MinutePhysics
TOP 10 REASONS Why We Know the Earth is Round
TOP 10 REASONS Why We Know the Earth is Round
SciShow
The First Time We Saw All of Venus: The Magellan Mission
NASA’s Magellan mission gave us unprecedented insight into Venus’s rocky surface, and even now, more than 25 years after the mission ended, it’s still one of our main tools for learning about our mysterious, next-door neighbor.
SciShow
“Do Fabulous Science”: Jane Rigby | Great Minds
Astronomer Dr. Jane Rigby challenges the limits of the naked eye. Having influenced most famous telescopes that come to mind, her work is defined by breaking boundaries both physical and beyond.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How Magellan circumnavigated the globe - Ewandro Magalhaes
On September 6, 1522, the "Victoria" sailed into harbor in southern Spain. The battered vessel and its 18 sailors were all that remained of a fleet that had departed three years before. Yet her voyage was considered a success, for the...
MinutePhysics
TOP 10 REASONS Why We Know the Earth is Round
TOP 10 REASONS Why We Know the Earth is Round
Curated Video
The History and Science of Boats: From Magellan to Modern Ships
This video explores the importance of boats in Magellan's expedition and the principle of buoyancy that allows them to float. It explains how even massive steel ships can remain buoyant due to the air inside them. The video also mentions...
Curated Video
Magellan's Journey: The First Circumnavigation of the Globe
This video discusses the famous explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his expedition to find a Western spice route. While Magellan is often credited with being the first person to circumnavigate the globe, he actually only made it halfway...
Curated Video
Voyage of Magellan
Meet Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan whose ship was the first to circumnavigate the globe. People and places - Mapping - Mapping the seas Learning Points Early explorers like Ferdinand Magellan helped map the world. A Twig Context...
Curated Video
Insights from Radar Mapping of Venus
Venus has fascinated scientists for decades, as itʼs constantly shrouded in heavy cloud. To discover what the surface features are like, the Magellan probe was sent to take pictures, which were relayed to Earth.
Curated Video
Revolutionizing Identification: Infineon's New Radio Frequency Chip
Infineon Technologies, in collaboration with Magellan Technology, has developed a groundbreaking radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that allows for contactless electronic identification of multiple objects simultaneously, even...
Curated Video
Exploring the Universe: NASA's Deep Space Communication Antennas
The Goldstone Deep Space Communication Complex, nestled in California's Mojave Desert, is a vital link between NASA and the universe. With its giant antennas, it enables the command and reception of information from satellites,...
Curated Video
Cultural Impact of Early Exploration
Cultural Impact of Early Exploration explains the cultural impact of exploration by researching the travels of Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and Sir Francis Drake.
Curated Video
English Exploration of the New World
English Exploration of the New World investigates the English exploration of the New World by researching details of travel and motivations.
Curated Video
Spanish Exploration of the New World
Spanish Exploration of the New World investigates the Spanish exploration of the New World by researching details of travel and motivations.
Ancient Lights Media
Philippines
Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Philippines.
Cerebellum
The Age Of Discovery - The Voyage Around The World
This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. This video looks at the first record of an explorer circumnavigating the world, this explorer was...
NASA
NASA’s New Views of Venus’ Surface From Space
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible light images of the surface of Venus from space. Smothered in thick clouds, Venus’ surface is usually shrouded from sight. But in two recent flybys of the planet, Parker used its...
Cerebellum
Space Facts II - Goldstone
Space Facts II puts viewers on the forefront of space exploration, examining its role on Earth in fighting forest fires, controlling diseases (such as diabetes), combating air pollution and mapping solar and lunar cycles. This video...
NASA
500th Anniversary of Humanity's First Circumnavigation of Earth
Five hundred years ago the first “orbit” of planet Earth, achieved in the spirit of the first human voyages to the Moon fifty years ago, was undertaken by the Portuguese explorer Magellan, using mission design and exploration guiding...
NASA
NASA’s New Views of Venus’ Surface From Space
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has taken its first visible light images of the surface of Venus from space. Smothered in thick clouds, Venus’ surface is usually shrouded from sight. But in two recent flybys of the planet, Parker used its...
TMW Media
Venus, Earths Lost Twin: The surface of Venus
Whats the atmosphere like on Venus? How much of the planet wrere they able to explore? What caused Venus to become what it is today?
Venus, Earths Lost Twin, Part 2
Epic History TV
Drake's Round the World Voyage
In 1577 English sailor Francis Drake set off on one of the most daring voyages in history, intending to plunder Spanish territories of the New World, cross the vast Pacific Ocean, and become only the second captain ever to circumnavigate...
Mr. Beat
Exploring America (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Once upon a time, for thousands of years, the human beings on two continents, Europe and North America, just ignored each other. Then, in the late 980s, a group known as the Norsemen, more famously known as Vikings, left Iceland, heading...
Curated Video
WRAP Adds vedict announced and reax from Guterres
1. Former East Timor militia leader Eurico Guterres walks into courtroom to hear verdict, sits down
2. Guterres sitting in dock
3. Guterres' lawyers
4. Prosecution lawyers
5. SOUNDBITE: (Indonesian) Judge Herman Hutapea:
"Therefore the...