Professor Dave Explains
Pluto, Comets, Asteroids, and the Kuiper Belt
We've just wrapped up a survey of all the planets and moons in the solar system. But is that all there is? Not even close! There are tons of objects that make up the asteroid belt, the Kuiper belt, the Oort cloud, you can't even believe...
Ancient Lights Media
Attributes of the Inner Planets
Planets Set: 1. This clip introduces the characteristics of the inner planets of Mercury, Mars, Venus and Earth.
Professor Dave Explains
Zooming Out From Earth to the Edge of the Observable Universe
We all know that the universe is big. But how big it is? Much bigger than you think. Let's start out by looking at the Earth, and then zoom out to progressively larger and larger structures, so that we can see just how big it is. Then...
Next Animation Studio
NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration program
NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration program first proposed in 2015 consists of three phases.
Professor Dave Explains
Mars: The Red Planet
Mars has been all over the news and media lately. It certainly looks like humans will set foot upon its surface very soon! Just in case you're one of the lucky people who get to go, you'd better learn all about the planet first, don't...
Cerebellum
Space Facts - The International Space Station
A fact-filled look at 23 of the most important events from man's on-going adventure in space. The beginning of the International Space Station. Space Facts. Part 8
Next Animation Studio
The moon was formed when Earth collided with Theia twice, not once
Scientists have revised an earlier theory about how the moon was formed via a single, slow collision between Earth and Mars-sized planet Theia, adding a second collision.
Astrum
What has NASA’s InSight discovered on Mars so far? Sights and sounds of Mars
An update for the NASA InSight mission to Mars. What has it seen and discovered so far?
Professor Dave Explains
History of Astronomy Part 3: Copernicus and Heliocentrism
Once it was determined that the Earth is round, the next step was to decipher the geometry of the solar system. Does everything rotate around the Earth, like in the geocentric model of Ptolemy? We thought so for thousands of years, but...
Next Animation Studio
Scientists shocked by size of Mars’ liquid core
NASA’s InSight mission marks the first time humans have managed to directly map the internal layering of a planet other than Earth.
Kids Learning Videos
The Planets - Learning about the Planets in Our Solar System
Learn about the planets in our solar system with this video. This video teaches about each planet and gives planet facts with interesting information about all the planets. See pictures of the planets and learn fun things about these...
Visual Learning Systems
The Inner Planets: Mars
The video provides an overview of Mars, its history, and its characteristics. The video also highlights recent evidence suggesting that Mars may have once supported simpler forms of life. The Inner Planets part 9/11
Visual Learning Systems
Nearby Planets
This video provides a brief overview of the planets closest to Earth in our solar system, including Mercury, Venus, and Mars. It describes the unique characteristics of each planet and includes images and footage from spacecraft that...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Poetry - Figurative Language Continued
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . these are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
Visual Learning Systems
The Outer Planets: the Inner Planets
Students are taken on an exciting animated trip to the outer reaches of our solar system. Images from NASA and the Hubble space Telescope illustrate the Giant Red Spot on Jupiter, Saturns' beautiful rings, the tilted rings of Uranus, and...
Little Smart Planet
Learning about Planets
Let's watch the video to review all the vocabulary about the planets and the Solar System.
Kids Learning Videos
Planets in our Solar System for Kids | Kids Learning Videos
Planets in our Solar System: Planets for Children and kids This video will is full of fun facts about the different planets in our solar system. It's a great video for students learning about astronomy in our solar system. Learn about...
Kids Learning Videos
The Planets! Facts About Our Solar System for Kids
Learn about the planets in our solar system! This video proves some fun facts about each planet that children will love. Preschoolers and toddlers can enjoy pictures and video of the planets while learning about these celestial bodies....
ProTeachersVideo
Teaching Astronomy and Space: Models of the Solar System - Earth, Sun and Moon
Physics teacher and solar astronomer Simon Foster explores how we developed our understanding of the universe and uses our changing models of the solar system to explain how science works.
On location on top of a volcano in the Canary...
Fun Kids
Learn About the Solar System
Do you know the name of the planets in the solar system? Learn about planets and the solar system with this fun kids video.
Little Smart Planet
Solar System and Planets
Do you want to know what our Solar System is composed of? Get on our spaceship and explore the universe
The Viral Fever
Cosmic Journeys: Footage of Mars
Did life ever exist on Mars? Scientists have uncovered evidence that water once flowed on the surface of the red planet, a clear indication that living beings could have survived there. What does this mean for humanity's long held dream...
Curated Video
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine strikes russian troops' position in Donetsk using US-supplied HIMARS
New ReviewRussia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces used U.S.-made HIMARS artillery to strike Russian positions in Donetsk, leveraging its long-range precision to target military sites and weapons depots behind front lines.
Curated Video
Celestial comet swerves past Mars, to be visible from Earth
New ReviewA comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its sights on the interstellar visitor.