Instructional Video0:52
Curated Video

I WONDER - Can Solar Flares Be Predicted?

Pre-K - 5th
This video is answering the question of can solar flares be predicted.
Podcast20:31
NASA

‎NASA's Curious Universe: Seasons of the Sun

Pre-K - Higher Ed
As Earth makes its annual trip around the Sun, we feel the impacts of its journey in the form of seasons. Our planet’s tilt in relation to the Sun determines what season we experience here on Earth. But, did you know that the Sun goes...
Instructional Video2:19
Visual Learning Systems

Our Galaxy and Stars: Our Star the Sun

3rd - 8th
This captivating series of programs explores many of the amazing features of our universe. Special attention is given to our solar system, distances in space, and stars. Terminology and concepts include: Milky Way Galaxy, light-year,...
Podcast52:29
NASA

‎Houston We Have a Podcast: Space Weather

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Dr. Steve Johnson, Senior Scientist of the Space Radiation Analysis Group, discusses what's being done right now to document radiation exposure, not only to ensure our astronauts stay healthy, but to understand weather in space. HWHAP...
Instructional Video7:10
Physics Girl

What the NEW black hole discovery tells us!

9th - 12th
Astronomers have seen light from BEHIND a black hole for the first time. I explained the discovery and results to my editor, Levi. Congrats to D. Wilkins and the astronomy team!
Instructional Video10:19
AllTime 10s

10 Most Dangerous Space Missions Of All Time

12th - Higher Ed
Even before George Clooney proved how dangerous space travel can be, we knew that space travel is certainly not for the faint hearted!
Instructional Video1:23
NASA

NASA | What is Fermi?

3rd - 11th
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is a NASA observatory designed to reveal the high-energy universe in never-before-seen detail. With Fermi, astronomers have a unique tool to explore high-energy processes associated with...
Instructional Video49:35
NASA

Going for GOLD: Exploring the Interface to Space

3rd - 11th
GOLD is a new NASA science mission that launches in January 2018 to explore Earth’s interface to space!



GOLD stands for Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk. It will inspect the dynamic region of near-Earth space...
Instructional Video0:58
NASA

How Solar Flares Affect Earth

3rd - 11th
A team of scientists led by Laura Hayes –a solar physicist who splits her time between NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland – investigated a connection between solar flares and Earth's...
Instructional Video2:38
NASA

NASA | Goddard In The Galaxy

3rd - 11th
This video highlights the many ways NASA Goddard Space Flight Center explores the universe. So crank up your speakers and let the music be your guide!



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Instructional Video1:23
NASA

April 2017 Solar Flares

3rd - 11th
The sun emitted a trio of mid-level solar flares on April 2-3, 2017. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured images of the three events.



Music credit: A Waltz into Darkness by Jos


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Instructional Video3:05
NASA

NASA | Dr. Holly Gilbert MMS Pre-launch Live Shot

3rd - 11th
NASA Scientist Dr. Holly Gilbert discusses the upcoming launch and overview of the MMS Mission.<b<b<br/>r/>r/>


Instructional Video2:43
NASA

NASA | Holly Gilbert Discusses Sunspots

3rd - 11th
NASA Scientist Holly Gilbert discusses recent sunspot activity during Live Shot. This is a Canned Interview.<b<b<br/>r/>r/>


Instructional Video1:33
NASA

Two Weeks in the Life of a Sunspot

3rd - 11th
On July 5, 2017, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory watched AR26665, an active region -- an area of intense and complex magnetic fields -- rotate into view on the sun. The satellite continued to track the region as it grew and...
Instructional Video10:09
Mr. Beat

Did We Really Land on the Moon?

6th - 12th
Yes, we landed on the moon, but it's been almost 45 years since we've been back there. Heck, it's been almost 45 years since we went beyond low Earth orbit. And when I say "we," I mean the United States. Only 12 humans have ever walked...
Instructional Video3:02
Science360

4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About - Episode 38

12th - Higher Ed
It's 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About. In this science video: body surfing bees, unsinkable metal, faster space forecaster, and gutsy mealworms purge plastic - It's 4 Awesome Discoveries...
News Clip2:56
Curated Video

What is a solar storm?

9th - Higher Ed
During the total eclipse earlier this month sun-gazers could see the outer ring of the sun— and bright filaments leaping from it. If they escape the fiery body’s pull, they will form solar storms, and a lot of them are expected in 2024....
News Clip2:17
Curated Video

How can we stop solar flares knocking out driverless cars, GPS systems and the internet itself?

9th - Higher Ed
A team of UK researchers are testing ways to shield electronics from solar radiation which could scramble the binary code that the smooth functioning of our digital world depends on.
News Clip1:22
Curated Video

Danish scientists are linking cosmic battles with the global climate change

Higher Ed
HEADLINE: Debate over climate change heats up

CAPTION: There is a general consensus that mankind is largely to blame for rising temperatures, but scientists now think they have discovered another factor. (Apr
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Instructional Video3:50
PBS

Solar Space Telescopes

6th - 12th Standards
See the sun shine as you've never seen it before! Captivate your class with an activity from NOVA's Sun Lab unit. Viewers learn about the advanced satellite-mounted telescopes NASA uses to monitor the sun at every wavelength of light,...
Instructional Video2:32
PBS

The Threat to Earth

6th - 12th Standards
Is Earth prepared for a massive solar storm? Examine the possibilities with an interesting activity, part of NOVA's Sun Lab interactive unit. Viewers learn about historical solar storms, the tools we have for protecting ourselves and...
Instructional Video2:47
PBS

Solar Wind and Storms

6th - 12th Standards
Does the very thing that is responsible for life on Earth also have a dark side? Space scientists differentiate between sunspots, solar flares, and CMEs in an enlightening activity. The lesson, one of several in a unit presented by NOVA,...
Instructional Video3:17
PBS

The Dynamic Sun

6th - 12th Standards
Sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections ... why is the sun so stirred up? Scholars watch animations of the interaction between moving plasma and magnetic fields and discuss the sun's behavior. The activity, part of NOVA's sun...
Instructional Video4:56
Veritasium

What Causes The Northern Lights? (Aurora Borealis)

9th - 12th Standards
In the arctic circle, some hotels offer aurora borealis wake-up calls so visitors don't miss the northern lights. A Veritasium video explains what causes the northern lights. It also presents many misconceptions people still believe...