Super Geek Heroes
Learn about the Solar System with Peter Planet
A fun 3D animated learning episode to support the early years development area of understanding the world. Peter Planet is a Super Geek Hero on a mission to learn. In this mission he takes off in his super space ship and discovers the...
NASA
A Slingshot from Earth to Asteroid Bennu
OSIRIS-REx is NASA's mission to explore near-earth asteroid Bennu, collect a sample, and return it to Earth. To get to Bennu, however, OSIRIS-REx must first leave the plane of Earth's orbit and match the orbital tilt of its target. On...
NASA
NASA | NPP: Final Steps to Countdown
NPP is nearly ready to be launched! This video describes the final steps for this Earth-observing climate and weather satellite before it launches, currently scheduled for the morning of Oct. 28, 2011.
NASA
NASA | Earth from Orbit 2014
Every day of every year, NASA satellites provide useful data about our home planet, and along the way, some beautiful images as well. This video includes satellite images of Earth in 2014 from NASA and its partners as well as photos and...
NASA
NASA | Glory: The Rough Road to Space
Space is a harsh environment, and building a space-bound satellite is no small feat. Here's a look at how NASA engineers get the Glory mission off the ground and safely into space.
NASA
NASA | Earth from Orbit 2012
A look back at the best views of our planet from space in the last year, including true color satellite images, Earth science data visualizations, time lapses from the International Space Station, and computer models. NPP "Blue Marble"...
NASA
Countdown to ICESat-2 Launch
NASA is about to launch the agency's most advanced laser instrument of its kind into space. The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, will provide critical observations of how ice sheets, glaciers and sea ice are...
The Guardian
No TV, no sat nav, no internet: how to fix space's junk problem
As Elon Musk's Starlink and Jeff Bezos's Project Kuiper race to create high-speed internet using satellites orbiting Earth, there's a small problem that could get in the way: debris. From dead spacecraft that have been around since the...
NASA
NASA’s Vantage Point Over Earth
No planet is better studied than the one we actually live on. NASA's fleet of Earth observing spacecraft, supported by aircraft, ships and ground observations, measure aspects of the environment that touch the lives of every person...
NASA
NASA | Behind the Scenes at the GOES-O Launch Pad
NASA is preparing for the launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O (GOES-O) from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The GOES-O launch is targeted for June 26 during a launch...
NASA
Hubble’s 28th Anniversary
On April 24, 2018, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its 28th year in orbit. Even after all these years, Hubble continues to expand humanity’s knowledge of the universe. These are a few science achievements from Hubble’s latest year...
Curated Video
Rocket Trajectory: Why Do Rockets Curve Instead Of Going Straight Up?
Rockets follow a curved path rather than a straight line because their main objective is to enter Earth's orbit using as little fuel as possible. To get into orbit, a rocket must tilt onto its side and gradually increase the tilt until...
FuseSchool
PHYSICS - Astrophysics - The Solar System (Part 1)
In this video we will begin to look at some of the key features that describe the parts our Solar System. Quite simply it is the name given to the collection of planets and other bodies that orbit a star. It is only recently by using...
Curated Video
Planets: From Ancient Beliefs to Modern Discoveries
From the ancient beliefs of Earth being the center of the solar system to the discovery of other planets orbiting the Sun, we delve into the history and classification of these celestial bodies. A planet is an astronomical or celestial...
Science360
Sunspots Revealed
Sunspots have fascinated sky gazers through the ages. Now state-of-the art telescopes combined with the muscle of a supercomputer called ""Bluefire"" are allowing scientists to accurately model these mysterious structures, and unlock...
TMW Media
Mars, Earths Closest Neighbor: What is the great quest on Mars
Why is the search for water on Mars important? Where could there possibly be water on Mars? Mars, Earths Closest Neighbor, Part 3
TMW Media
Uranus & Neptune, Gas Giants: Characteristics of Neptune and its moons
What did the Hubble telescope notice about Neptune? What are the layers of Neptune made of? What is similar and different about Neptune and Uranus? Uranus & Neptune, Gas Giants, Part 2
Curated Video
Does Earth come back to the same spot on your birthday?
Since Earth completes one revolution around the sun in 1 year, it would make sense to think that after the completion of year, Earth would be exactly at the same spot where it was at the beginning of the year, wouldn't it? But is it...
Flipping Physics
Kepler's Second Law Derivation
Kepler’s second law is derived and demonstrated. This is an AP Physics C: Mechanics topic. Content Times: 0:00 Kepler’s Second Law 0:18 Angular Momentum Conservation 1:27 Planet Angular Momentum 2:21 Kepler’s Second Law Derivation 3:58...
FuseSchool
Gravity & Free Fall
Gravity & Free Fall | Forces & Motion | Physics | FuseSchool In this video you will learn about gravity, gravitational force, the law of gravity and the affects without gravity. CREDITS Animation & Design: Joshua Thomas...
Next Animation Studio
SpaceX launches 60 satellites into orbit
SpaceX launched its third batch of Starlink satellites into orbit from a U.S. Air Force base in Florida on Monday evening.
NASA
NASA | X-ray Satellites Monitor the Clashing Winds of a Colossal Binary
O-type stars are among the most massive and hottest known, pounding their surroundings with intense ultraviolet light and powerful outflows called stellar winds. NASA's Swift and ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatories took part in a 2011...
Professor Dave Explains
Eris: Queen of the Dwarf Planets
Apart from all the planets in the solar system, we've discussed smaller objects as well, like asteroids and comets, and also dwarf planets. While Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet, Eris is actually slightly more massive, making it...
Next Animation Studio
Solar eclipse 2016: total solar eclipse will sweep across Indonesia and Southeast Asia
People across Indonesia will experience a total blackout on Wednesday morning as the moon passes directly in front of the sun, a rare event that happens only twice a year.