warren Valdmanis

12th - Higher Ed
Businesses need to stop cutting labor costs and start investing in people, says social impact investor Warren Valdmanis. In this perspective-shifting talk, he breaks down the essential ingredients of a "good" job -- which is more than...
Instructional Video4:43
SciShow

How Space Shuttle Discovery got its Solar-powered Wings

12th - Higher Ed
If you want to get into space, you need combustible fuel. But if you want to stay operational in space, you need to harness the power of the sun itself.
Instructional Video7:33
TED Talks

My journey mapping the uncharted world | Tawanda Kanhema

12th - Higher Ed
Significant pieces of the globe are literally not on the map: they're missing from the most widely used mapping platforms, like Google Street View, leaving communities neglected of vital services and humanitarian aid. In this...
Instructional Video5:24
SciShow

We're Heading to the Sun! SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
On Aug. 12, 2018 the Parker Solar Probe started its journey to the sun and New Horizons is looking at a mysterious glow at the edge of the solar system.
Instructional Video6:13
TED Talks

TED: The mission to create a searchable database of Earth's surface | Will Marshall

12th - Higher Ed
What if you could search the surface of the Earth the same way you search the internet? Will Marshall and his team at Planet use the world's largest fleet of satellites to image the entire Earth every day. Now they're moving on to a new...
Instructional Video4:32
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Can you solve the airplane riddle? - Judd A. Schorr

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Professor Fukan_, the famous scientist, has embarked on a new challenge - piloting around the world in a plane of his own design. There's just one problem: there's not enough fuel to complete the journey. Luckily, there are two other...
Instructional Video11:42
TED Talks

Kim Gorgens: The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime

12th - Higher Ed
Here's a shocking statistic: 50 to 80 percent of people in the criminal justice system in the US have had a traumatic brain injury. In the general public, that number is less than five percent. Neuropsychologist Kim Gorgens shares her...
Instructional Video3:33
SciShow

The Biggest Telescope EVAR!

12th - Higher Ed
Their return was delayed for a while, but three ISS crew members are finally home. Plus, engineers have started assembling the Giant Magellan Telescope!
Instructional Video13:21
Crash Course

George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War Crash Course US History

12th - Higher Ed


In which John Green teaches you about the end of the Cold War and the presidency of George H.W. Bush. It was neither the best of times, nor the worst of times. On the domestic front, the first president Bush inherited the relative...