NASA
Hubble Views Jupiter at Opposition
The Hubble Space Telescope observed Jupiter on April 3rd, 2017 - just days before Jupiter is in opposition on April 7th. This new image of Jupiter is part of Hubble's Outer Planets Atmospheres Legacy program, which is one of many ways...
NASA
Explore New Hubble Images of Celestial Objects From the Caldwell Catalog
Hubble turned 30 this year, and it has a birthday present to share with you! Newly released Hubble images of 30 celestial objects from the Caldwell Catalog show stunning cosmic sights, many of which you can see with a backyard telescope!...
NASA
NASA | Siding Spring live shot with Jared Espley
Jared Espley talks about the close encounter between Mars and Comet Siding Spring at the Oct 17, 2014 liveshot. This is a canned interview.
Step Back History
SN 1054: When we Witnessed the Birth of a Nebula
This is a story about how humans in 1054 AD witnessed the supernova that created the crab nebula.
Brave Wilderness
GLOW BUGS! - How to Build A Lightening Bug Lantern!
On this episode, get ready to learn allll about... lightning bugs! Coyote and Mario are in Columbus, Ohio to find and catch these glowing bugs - then they're going to build a lightning bug lantern! Stay tuned to find how to build a...
Astrum
How can Hubble see distant galaxies clearly, but not Pluto?
Hubble has taken some spectacular images of many different galaxies, but it can't resolve more than a few blobs on Pluto's surface. Why is that?
Apalapse
Astrophotography 101 - How to Find the Milky Way
Believe it or not, "how do I find the Milky Way" is one of the most common questions I get about astrophotography, so I decided to make this quick little video describing how to find it.
Professor Dave Explains
The Earth is Definitely Not Flat
Anti-science mentality is rampant in this day and age, and one of the more peculiar aspects of this trend is the current fad that is the Flat Earth model. There exists a group of people who believe that against everything we have come to...
Astrum
Which Stars will go Supernova next?
When will the next naked-eye supernova event happen? What will it look like? Will we be safe?
Curated Video
Why Is Space Cold If There Are So Many Stars?
Space is filled with countless stars, all of which radiate enormous amounts of heat. These stars are tens of thousands of times bigger than our own sun. Still, space is considered to be cold. Why is that? If there are so many hot burning...
Curated Video
Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night: Great Art Explained
Vincent van Gogh was a largely self-taught artist who didn’t pick up a paintbrush until he was 30 years old. Just seven years later, he would be dead. It was really his last four years where he developed the style we would come to know...
Professor Dave Explains
History of Astronomy Part 1: The Celestial Sphere and Early Observations
Now that we've learned about how the universe began, as well as the development of the Milky Way galaxy, the solar system, and the Earth, it's time to learn about the human beings that came to inhabit the Earth. Eventually, they began to...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Women in STEM: Meet Caroline Herschel
Learn about the life and work of Caroline Herschel.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did you know? Constellations
Discover the ancient origins of constellations.
NASA
NASA | 2003 Halloween Solar Storms
On Halloween in 2003, the sun unleashed a series of spooky storms, which ignited lots of ghostly looking auroras, and effected power grids, satellites and other electrical equipment. On the fifth anniversary, NASA takes a look back at...
Next Animation Studio
Venus is at its brightest in April
Venus is currently at its brightest as the “evening star.” The planet will reach its greatest brilliancy in the night sky this year on April 28. The planet will fade from the night sky near the end of May and return as the “morning star”...
NASA
Hubble’s New View of Mars and Planets
The Hubble Space Telescope is more well known for its picturesque views of nebulae and galaxies, but it's also useful for studying our own planets, including Mars. Hubble imaged Mars on May 12, 2016 - ten days before Mars would be on the...
Mazz Media
Moon
This live-action video program is about the word moon. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word moon through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
Professor Dave Explains
Evidence for Big Bang Cosmology
At the beginning of this series, we talked about the Big Bang, which was the beginning of our universe, and what happened in the early epochs thereafter. But what we didn't talk about was how we know all that stuff! What is the evidence...
Professor Dave Explains
Pluto, Comets, Asteroids, and the Kuiper Belt
We've just wrapped up a survey of all the planets and moons in the solar system. But is that all there is? Not even close! There are tons of objects that make up the asteroid belt, the Kuiper belt, the Oort cloud, you can't even believe...
Professor Dave Explains
Astrology: Fact or Fiction?
A significant percentage of the population believes in astrology. This is the notion that the positions of the stars and planets in the sky at the moment of your birth have an influence on your characteristics, and that their positions...
Next Animation Studio
How to see the 'Jupiter Triangle'
In April, Jupiter will form a special triangle with two bright stars in the night sky, and it'll be visible with the naked eye if you know where to look. Writing in Space.com, Hayden Planetarium astronomy lecturer Joe Rao calls it the...
Professor Dave Explains
History of Astronomy Part 2: Early Measurements of the Earth
After many centuries of pure observation, it finally became time for mankind to start doing some science to figure out the dimensions of the Earth and other nearby objects. What were these early experiments? What did they tell us? Let's...