Nature League
How Does Space Impact Life on Earth? - Field Trip
This week on Nature League, Brit explores the rhythms of life on Earth by interviewing Dr. Mark Reiser about solar and lunar cycles.
Curated Video
High Five Facts - Constellations
This video explores five fun facts about constellations.
Visual Learning Systems
The Amazing Universe: Figures in the Sky
This show explores the fascinating features of the universe, the different types of galaxies in our solar system and the position of our solar system in the Milky Way Galaxy. Other terminology includes: constellations, spiral galaxy,...
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...
NASA
NASA's First Chief Astronomer, the Mother of Hubble
In a time when women were discouraged from studying math and science, Nancy Grace Roman became a research astronomer and the first Chief of Astronomy at NASA. Known today as the "Mother of Hubble," she was instrumental in taking the...
Curated Video
The Wonders of Stars and Constellations
Stars are much bigger and complex than they look from Earth. Learn how they form and how they are classified.
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...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did you know? Constellations
Discover the ancient origins of constellations.
Soliloquy
How did Ancient Greek Philosophers Know the Earth was Round?
The Ancient Greeks had determined the planet was a sphere 2000 years before Columbus set sail for the New World, and they came up with estimates too! So how did the Ancient Greeks Philosophers work out that the Earth was a sphere and how...
Visual Learning Systems
Sun and Stars: Stars
This program investigates a very important star - our sun. The key features of our sun, as well as other stars are explored. Special attention is also given to other things in space such as asteroids and comets.
Mazz Media
Constellation
This live-action video program is about the word Constellation. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Constellation through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Bridgeman Arts
Scientists looking at outer space from telescopes. France, 1940s
Clip 4 from the 1940s French film 'Au Dela Du Visible', exploring scientific work undertaken at the Palais de la Decouverte (Discovery Palace) in Paris, and experiments relating to the theme of outer space. (1943-1944).
Bridgeman Arts
UN Meeting in America, with Dakotas, Constellations, and The York
Footage from the 1940s of airfields and various aircrafts in flight, including the DC-4, Constellation, York, and the Lancaster bomber, as well as scenes outside a UN meeting in America.
Bridgeman Arts
The Wonders of the Creation and the Curiosities of Existence by Zakariya 'Ibn Al-Qazwini - Part 2
The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence was compiled in 1270 by Zakariya Qazwini, a judge living in Wasit in Iraq. It remained popular reading for centuries. It is an illustrated compendium, which describes the many marvels...
Bloomberg
How Smaller Space Companies Can Compete With Bezos, Musk
Aug.25 -- Chad Anderson, Space Angels chief executive officer, discusses investing in space ventures. He speaks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."
Crash Course
Galaxies, Part 2
Worlds within worlds! Journey to galaxies near and far with a thought-provoking video. Young astronomers learn how scientists detected very distant galaxies using their electromagnetic signatures far outside the visible range. Other...
Crash Course
The Milky Way
Where does Earth fit in the grand scheme of things? Find out in an intriguing video filled with facts and beautiful images! Learners journey to the center of the Milky Way to discover how our galaxy works. The narrator describes the...
Crash Course
Nebulae
A star is born! Introduce young astronomers to the characteristics of nebulae in a narrated video. Discover what they are made of, why some reflect light and others glow on their own, and the locations of several notable nebulae. The...