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Does Dark Matter Cause Extinctions?
New discoveries into two weird things that may have played havoc with the ancient solar system: dark matter and a wandering star.
PBS
Black Holes from the Dawn of Time
Primordial black holes may be lurking throughout our universe. How large are they, how many are out there and what would happen if they moved through our solar system?
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The Nicest Neighborhoods in the Universe
What does it really take for a planet to be habitable? It turns out, certain parts of a star system, a galaxy, and even the universe as we know it, are more habitable than others. Get to know them as Hank takes you on a tour of some of...
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We Almost Didn't See the North Pole Space Hurricane | SciShow News
Astrophysicists have discovered an exoplanet that lost its atmosphere, but then, somehow, grew it back! Also, astronomers used satellite data to find a magnetic hurricane above the north pole that we almost missed!
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The Cosmic Ladder That Lets Us Map the Universe
Considering how massive our universe is, we know the distances to cosmic objects surprisingly well. What tools and clues do scientists use to measure distances that are so enormous they sound like made-up numbers?
TED Talks
TED: How the James Webb Space Telescope will unfold the universe | John C. Mather
The James Webb Space Telescope is a miracle of modern science and engineering. With a 21-foot, gold-coated mirror protected by a sunshield that's the size of a tennis court, it's the world's most powerful telescope and humanity's latest...
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Celebrating Stephen Hawking’s Most Famous Discoveries
Last week we lost legendary scientist Stephen Hawking. To honor of one of the greatest legacies in cosmology, we wanted to celebrate and unpack some of his most famous findings.
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How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole - SciShow News
For the first time ever we have visual confirmation that black holes actually exist and we got it with a telescope the size of our planet.
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Why Solar Eclipses Create Those Crescent-Shaped Lights
Everyone is watching the sky during a solar eclipse, but but if you look down, you'll catch another kind of light show.
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How Tech Designed for Space Is Saving Lives on Earth
Space technology gets applied in all sorts of ways down here on Earth, making us more comfortable, healthier, and even saving lives!
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How Going to Space Changes the Way You Think Forever
A trip into space produces physiological effects in human beings, but it can also change a person in a profound, psychological way.
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We May Have Found the First Exomoon! SciShow News
We’ve discovered what appears to be the first known moon outside of the solar system and new models of Europa’s surface predict the presence of ice blades!
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There Are Planet-Sized 'Tornadoes' on the Sun!
Solar tornadoes are not tornadoes, and scientists are studying a black hole with a telescope bigger than the earth!
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The Strangest Planets in the Universe | Compilation
Sci-Fi worlds may have giant worms or twin suns, but those are pretty cozy compared to these wild worlds.
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Tabby's Strange Star Just Got Stranger
It's been a year since astronomer Tabetha Boyaijan found strange signals coming from a star called KIC 8462852, aka Tabby's Star. Now, new research shows that it's even stranger than we thought. Plus, good news from spaceflight company...
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Hooray for Astromice!
This week on SciShow Space News, we’re learning more about the side effects of space travel… from mice. Plus, we explore the most luminous galaxy!
SciShow Kids
The Farthest We’ve Ever Gone in Space
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...
TED Talks
Will Wright: Spore, birth of a game
In a friendly, high-speed presentation, Will Wright demos his newest game, Spore, which promises to dazzle users even more than his previous masterpieces.
SciShow
New Earth-Size Planet and a Solar Eclipse
Caitlin Hofmeister gives you the latest news from around the universe, including Kepler's latest exoplanet discovery, an upcoming solar eclipse, and a breathtaking image from Hubble.
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These Icy Rocks Might Be from Another Solar System | SciShow News
New research suggests that Venus’ patterned crust might currently be more active than we thought! Astrophysicists have also modeled the orbits of mysterious objects between Jupiter and Neptune, and found that they could have come from...
TED Talks
TED: How to land on a comet | Fred Jansen
As manager of the Rosetta mission, Fred Jansen was responsible for the successful 2014 landing of a probe on the comet known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. In this fascinating and funny talk, Jansen reveals some of the intricate...
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New Evidence of Water on Jupiter! SciShow News
We’ve got some new evidence for water beneath Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, and a new model of Jupiter’s weird magnetic field.
Be Smart
The Amazing Science of DUST?
Some of the universe's biggest action is a result of its smallest stuff
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Why It's So Hard to Land on Mars
We’ve sent more spacecraft to Mars than any other planet, but around half of the probes that have ever attempted to explore Mars have either crashed or disappeared.