Curated Video
Stars and Galaxies: Measuring Distance with Light Years
This is a lecture presentation on stars and galaxies. The presenter starts by describing the general structure of our solar system and the Milky Way, which is one of the billions of galaxies in the universe. They explain how astronomical...
Curated Video
Why Venus and Mercury have no Moons?
Mercury and Venus have no moons because of their close proximity to the Sun. Any moon orbiting around them is likely be swallowed by the mammoth gravitational pull of the mighty Sun. All planets except for Mercury and Venus have moons....
Professor Dave Explains
Warped Spacetime, Gravitational Lensing, and Gravitational Waves (Corroborating General Relativity)
We learned a bit about general relativity and the curvature of spacetime, both earlier in this series, as well as in the modern physics course. But let's talk a bit more about the astronomical observations that corroborate this theory....
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: How NASA Communicates Space
NASA communicators describe the various ways that the agency connects with mass audiences. HWHAP Episode 233.
Visual Learning Systems
Stars and Galaxies: Galaxies
Upon viewing the Stars and Galaxies video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that our solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy. Understand that the Milky Way galaxy is huge and contains billions of stars....
Next Animation Studio
Voyager missions detect increase in density of space outside the solar system
The Voyager spacecraft have found that space is more dense outside the Solar System, according to research published in the journal Astrophysical Letters.
Zach Star
The Physics Major
This video mostly goes over two of the biggest classes and fields you learn about as a physics undergrad which is quantum physics and classical physics. I will be going over more classes (in less detail) and more information on the major...
Astrum
How big can planetary systems get?
How big do you think our solar system is? Up until Pluto? A bit beyond? How big can other solar systems get?
AllTime 10s
10 Unsolved Mysteries Of Science
There are some mysteries that not even the greatest scientists of all time have been able to explain!
Curated Video
Why Are Planetary Orbits Elliptical?
Planetary orbits are elliptical because gravitational interaction over time changes the delicate balance of mass, velocity and distance from the star which otherwise keeps planetary orbit circular. For a very long time, from Ptolemy to...
NASA
NASA's Curious Universe: Seasons of the Sun
As Earth makes its annual trip around the Sun, we feel the impacts of its journey in the form of seasons. Our planet’s tilt in relation to the Sun determines what season we experience here on Earth. But, did you know that the Sun goes...
NASA
On a Mission: Season Two, Episode 6: The Prospects of Heavy Metal
Asteroids, ho! Pioneering space miners dream of Psyche, the largest metal asteroid in the solar system.
FuseSchool
The Solar System Part 1| Astrophysics
"""CREDITS Animation & Design: Joshua Thomas Narration: Dale Bennett Script: Alistair Haynes 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...
Next Animation Studio
Oumuamua is not made of nitrogen, according to Harvard astrophysicists
Harvard scientists says origin of first ever interstellar object detected in our solar system remains unknown.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Let’s Play Space Video Games!
In this episode streamed on Sept. 27, 2018, we talk about space video games, exploring deep space and more.
NASA
The Invisible Network: 11. Reflections | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast
For billions of years, the Earth and the Moon have danced together. Since the Apollo era, scientists have used lasers — a technology then in its infancy — to measure their waltz. Lasers have since played increasingly important roles in...
Curated Video
Exploring Solar Flares: The Power and Impact of the Sun
Explore the fascinating phenomenon of solar flares and their impact on Earth. These flares can affect space weather near Earth, produce harmful radiation, and even cause disruptions to communication systems and power grids.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Lynn Rothschild Talks About Creating Synthetic Organisms And NASA’s Search For Life Beyond Earth
A conversation with Lynn Rothschild, astrobiologist and synthetic biologist in the Earth Science Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Science360
Extreme Microbes : Extremophiles - Science Nation
Astrobiologist Richard Hoover really goes to extremes to find living things that thrive where life would seem to be impossible - from the glaciers of the Alaskan Arctic to the ice sheets of Antarctica. These so-called, "extremophiles"...
Curated Video
10 Things About The Solar System Your Teachers Never Told You
Remember those old space movies where spaceships had to maneuver through a bunch of asteroids scattered around and blocking the path of the ship? Well, that's not really true. The asteroid belt contains asteroids which are so far apart...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Halloween Costume and Cosplay Contest
In this episode streamed on Oct. 25, 2018, we host our first-ever NASA-themed Halloween costume and cosplay contest!
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Exploring Space with the World’s Largest Flying Telescope
In this episode streamed on Dec. 6, 2018, we talk about SOFIA, the world's largest flying telescope, and the history of airborne astronomy.
NASA
Gravity Assist: Jupiter with Jared Espley
As large as 1,000 Earths, Jupiter is the heavy hitter of the solar system. Even its Great Red Spot is larger than Earth, yet it’s shrinking! In this episode of Gravity Assist, Planetary Science Director Jim Green talks with Jared Espley...
NASA
Gravity Assist: Gravity Assist Podcast: Why Do We Have a Moon? With Robin Canup
Learn about how the Moon formed in this conversation with Robin Canup of the Southwest Research Institute.