Instructional Video12:22
SciShow

6 Ways Aliens Could Find Us

12th - Higher Ed
Whether or not you think humans should be announcing our presence to the cosmos, we're doing it, anyway. Both intentionally, and not. And if aliens really do exist, there are several ways they could find us. Here are six of them.
Instructional Video4:56
SciShow

The Pioneer Probes Are Way Off-Course

12th - Higher Ed
The Pioneer 10 and 11 probes were launched to explore outer space, but in the 80s scientists discovered they were veering off-course, and we had no idea why!
Instructional Video6:24
SciShow

3 Bizarre Projects That Could Transform Exploration - NIAC 2019

12th - Higher Ed
Every amazing mission you know about today started off as just an idea, and some of 2019’s early phase NIAC concepts could mean big things for our future.
Instructional Video4:04
SciShow Kids

The Farthest We’ve Ever Gone in Space

K - 5th
Humans have never visited another planet, but we can send special spacecraft called probes to visit them for us! One of those probes, called Voyager 1, has gone deeper into space than any other, and it's sent us some amazing pictures...
Instructional Video6:00
PBS

Suicide Space Robots

12th - Higher Ed
Let's take a moment to remember the selfless sacrifices made by some amazing robotic explorers.
Instructional Video5:16
SciShow

3 Times We Intentionally Crashed into Other Worlds

12th - Higher Ed
Most of the time, it’s not great when an expensive spacecraft slams into an extraterrestrial body. But now and then mission control intentionally crashes a spacecraft for science!
Instructional Video5:42
SciShow

Our First-Ever Missions to Mars, and What We Learned From Them

12th - Higher Ed
A lot of our knowledge of the inner solar system was gained fairly recently, and the Mariner program led the way!
Instructional Video3:36
SciShow

Mission Cliffhanger On Venus

12th - Higher Ed
Akatsuki missed Venus once, but with a little ingenuity and its secondary engines, it's heading back on December 7th!
Instructional Video5:47
SciShow

How Long Will the Voyager Spacecraft Last?

12th - Higher Ed
For more than 40 years, the Voyager probes have traveled through space sending back all kinds of fascinating data. But these probes were never meant to send us data forever - so how much longer will these amazing probes last?
Instructional Video4:53
SciShow

Does Mars Need The Cloud?

12th - Higher Ed
Earlier this year, scientists pitched a mission to bring 'the cloud' to Mars. While this proposal may seem expensive and risky, it's a legitimate idea that could fundamentally change how we plan space missions!
Instructional Video4:50
SciShow

The Hottest Planet Ever

12th - Higher Ed
NASA is launching a mission to send a probe into the sun, and it's the first to be named after a living scientist: Eugene Parker and the Parker Solar Probe! Astronomers have found another hot topic, and it's the hottest planet we've ever...
Instructional Video7:37
PBS

Should We Colonize Venus Instead of Mars?

12th - Higher Ed
Mars One. The Mars Rover. Bruno Mars. Mars Bars. It's pretty clear we're OBSESSED with the idea of Mars, especially in regard to it being a potential colony for earthlings. But is that really the best option? Is there a better place for...
Instructional Video2:12
SciShow

Lunar Impact

12th - Higher Ed
Hank tells us about the planned demise of two lunar satellites that have been collecting data for NASA, and have now reached the end of their mission.
Instructional Video5:14
SciShow

High-Tech Ways Genomics is Changing Field Biology

12th - Higher Ed
To figure out an organism's genome and DNA sequence, field biologists need big, expensive equipment in the labs. But, new high-tech devices help scientists to examine samples on the sites!
Instructional Video2:11
SciShow

More Space Exploration Missions

12th - Higher Ed
Hank updates us on two new missions that will help us learn more about some of the fascinating things in our space neighborhood.
Instructional Video4:20
SciShow

A New Way to Move Tiny Spacecraft Electrospray Propulsion

12th - Higher Ed
Big, fiery rocket launches are just too powerful for something like a toaster-sized CubeSat once it’s in space. Electrospray propulsion is a promising new way to move these little satellites.
Instructional Video8:22
Bozeman Science

Practice 5 - Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen explains how mathematics and computational thinking can be used by scientists to represent variables and by engineers to improve design. He starts by explaining how mathematics is at the root of all sciences. He then...
Instructional Video3:57
SciShow

We're Going to Europa!

12th - Higher Ed
NASA's working on a mission to send a probe and a lander to Europa, but there are many challenges to overcome to make it happen.
Instructional Video7:30
Curated Video

Inside US Coldest Base in Antarctica Flying Gigantic Frozen Planes Everyday

6th - Higher Ed
Welcome back to the FLUCTUS channel to witness the presence of the U.S. military in the world’s coldest region, Antarctica. Fluctus is a website and YouTube channel dedicated to sea geeks. Whenever you are curious or an incorrigible...
Instructional Video3:46
Curated Video

Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners - NMAP Port States

Higher Ed
This video will teach us about the six port states: open, closed, filtered, unfiltered, closed/filtered, and open/filtered.
Instructional Video12:24
Astrum

How Are Voyager Probes Still Working Today?

Higher Ed
Insane (for the time) Voyager engineering.
Instructional Video11:50
Astrum

Images from the Darkest Regions on the Moon

Higher Ed
A look at permanently shadowed regions on the Moon where NASA and KARI hopes to find water ice.
Instructional Video11:46
Astrum

Going Beyond the Edge of Our Solar System

Higher Ed
The journey of Voyager I and II beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Instructional Video11:19
Astrum

Why Scientists Are Worried About the Sun's Corona

Higher Ed
We need to better understand the Sun. Here's why NASA (Parker Solar Probe) and ESA (Solar Orbiter) have both sent probes to the Sun in the last few years.