Crash Course
Galaxies, part 2
Active galaxies pour out lots of energy, due to their central supermassive black holes gobbling down matter. Galaxies tend not to be loners, but instead exist in smaller groups and larger clusters. Our Milky Way is part of the Local...
SciShow Kids
Take a Tour of the Space Station
Did you know some astronauts live in space for months at a time? Join Jessi and Squeaks for a tour of the International Space Station and learn what life is like in low gravity!
SciShow
New Jupiter Weirdness From Juno
Astronomers have announced the Juno space probe’s first findings from Jupiter!
Bozeman Science
PS2A - Forces and Motion
Paul Andersen introduces forces, motion, and Newton's three laws in this video. He begins by describing forces as pushes or pulls on objects that produce motion. A lack of motion results from a balanced set of forces. A teaching...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The benefits of good posture - Murat Dalkilinc
Has anyone ever told you, "Stand up straight!" or scolded you for slouching at a family dinner? Comments like that might be annoying"but they're not wrong. Your posture is the foundation for every movement your body makes and can...
SciShow
Why Our Solar System Is Weirder Than You'd Think
Research suggests that nearly every star has at least one planet, but we haven't found any other solar systems that look quite like ours.
SciShow
Jupiter Is a Jerk… and Also Our Friend
The largest planet in our solar system is no stranger to throwing its weight around, both to our benefit and detriment here on Earth.
Bozeman Science
Atomic Models
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the atomic model has changed over time. A model is simply a theoretical construct of phenomenon and so when we receive new data we may have to refine our model. Ionization energy data resulted in...
MinutePhysics
What is Gravity
In this episode, we discuss the basic nature of gravity, one of the four fundamental forces in our universe.
Be Smart
Do Plants Think?
For the last 50 years we've wondered whether plants can think... Haven't we?
SciShow
Did a Planet Escape the Solar System?
Astronomers still aren't sure about how our solar system might have formed, but they have simulations to help them get closer to the answer!
PBS
The Eye of Sauron Reveals a Forming Solar System!
Fomalhaut is a massive young star surrounded by a ring of dust debris that can tell us a great deal about the formation of our own solar system.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What's the difference between a scientific law and theory? - Matt Anticole
Chat with a friend about an established scientific theory, and she might reply, "Well, that's just a theory." But a conversation about an established scientific law rarely ends with "Well, that's just a law." Why is that? What is the...
SciShow
3 Ways We Could Get Clean Energy from the Moon
There are renewable energy sources here on Earth, but to meet our clean energy needs we should consider every possible option, including the Moon.
Crash Course Kids
Everything Revolves Around You
So, why doesn't the moon just crash into the Earth? And why doesn't the Earth crash into the Sun? What are orbits exactly and why do they happen? Well, it has to do with gravity and velocity. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina...
Crash Course
The Gravity of the Situation
In today's episode, Phil looks at how gravity plays out across the universe.
Crash Course Kids
Defining Gravity
So, if gravity pulls everything down, then why don't things on the bottom of the Earth get pulled down into space? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about gravity and explains that when we talk about gravity pulling...
Crash Course Kids
Orbits are Odd
Last week we talked about the orbits of the Earth and our Moon. But today we're going to go a little bigger... well, a lot better. Did you know that there is a massive Black Hole at the center of our Galaxy? Or that Pluto's orbit is...
Crash Course Kids
The Ecliptic
So, what is the Ecliptic? Well, it has to do with the Zodiac constellations and our sun and how they move in relation to one another. It's kind of cool! In this episode, Sabrina chats about this imaginary line called the Ecliptic and its...
Bozeman Science
What is Physics?
Mr. Andersen explains the importance of physics as a science. History and virtual examples are used to give the discipline context.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The physics of surfing - Nick Pizzo
Wondering how you can catch the perfect wave? Dive into the fascinating and complex physics of surfing. -- Whether or not you realize it, surfers are masters of complicated physics. The science of surfing begins as soon as a board first...
SciShow
Take a Trip to Titan!
Get your gasmasks ready because we're taking a trip to Titan! Reid Reimers tells us all about the mysterious moon.
Bozeman Science
Newton's Three Laws of Motion
Mr. Andersen defines Newton's three laws of motion. He describes how the first law relates to inertia, how the second law relates to mass and acceleration, and how the third law allows a rocket to launch.
SciShow
A New Origin Story for Mars’s Moons
New research is changing our ideas about the history of Mars's moons and we might have found the most active region of space.