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Ancient Lake in Antarctica Reached!
Hank gets to the bottom of an exciting, and kinda weird, announcement from Russian scientists at the Vostok Research Station in Antarctica. Have they reached a 20-million-year old underground lake? Maybe! Is there a hoard of Nazi secrets...
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The Secrets Underneath Jupiter's Atmosphere
We’ve probed some 250 kilometers into Jupiter’s atmosphere, and that’s raised some new questions about the mysterious planet. And we’ve taken another important step in looking for life on Mars by using a common chemistry process for the...
PBS
Extraterrestrial Superstorms
Earth has its share of monster storms, but even our most powerful hurricanes are a breeze compared to the great, planet-sized tempests of the gas giants.
SciShow
This Hot Jupiter Is Leaking Metal! SciShow News
Astronomers have found a Hot Jupiter - WASP-121b - that is leaking metal, and put together a new 3D map of the Milky Way showing that our galaxy is actually a bit twisted!
Crash Course
The Oort Cloud
Now that we’re done with the planets, asteroid belt, and comets, we’re heading to the outskirts of the solar system. Out past Neptune are vast reservoirs of icy bodies that can become comets if they get poked into the inner solar system....
SciShow
This Image Might Show Exomoons Forming! SciShow News
Scientists have conclusively imaged a circumplanetary disk around a distant exoplanet, and Jupiter's auroras claim the spotlight with their unique Birkeland currents.
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Io's Underground Magma Ocean
There are a few theories that would suggest Jupiter's moon IO has an underground magma ocean. Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Space!
Crash Course Kids
Gas Giants Weather
Last time, we learned that there is in fact weather on other planets. But those were the rocky planets, like Earth. What about the big Gas Giants? What's the weather like there? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina takes us on a...
SciShow
We Found a Planet That Orbits Three Stars..Maybe?
New simulations of a triple-star system in the constellation Orion suggest that a planet might be orbiting three stars, which could drastically increase the amount of the solar systems we believe are out there forming planets! And the...
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The Sun’s Electric Field Isn’t as Strong as We Thought!
The sun shapes the solar system in many ways, including through its mysterious solar wind, which was thought to be pushed through the force of the sun’s electric field. Recent observations revealed, though, that that hypothesis may not...
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Israel Is Getting Ready for Their First Moon Landing! SciShow News
The Beresheet lander is on its way to the moon and Jupiter's magnetic field might be affecting Europa's ocean.
SciShow
How the Movement of Other Planets Affects Earth — Yes, Really
Scientists have found at least three cycles in nature that can be traced back to the alignment of the planets. And while they won’t tell you anything about your love life or personality, by studying them, we can learn about our planet’s...
TED Talks
Jon Nguyen: Tour the solar system from home
Want to navigate the solar system without having to buy a spacecraft? Jon Nguyen demos NASA JPL's "Eyes on the Solar System" -- free-to-use software for exploring the planets, moons, asteroids, and spacecraft that rotate around our sun...
SciShow
Bright Spots on Ceres, and Volcanoes on Venus
Dawn is spiraling in for a closer look at Ceres, and researchers have discovered the best evidence yet for active volcanoes on Venus. Plus, check out Venus and Jupiter right next to each other in the sky!
SciShow
There's an Interstellar Asteroid Hiding Near Jupiter
We may have found another interstellar asteroid and scientists have some new ideas about how Saturn's moons got their weird shapes.
PBS
The Treasures of Trappist-1
Last week, seven earth-like planets were discovered orbiting a Red Dwarf star 39 light years away. Each one could be capable of supporting life.
SciShow
Tour the Solar System with SciShow Space
Did you know SciShow has a whole channel dedicated solely to space? Well, we hope you packed warm, cause we’re taking you on a tour through the solar system with these SciShow Space episodes!
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Trojan Asteroids: Jupiter's Prisoners
Jupiter has a bunch of asteroids that are trapped in two specific points in its orbit!
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We May Have Found the First Exomoon! SciShow News
We’ve discovered what appears to be the first known moon outside of the solar system and new models of Europa’s surface predict the presence of ice blades!
MinutePhysics
How Perspective Shapes Reality
This video is about how the way we describe the world can influence the way we perceive it. In particular, with regards to Bohmian mechanics, Schrodinger wave functions, Feynman path integrals, and Galilean moons attached to Jupiter by...
TED Talks
TED: How to land on a comet | Fred Jansen
As manager of the Rosetta mission, Fred Jansen was responsible for the successful 2014 landing of a probe on the comet known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. In this fascinating and funny talk, Jansen reveals some of the intricate...
SciShow
New Evidence of Water on Jupiter! SciShow News
We’ve got some new evidence for water beneath Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, and a new model of Jupiter’s weird magnetic field.
SciShow
Could Water Survive on the Closest Exoplanet?
Exoplanets are being discovered in the habitable zone to sustain life as we know it. Could water be found on the closest exoplanet to us?
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How Plastic Balls and Garbage Cans Help Us Study Space
How can we be so sure of the way celestial bodies behave when they're so far away? With the help of some speakers, garbage cans, and springs of course.