SciShow Kids
The Colors of Stars! | The Science of Colors! | SciShow Kids
Sam the Bat noticed that some stars are different colors, so Mister Brown teaches him about what colors stars can be, and what all the colors mean! Next Generation Science Standards Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns: Observed patterns in...
Curated Video
Constellations - Night Sky Patterns
Our sky is split into 88 different sections called constellations, which have been recognised and used by humans for centuries. Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. Constellations are set patterns of stars, such as Ursa Major....
Curated Video
Constellations - Star Patterns
Take a trip across the night sky and find out about the constellations. Physical processes -The Earth and beyond - Beyond our solar system Learning Points Our solar system is in a galaxy called the Milky Way. Solar systems grouped...
Bozeman Science
Concept 1 - Patterns
Paul Andersen explains patterns and describes why pattern recognition is an important skill in science and engineering. He begins by discussing patterns in nature, including snowflakes, flower petals, seasons and nucleotides in DNA. He...
Crash Course Kids
Super Stars (Constellations)
So, you know about stars. But what if those stars formed a super group like The Avengers? Well, then you have a Constellation! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina chats about stars, constellations, and how humans have used...
Bozeman Science
ESS1A - The Universe and its Stars
Paul Andersen describes our place on the Earth in the Solar System within the Milky Way Galaxy in the Universe. The make-up and origins of the Universe are included along with stellar evolution. A teaching progression K-12 is also included.
SciShow
Great Minds of Astronomy: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Welcome to SciShow Space! In this episode Caitlin Hofmeister will talk about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most influential women in astronomy!
SciShow
The 100-Year Mystery of the Diffuse Interstellar Bands
Diffuse interstellar bands were first discovered in 1919 and since then scientists have found nearly 500 of them. How many do we understand? Only one.
NASA
NASA | RXTE Detects 'Heartbeat' Of Smallest Black Hole Candidate
This animation compares the X-ray 'heartbeats' of GRS 1915 and IGR J17091, two black holes that ingest gas from companion stars. GRS 1915 has nearly five times the mass of IGR J17091, which at three solar masses may be the smallest black...
Crash Course
The Milky Way
Today we’re talking about our galactic neighborhood: The Milky Way. It’s a disk galaxy, a collection of dust, gas, and hundreds of billions of stars, with the Sun located about halfway out from the center. The disk has grand spiral...
SciShow Kids
What Is the Sun?
Squeaks can't sleep because the sun is too bright, and Sam the Bat stops by to talk about what makes the sun so special DCI: ESS1.A: Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted.
SciShow
The Universe Runs on Vibes
As much as we like to talk about vibes, actual vibrations underlie pretty much everything about the universe. From the patterns of galaxies created by the Big Bang to the existence of subatomic particles, here's how the universe runs on...
Crash Course Kids
The Zodiac Constellations
We've talked about constellations; groups of stars in the night sky that we assign names to. But there are a certain group of special constellations called The Zodiac that Sabrina is going to chat about. Gemini, Sagittarius, Scorpio?...
TED Talks
TED: Our longing for cosmic truth and poetic beauty | Maria Popova
Linking together the histories of Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Edwin Hubble and Tracy K. Smith, poet and thinker Maria Popova crafts an astonishing story of how humanity came to see the edge of the observable universe. (Followed by an...
Science ABC
Why Do Stars Seem To Have 5 Points (Corners)?
When light emitted from a distant object reaches another object or opening, its waves are bounced or bent slightly around the object and interfere with each other to produce various patterns on whatever they ultimately fall on. For...
Curated Video
JavaScript Mastery from Zero to Hero - Prepare for Coding Interviews - Exercise - Star Power with RegEx in JavaScript
This is an exercise video on star power with RegEx in JavaScript. This clip is from the chapter "Algorithms and Data Structures - Intermediate to Advanced" of the series "JavaScript Mastery from Zero to Hero - Prepare for Coding...
Curated Video
C++: Challenge yourself to print this Pattern
Welcome to our complete C++ programming tutorial series, designed for beginners and anyone looking to strengthen their understanding of C++ coding! In this video series, we’ll cover everything you need to know to get started with C++,...
Curated Video
C++: Learn how to print stars in the reverse order
Welcome to our complete C++ programming tutorial series, designed for beginners and anyone looking to strengthen their understanding of C++ coding! In this video series, we’ll cover everything you need to know to get started with C++,...
Makematic
History of the American Flag
The American Flag is a symbol of the United States of America. Let’s explore what it means, what it’s called, and the rules for how we should treat it.
TED Talks
TED: A stellar history of modern astronomy | Emily Levesque
Astronomers once gazed upon the night sky and counted every star in the galaxy by hand. The process has evolved since then, but the thirst for celestial knowledge remains the same. Join astrophysicist Emily Levesque for an anecdote-rich...
NASA
Cold Neptunes: An Exoplanet Sweet Spot?
A new statistical study of planets found by a technique called gravitational microlensing suggests that Neptune-mass worlds are likely the most common type of planet to form in the icy outer realms of planetary systems. The study...
PBS
Sound Waves from the Beginning of Time
Invisible to the naked eye, our night sky is scattered with the 100s of billions of galaxies the fill the known universe. Like the stars, these galaxies form constellations – hidden patterns that echo the reverberations of matter and...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The origin of countless conspiracy theories - PatrickJMT
Why can we find geometric shapes in the night sky? How can we know that at least two people in London have exactly the same number of hairs on their head? And why can patterns be found in just about any text - even Vanilla Ice lyrics?...
Clarendon Learning
Constellations for Kids | Learn about the types of constellations, their names, and how to find them
In this video we learn all about constellations for kids. At night we can see thousands of stars and scientists long ago figured out that the stars line up in recognizable patterns. The patterns form shapes of people, animals, and...