Instructional Video1:02
Next Animation Studio

Einstein’s theory of relativity passes major test

12th - Higher Ed
Einstein’s theory of relativity has passed a huge test involving pulsar stars ⁠— extremely dense neutron stars that emit beams of radiation and particles from their magnetic poles.
Instructional Video5:27
Physics Girl

Special Relativity and the Twin Paradox

9th - 12th
How can just two rules of Einstein's 1905 theory of special relativity lead to seemingly paradoxical changes in the perception of time? Want exclusive updates whenever a new video is posted? Special relativity was one of the first...
Instructional Video1:04:12
Science360

National Science Foundation - EHT Press Conference Revealing First Image of Black Hole

12th - Higher Ed
View, Learn, Share, this National Science Foundation webcast.
Instructional Video11:48
Professor Dave Explains

Evidence for Big Bang Cosmology

9th - Higher Ed
At the beginning of this series, we talked about the Big Bang, which was the beginning of our universe, and what happened in the early epochs thereafter. But what we didn't talk about was how we know all that stuff! What is the evidence...
Instructional Video4:36
Physics Girl

The black hole death problem

9th - 12th
Black holes are not as black as we once thought. They are theorized to die a slow death by evaporation, emitting energy known as Hawking radiation. But the mechanism for evaporation is not well understood. Then again, no one has ever...
News Clip4:17
AFP News Agency

CLEAN : Nobel Physics Prize awarded for "discovery of one of the most exotic objects in our universe"

9th - Higher Ed
Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the US have won the Nobel Physics Prize for their research into black holes, the Nobel jury announces (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
News Clip14:09
Bloomberg

Two Scientists Are Building a Real Star Trek 'Impulse Engine'

Higher Ed
Aug.11 -- Space may be the final frontier, but we can't go far on rocket fuel. Now, two scientists are working on a device that may one day make the "impulse engine" from Star Trek real.
Instructional Video3:14
MinutePhysics

3 Simple Ways to Time Travel (& 3 Complicated Ones)

7th - 12th
Did you know that you are already a time traveler? The relationships among time, space, and gravity are explained in this featurette. Also, the possibilities of building a time machine are explored. Where you probably aren't spending a...
Instructional Video4:37
Curated OER

General Relativity: Gravitational Waves

9th - 12th
What is a gravitational wave, and did Einstein describe it correctly? Learn how Einstein's theory was challenged over time, proved to be correct, and what gravitational waves are. This is an informative clip describing the phenomena of...
Instructional Video8:30
Curated OER

General Relativity & Gravity

9th - 12th
This portion of video from "The Elegant Universe" series explores the progression of our understanding gravity and general relativity. Historic photos, interviews with professors, and modern computer animations tell the story. This video...
Instructional Video3:56
Curated OER

Gravity in Terms of Space-Time

9th - 12th
The History Channel presents a short video explaining gravity in terms of the fabric of space-time. These mind boggling concepts will be fascinating to your physics class. Show it as an introduction to relativity. Unfortunately the...
Instructional Video
University of Nottingham

Sixty Symbols: Symbols of Physics and Astronomy: Mercury

9th - 10th
University of Nottingham astronomers discuss some interesting facts about Mercury, its orbit around the sun, its rotation on its axis, and its role in establishing General Relativity. [5:55]
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Physics Gravity: Learn About Gravity

9th - 10th
Learn more about general relativity, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein with information about gravity. [8:31]