MinutePhysics
Why the Solar System Can Exist
If gravity is so attractive, why doesn't the earth just crash into the sun? Or the moon into the earth? The answer: Stable Orbits
SciShow
Is Our Solar System Missing Moons?
You might be pretty confident that when a moon is there it’s there to stay, but that’s not always the case. Moons may have a history of disappearing.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What happens if you don't put your phone in airplane mode? | Lindsay DeMarchi
Right now, invisible signals are flying through the air all around you. Massive radio waves carry information between computers, GPS systems, cell phones, and more. And the sky is flooded with interference from routers, satellites, and,...
MinutePhysics
Geosynchronous Orbits are WEIRD
This video is about the physics of geosynchronous and geostationary orbits, why they exist, when they don't, when they're useful for communication/satellite TV, etc.
SciShow
Why NASA Uses Satellites and Airplanes to Study Frogs
Why NASA Uses Satellites and Airplanes to Study Frogs
SciShow
How Would We Stop a Nuclear Missile?
Most of us are hoping that any nuclear threats are just empty threats, and getting at the facts about ICBMs can be difficult. But what would actually happen if someone launched a nuclear weapon?
SciShow
How 5G Cell Service Could Hurt Weather Forecasts
Good weather forecasts save lives, but scientists are worried that 5G transmissions could drown out frequencies measured by weather satellites, setting weather forecasts back decades.
SciShow
Satellite Squad Goals: The Cluster Mission to the Magnetic Field
Earth’s magnetic field is special! And, in the last 20 years, we’ve made incredible discoveries, thanks to a squad of probes that have flown around our planet, observing solar wind as a team!
Crash Course
To The Moon & Mars - Aerospace Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #34
This week we’re exploring aerospace engineering and its two main fields: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. We’ll explore life & buoyancy, propulsion systems, and the challenges of managing the human body in space.
SciShow
Archeology from Space: Mapping Tombs with Satellites
Sometimes, ancient ruins can be a little out of the way, but with some creativity, we can use satellites for those hard to reach areas.
SciShow
The Milky Way Is Missing Satellite Galaxies
There’s a big difference between the number of satellites that simulations predict, and the number we’ve actually seen with telescopes, but why?
TED Talks
TED: 6 space technologies we can use to improve life on Earth | Danielle Wood
Danielle Wood leads the Space Enabled research group at the MIT Media Lab, where she works to tear down the barriers that limit the benefits of space exploration to only the few, the rich or the elite. She identifies six technologies...
SciShow
Space Exploration Isn’t Great for the Earth (But It Could Be)
Building and launching rockets to learn about other worlds hasn't been great for Earth, but environmental engineers are working on changing that legacy.
SciShow
The Unexpected Effects of Nukes in Space
What happens when you set off a nuclear bomb in space? Turns out we have a pretty good idea, and it's not pretty. Learn about the science behind high-energy explosions in space.
MinuteEarth
Our Best View Of Bacteria Is...From Space?!
Observing the effects of microbes using satellites can give us all sorts of useful information about life on Earth ... and other planets too.
TED Talks
Peter Beck: Small rockets are the next space revolution
We're in the dawn of a new space revolution, says engineer Peter Beck: the revolution of the small. In a talk packed with insights into the state of the space industry, Beck shares his work building rockets capable of delivering small...
SciShow
Weird! Signal' Mystery Solved!
Where did astronomers finally conclude that the 'Weird! Signal' was coming from? What has Elon Musk been up to with SpaceX and the Falcon Heavy rocket?
SciShow
How Bad Are Satellite Constellations for Astronomy? - SciShow News
Imagine being excited to use one of the world's most advanced telescopes, only to see bright streaks of light on every picture! This is a problem facing some astronomers as satellites fill up the night sky.
SciShow
The New Space Weather Mission
The universe gets a little weirder, and more dangerous, every time we study it. Understanding space weather, which can mess with our communications systems, will take strategic planning to monitor.
Crash Course
What is space and how do we study it Crash Course Geography
Today we're going to talk about SPAAAAAACE, but not like stars and satellites and stuff. Instead, we're going to talk about geographic space. In geography, we can look at the world and the places and spaces we inhabit with four distinct...
SciShow
We Almost Didn't See the North Pole Space Hurricane | SciShow News
Astrophysicists have discovered an exoplanet that lost its atmosphere, but then, somehow, grew it back! Also, astronomers used satellite data to find a magnetic hurricane above the north pole that we almost missed!
SciShow
The Ridiculous Reasons It's Hard to Measure Sea Level
From problems with the moon, to the lumpiness of earth, sea levels aren't quite as exact as we have them figured out to be.
TED Talks
TED: What's hidden under the Greenland ice sheet? | Kristin Poinar
The Greenland ice sheet is massive, mysterious -- and melting. Using advanced technology, scientists are revealing its secrets for the first time, and what they've found is amazing: hidden under the ice sheet is a vast aquifer that holds...
TED Talks
TED: How a fleet of wind-powered drones is changing our understanding of the ocean | Sebastien de Halleux
Our oceans are unexplored and undersampled -- today, we still know more about other planets than our own. How can we get to a better understanding of this vast, important ecosystem? Explorer Sebastien de Halleux shares how a new fleet of...