SciShow
Weird! Signal' Mystery Solved!
Where did astronomers finally conclude that the 'Weird! Signal' was coming from? What has Elon Musk been up to with SpaceX and the Falcon Heavy rocket?
SciShow
Some of Earth’s Water Was Created by the Sun? | SciShow News
The source of earth's water is something of a mystery, and some scientists are starting to think that the sun might have provided the special ingredients to help.
Crash Course Kids
Planetary Plants
So we know what life needs here to work, and we've talked a little about what life COULD look like on other planets. But what about plant life? What could plant life look like on other planets? In this episode of Crash Course Kids,...
SciShow
3 Solar Systems Scientists Still Don’t Understand
From gigantic planets too close to their stars, to those in unfathomably wide orbits, astronomers have discovered seemingly impossible solar systems that shouldn’t exist at all. But they do.
PBS
Kronos: Devourer Of Worlds
What happens when a star eats its planets? Find out on today's Space Time Journal Club.
SciShow
Astrobiology & the Search for Alien Life
Hank talks about astrobiology - the study of and search for life in the universe off Earth. Right now, the field has more questions than answers, but all they all seek to answer that one fundamental query: are we alone in the universe?
SciShow
Why We Want to Find Plate Tectonics in Space
It’s not easy to find active plate tectonics on other worlds, but doing so may bring us one step closer to finding a planet that can support life.
SciShow
Record-Breaking Space Discoveries of 2016!
2016 was a lot of things, but for astronomers, it meant the discovery of some of the farthest, faintest, and youngest objects in the universe we've seen yet.
Be Smart
The Odds of Finding Life and Love
Love is a complicated combination of brain chemicals and behavior that scientists are only just beginning to figure out. And it's remarkable that in every society that we have looked at on Earth, romantic love exists. So if love is so...
SciShow
3 Stars That Shouldn't Exist
Based on what we think we know about the universe these stars really shouldn't exist, but they do!
MinuteEarth
Why We Sucked At Counting Fish (Until Now)
We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some handy keywords to get your googling started: - Milky Way: Earth's home galaxy - The Malaspina Expedition 2010: A research project to...
SciShow
Why Does It Take So Long to Get to Mercury?
On a cosmic scale, Mercury isn’t very far away, but it's incredibly hard to get there. Getting into orbit around it takes years of flybys in the solar system, but we're going to do it again!
SciShow
3 Weird Stars You Can See with the Naked Eye
These three stars can easily be seen with the naked eye, but it took some fancy telescopes for us to realize how weird they really are!
SciShow
A Zombie Star That Just Won’t Die
What exactly is a ‘Zombie Star,’ and how does it compare to other stars and supernovas? We’ve also learned more about how the haze over Pluto plays a role in its temperature.
PBS
Escape The Kugelblitz Challenge
In the last episode Matt discussed how the Penrose Diagram enabled you to map how black holes affect Space Time. In this episode you can use that knowledge to stop an all-too-real threat to our planet. Aliens are trying to destroy the...
PBS
The Treasures of Trappist-1
Last week, seven earth-like planets were discovered orbiting a Red Dwarf star 39 light years away. Each one could be capable of supporting life.
TED Talks
Honor Harger: A history of the universe in sound
Artist-technologist Honor Harger listens to the weird and wonderful noises of stars and planets and pulsars. In her work, she tracks the radio waves emitted by ancient celestial objects and turns them into sound, including "the oldest...
SciShow
Dark Matter
Physicists estimate that dark matter accounts for about twenty three percent of the known universe - the only problem is that no one really knows what it is...
SciShow
This Stellar Blast Showered the Universe with… Calcium | SciShow News
We knew some stars created large amounts of calcium, but no one really ever knew how...until now! Plus, astrophysicists believe they’ve finally seen evidence of the star that created one of the most important supernovas ever!
SciShow
Our Past Written in the Stars
Unfortunately, time machines don't exist, but there are other ways to learn about our sun's past.
TED Talks
Sara Seager: The search for planets beyond our solar system
Every star we see in the sky has at least one planet orbiting it, says astronomer Sara Seager. So what do we know about these exoplanets, and how can we find out more? Seager introduces her favorite set of exoplanets and shows new...
MinutePhysics
What is Dark Matter
In this episode, we discuss Dark Matter, an exotic type of matter we know very little about, despite the fact that it makes up around 80% of all matter in the universe!
SciShow
Sunburns, Sunbeams, and Sunspots: A Summer Compilation
We're enjoying the summer here in Montana, and to help celebrate we thought we'd put together a compilation of our favorite sun-related episodes from our past. Don't worry, you won't need sunglasses for this one!
SciShow
Turns Out, the Sun Is... Pretty Chill | SciShow News
Life on Earth depends on the steady nature of our star, and an international team of scientists searched thousands of other stars to try to find out if the sun has always been as consistent as it is now. And According to a study...