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The Windiest Places on Earth | SciShow Kids
Jessi and Squeaks explore two of the windiest places on Earth: Mount Washington in New Hampshire, USA, and Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica.
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How to Supersize a Telescope | Compilation
Telescopes can get pretty big, incredibly big actually. Unbelievably big. So here's a compilation about how we managed to get them that size and how that size helps us to see.
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Goodbye, SOFIA, the Telescope That Actually Flew
In 1997, NASA bought a Boeing 747SP for what might be both a super cool and super absurd purpose. Turn it into SOFIA, a flying telescope.
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TMT: The World’s Most Controversial Telescope
What exactly is the Thirty Meter Telescope, and why is the proposed location in Hawai'i such a conflict?
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400 Million New Stars in Our Galaxy!
The Gaia space observatory released a detailed 3d map of the Milky Way, and scientists have figured out why Charon's north pole is red!
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The Oh My God Particle
In 1991 a single atomic nucleus slammed into our atmosphere with the intensity of a macroscopic object. It's been named The Oh-My-God particle.
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To Study the Universe, This Town Still Bans Cell Phones
Part of being very far away from the rest of the universe is that the signals are very faint, so sometimes you need a nice, quiet spot to listen from.
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Mystery Solved: We Finally Know Why Betelgeuse Suddenly Faded | SciShow News
Our neighboring star Betelgeuse got noticeably dimmer a few months ago, and thanks to the Hubble telescope, we recently figured out what was going on. Also, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico suffered some damage this week.
TED Talks
TED: A stellar history of modern astronomy | Emily Levesque
Astronomers once gazed upon the night sky and counted every star in the galaxy by hand. The process has evolved since then, but the thirst for celestial knowledge remains the same. Join astrophysicist Emily Levesque for an anecdote-rich...
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Henrietta Leavitt & the Human Computers: Great Minds
Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of a number of volunteer women astronomers who were allowed to serve as "computers" at Harvard College Observatory, doing tedious work male scientists wouldn't do, and ultimately making a discovery now...
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The Hubble was Almost a $15B Disaster
The Hubble Space Telescope has been sending home images of the universe for more than thirty years, but none of its work would have been possible without the many servicing missions that kept it up to date.
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PLASMA RAIN?
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The Great Button Solution! | Solving Problems with Engineering | SciShow Kids
Bill and Webb want to reach a button that is really high up on the wall, so Mister Brown teaches them how to use engineering and teamwork to make a high up button pusher!
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TED-Ed
TED-ED: Tycho Brahe, the scandalous astronomer - Dan Wenkel
If you think scientists lead boring, monotonous lives, you must not know about Tycho Brahe. The 16th century astronomer who accurately predicted planetary motion led quite a dramatic life -- complete with a kidnapping, a sword duel and...
Curated Video
Unlocking the Secrets of Cosmic Bullets: The Malag Observatory
Scientists in Argentina are using a vast network of observatory stations to study cosmic rays, powerful particles from outer space that bombard Earth. This project, funded by multiple nations, aims to understand the origins and nature of...
Curated Video
What Is a Physicist?
“What Is a Physicist?” introduces Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton, and the study of physics.
Curated Video
Experiencing the La Palma Observatory
The Observatory on the Spanish island of La Palma is one of the world s leading centres for the study of astronomy, as it houses the 4.2m William Herschel telescope.
Great Big Story
Tim Doucette, The Legally Blind Astronomer with a Unique View of the Stars
Meet Tim Doucette, a legally blind astronomer whose unique vision allows him to see the night sky in extraordinary detail, inspiring others from his observatory, Deep Sky Eye.
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Preserving the Night Sky, The Story of Westcliffe and Silver Cliff
Discover how the small towns of Westcliffe and Silver Cliff in Colorado fought light pollution to reveal the breathtaking beauty of the Milky Way and become one of the darkest skies in the world.
Curated Video
Rare Transit of Venus Draws Crowds to Royal Observatory
Witness the rare and historic transit of Venus at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, where hundreds gathered to observe this celestial spectacle. This event, occurring for the first time since 1882, offers scientists a unique...
Physics Girl
What happens when black holes collide? | EXPERT ANSWERS PHYSICS GIRL QUESTIONS
What happens when black holes collide? What is the speed of gravity? There are so many weird questions related to gravitational waves.
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I Visited the First Gravitational Wave Detector! LIGO | STELLAR
We’ve been waiting to verify the existence of Gravitational Waves for over 100 years and I actually got to go to LIGO to see exactly how they proved it! I know, this video is a bit different from most Physics Girl videos. It's part of a...
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Why are there giant concrete tunnels in the desert?
The Physics Girl team visited LIGO once again. This place is Dianna's obsession.