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Found: The Missing Link of Black Holes | SciShow News
Astronomers have been trying to figure out black holes for hundreds of years, and newly published research may hold some big clues! Plus, rust isn’t supposed to happen in dry and airless places like the Moon. Could the elements that...
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Apocalypse Averted, Colossal Squid, & Rocket to the Sun?
Hank tells us about near-earth objects & primordial black holes; new developments in evolutionary genetics; a giant squid & a giant radio telescope; & answers viewer questions about disposing of nuclear waste in space.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: A guide to the energy of the Earth - Joshua M. Sneideman
Energy is neither created nor destroyed - and yet the global demand for it continues to increase. But where does energy come from, and where does it go? Joshua M. Sneideman examines the many ways in which energy cycles through our...
TED Talks
TED: The search for microscopic aliens | Sarah Rugheimer
Astrophysicist and TED Fellow Sarah Rugheimer searches for aliens -- but not the cartoony green kind. She's looking for extraterrestrial microbes by studying how these single-celled organisms emit gases, which could reveal evidence of...
PBS
The Last Time the Globe Warmed
Imagine an enormous, lush rainforest teeming with life...in the Arctic. Well there was a time -- and not too long ago -- when the world warmed more than any human has ever seen. (So far)
TED Talks
Frans Lanting: The story of life in photographs
In this stunning slideshow, celebrated nature photographer Frans Lanting presents The LIFE Project, a poetic collection of photographs that tell the story of our planet, from its eruptive beginnings to its present diversity. Soundtrack...
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The United Nations' First Space Mission
With a recent announcement from the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, the doors to space research have been opened for many new countries.
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Could We Really Visit Other Stars?
We might be getting a little closer to making interstellar travel a reality just not for humans.
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Minerva and the New Hunt for Alien Worlds
SciShow explains the science of detecting exoplanets -- planets in orbit around distant stars -- and how a new observatory being built in California may open up whole new worlds to us, literally!
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A Runaway Supermassive Black Hole
Black holes are a wondrous force of the universe! Hank explains how we found a supermassive rogue black hole & how DNA behaves in space!
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SpaceX's Awesome New Craft, and 'Mega-Earth' Discovered
SciShow Space gives you the latest news from around the universe, including the discovery of a new class of exoplanet dubbed a "mega-Earth," and a tour of SpaceX's new crewed vehicle, the Dragon V2.
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We're Sending a Drone to Saturn's Moon Titan! SciShow News
NASA is sending a robot to Saturn’s giant moon Titan and instead of landing, orbiting, or driving when it gets there, this mission will fly.
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Life Beyond Neptune The Kuiper Belt & Scattered Disc
The solar system is enormous, and includes the Kuiper Belt and the Scattered Disc, both of which turn out to be really weird in some pretty awesome ways.
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Cruithne, the Asteroid With a Horseshoe Orbit
There’s a small asteroid that appears to orbit Earth in a horseshoe shape. Sometimes referred to as Earth’s second moon, but it's orbit is much weirder than that.
PBS
Suicide Space Robots
Let's take a moment to remember the selfless sacrifices made by some amazing robotic explorers.
PBS
Life on Europa?
The Hubble Telescope found more evidence of vast plumes of water bursting through the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. What does this tell us about the potential for life on Europa?
SciShow
Cheating Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Hank brings you news from around the universe, including what you can't blame on global warming, why being unfaithful is hazardous to your health, and how to watch a particularly awesome spectacle coming to a sky near you.
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3 Times We Intentionally Crashed into Other Worlds
Most of the time, it’s not great when an expensive spacecraft slams into an extraterrestrial body. But now and then mission control intentionally crashes a spacecraft for science!
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3 Ways Physics Can Help Us Understand the Brain
Brains are mysterious! Living brains are particularly tough to study, but sometimes scientists can use techniques from other disciplines to get a clearer picture. Here are some ways scientists are adapting tools developed for looking at...
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These Lice Dive Kilometers Under the Ocean!
Lice don’t just thrive in the biomes of body hair and fur, they can also live in a place that seems like it should be bug-free: the oceans.
MinuteEarth
Why Are Leaves Green? Part 1
Have you ever wondered why leaves are green and not red, blue, or even black? We did too!
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More New Earth-like Planets Nearby!
Between the new, potentially Earth-like planets, organic molecules on Ceres, and SpaceX's successful launch, it's been quite a week in space!
SciShow Kids
How Do Helicopters Fly? | Experiment | Let's Explore Mars! | SciShow Kids
There's a helicopter on Mars, but you don't have to go that far to make one in your own home!