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Curated Video
Testing For Dark Matter
University of Chicago cosmologist Rocky Kolb describes the history of dark matter: how it was overlooked by most physicists for decades together with current hypotheses of what it might be and experiments to determine which one is valid.
Curated Video
A Sad Story
Particle physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed (IAS) recounts his frustration of the "faster than light neutrinos" story that made media headlines in 2011.
Science360
Multi-messenger astrophysics neutrino breakthrough!
On Sept. 22, 2017, the National Science Foundation's IceCube Neutrino Observatory alerted the international astronomy community that a high-energy neutrino had passed through the Earth. That notification set in motion follow-on...
Next Animation Studio
Unusual neutrino signals caught in the Antarctic, explained
A team of scientists discovered unusual signals caused by high-energy neutrinos using a radio detector called the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna, or ANITA, according to a study published in The Astrophysical Journal submitted on...
Science360
Ice Cube
For more than a decade--in the most inhospitable place on Earth-- scientists have been building an observatory to search for a ""ghost."" The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a massive telescope embedded in the Antarctic ice near the...
NASA
NASA's Fermi Mission Shows How Luck Favors the Prepared
In 2017, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope played a pivotal role in two important breakthroughs occurring just five weeks apart. But what might seem like extraordinary good luck is really the product of research,...
NASA
Swift Links Neutrino to Star-destroying Black Hole
For only the second time, astronomers have linked an elusive particle called a high-energy neutrino to an object outside our galaxy. Using ground- and space-based facilities, including NASA’s Neil Gehrels...
NASA
NASA’s Fermi Links Ghost Particle to Galaxy
Nearly 10 billion years ago, the black hole at the center of a distant galaxy produced a powerful outburst, and light from this blast began arriving at Earth in 2012. Astronomers using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space...
NASA
NASA's Fermi Links Cosmic Neutrino to Monster Black Hole
For the first time ever, scientists using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have found the source of a high-energy neutrino from outside our galaxy. This neutrino traveled 3.7 billion years at nearl-light speed...
A Capella Science
Massless (Muse Parody)
The discovery of neutrino masses, explained in a live-looped physics rendition of Muse's "Madness"
Curated Video
Breve historia de la física de partículas
La historia de la física de partículas, si breve, dos veces historia de la física de partículas.
SciShow
The Hunt for the First Neutrinos in the Universe
How far back in time can scientists see? Currently, the earliest photo of the universe is the cosmic microwave background, but math models prove the universe existed long before that time. An installment from the SciShow Space series...
Veritasium
Galaxies From Nothing
Space can never be truly empty because fields occupy the seemingly empty space. Another installment of the Veritasium playlist attempts to explain the science of the creation of the galaxies. By referencing the quantum fluctuations, the...
TED-Ed
Is it Possible to Create a Perfect Vacuum?
It turns out that vacuums are not really vacuums. An engaging video lesson explains the process scientists use to create a vacuum. Their efforts get them close, but the video instructor explains why they cannot create a perfect vacuum.
MinutePhysics
Quantum Shape-Shifting: Neutrino Oscillations
Explore the life of neutrinos and how they interact with each other. A creative video lesson describes the three interactions of neutrinos and their behavior within their environments. The instructor explains the cause and paths of their...
Crash Course
High Mass Stars
It's better to burn out than fade away! Viewers experience the birth of neutron stars and supernovae in a video that explains the life cycle of high mass stars. Learners see the conditions needed to produce these events, as well as...
MinutePhysics
What is a Neutrino?
Explore physics in a minute fashion. Scholars learn about the neutrino particle through a video lesson. The instructor explains the unique characteristics of the particle and how these particiles can be detected.
MinutePhysics
Faster Than Light Neutrinos (Maybe): Field Trip!
Walk in the shoes of a research scientist. A short video describes the hurdles necessary to prove that neutrinos are faster than light. The narrator describes the initial experiment and the follow-up research necessary to support the...
SciShow
5 Baffling Mysteries About the Universe
How close are scientists to understanding the universe? Big discoveries bring us closer to understanding, but they also open up more questions that we previously didn't know to ask. This video includes explanations of what we don't know...
TED-Ed
How to Detect a Supernova
While a star explodes every second or so in the observable universe, we can't observe a supernova in its first moments. Discover the fascinating science behind how astronomers and physicists are attempting to detect supernovas early...
TED-Ed
Why Neutrinos Matter
What can we learn from one of the smallest particles in the universe? A lot more than you might expect. Check out this short video as it takes a closer look at neutrinos, tiny elementary particles that carry valuable information from the...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Physicist Lisa Randall on Cosmology and the Lhc
The Harvard physicist discusses her latest book, Knocking On Heaven's Door.