Weird History
Nancy Reagan Used Astrology In The White House
US presidents and first ladies must often make important decisions. A White House staffer's 1988 memoir alleged that Nancy and Ronald Reagan used astrology in making many of these decisions. Though decades have passed since the Reagan...
Astrum
What has NASA's OSIRIS-REx discovered around the asteroid Bennu?
NASA's OSIRIS-REx has now been orbiting the asteroid Bennu for a year already, but what has it discovered so far?
Religion for Breakfast
Does Humanity Still Believe in Magic?
As far as science and technology goes, the 21st century is an exciting time to be alive. We are curing more and more diseases. We are developing better and better space travel. Some see these advances as evidence that religion and magic...
Astrum
4 days of Australia burning | 4K view from space
View from space of the Australian bushfires, from the December 30th 2019 to January 2nd 2020. Based on data from JAXA / JMA / Himawari.
Amor Sciendi
Melancholia I: Astrology, Medicine, and Magic Squares
Here we discuss the role of Astrology in Renaissance Medicine while looking at Albrecht Durer's famous print from 1514. The plate can be found in the Staatliche Kunsthalle gallery in Karlsruhe Germany.
Astrum
What did NASA's Dawn discover on Ceres?
NASA's Dawn mission finished in 2017. What did it discover while in orbit around Ceres?
Astrum
What Makes These Craters On The Moon So Unusual?
The NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's findings answers some questions about the Moon's unsolved mysteries.
Astrum
How do planets orbit in multi-star systems?
Can planets exist in multi-star systems, and what would that look like from their perspective? Thanks to Blinkist for sponsoring today's video.
All Ears English
It's a Sign! Astrology, Stop Signs, and Signatures - All Ears English Podcast 1796
It's a Sign! Astrology, Stop Signs, and Signatures - All Ears English Podcast 1796
Astrum
How bad is the radiation on Mars?
How do scientists plan to get astronauts to Mars when space radiation is so strong? What can be done about it?
Astrum
Galaxies Don't Spin The Way You Think
Galaxies are not spinning tops. So how do stars move within them?
Professor Dave Explains
Wavefunction Properties, Normalization, and Expectation Values
We are beginning to get a glimpse of quantum mechanical principles from a rigorous, mathematical perspective. Now that we know how to use operators in conjunction with wavefunctions, let's get a better sense of what wavefunctions...
Astrum
How is it possible to measure the distance to stars and galaxies?
We can't use tape measures, rulers or lasers to measure the astronomical distances to stars and galaxies, so how do we do it?
Astrum
What made the SpaceX manned Dragon capsule so significant?
Yesterday, on the 31st May 2020, NASA and SpaceX successfully docked their Dragon capsule with the ISS. But what makes this event so significant?
Professor Dave Explains
Eris: Queen of the Dwarf Planets
Apart from all the planets in the solar system, we've discussed smaller objects as well, like asteroids and comets, and also dwarf planets. While Pluto is the most famous dwarf planet, Eris is actually slightly more massive, making it...
Astrum
Why was Betelgeuse dimming? New data from Hubble
Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. Why were you dimming? Scientists may have finally come up with the answer thanks to data from Hubble.
Curated Video
8+ Sample IELTS Part 2 About Constellations
Today you’ll hear an 8+ sample IELTS Part 2 about constellations, an extremely challenging topic! Can you imagine getting an IELTS Part 2 card asking you to describe a constellation? What a nightmare! A constellation is a shape in the...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
This Month in Astrology: Virgo
Learn more about the sign of Virgo in the zodiac.
Astrum
The most exciting telescope that no-one is talking about
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is perhaps the next most exciting observatory to the James Webb Space Telescope.
Astrum
Can a planet be bigger than its star?
What makes a planet a planet? And what makes a star a star? Once we know this these defining characteristics, we start to notice that these definitions can overlap. Which begs the question, can a planet be bigger than its parent star?
Astrum
Do nebulae really look like this?
Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we have seen nebula like never before. But are they really as colourful as Hubble makes out?
Astrum
India's First Crewed Mission | ISRO Gaganyaan Vyommitra
ISRO are stepping up their game with their upcoming space missions. What do they hope to achieve?
Astrum
What are the most extreme years in the universe?
Astrum investigates some examples of the longest and shortest years that we know of. The differences are mind-boggling!
Professor Dave Explains
History of Astronomy Part 1: The Celestial Sphere and Early Observations
Now that we've learned about how the universe began, as well as the development of the Milky Way galaxy, the solar system, and the Earth, it's time to learn about the human beings that came to inhabit the Earth. Eventually, they began to...