TED Talks
Patricia Burchat: Shedding light on dark matter
Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can't be directly measured, but their influence is immense.
MinutePhysics
Our Ignorance About Gravity
Thanks to the Heising Simons Foundation (https://www.hsfoundation.org/) for their support of this video, and of short range gravity research. This video is about how little we know about the behavior of gravity at short length and...
SciShow
Where Does the Solar System End?
SciShow Space explains how different experts define our the boundaries of our solar system and why it's way more complicated (and interesting) than it sounds.
Curated Video
Neutron star
An extremely dense star formed when a giant star called a supernova explodes. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
Flipping Physics
AP Physics C: Universal Gravitation Review (Mechanics)
Calculus based review of Universal Gravitation including Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation, solving for the acceleration due to gravity in a constant gravitational field, universal gravitational potential energy, graphing universal...
ProEdify
Understanding Non-Contact Forces: Gravity, Electricity, and Magnetism
This video provides an overview of non-contact forces, such as gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces, explaining how they act at a distance without physical contact between objects. It covers the concepts of force magnitude,...
Flipping Physics
How Much is a Mermaid Attracted to a Doughnut?
How Much is a Mermaid Attracted to a Doughnut? A practical, everyday example of Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation.
Curated Video
The Solar System: Structure, Orbits, and Location in the Milky Way Galaxy
This video provides a detailed overview of the structure and location of our solar system, including the orbits of different celestial bodies and the gravitational forces that keep them in place. It also explores the location of our...
Curated Video
Gravity: Linking Weight and Mass of an Object
This is a collection video on gravity, which explains the relationship between gravity, weight, and mass. The video defines gravity as a phenomenon causing attraction between all masses and shows how it affects different objects...
Physics Girl
Gravity and Orbital Mechanics - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern
Lesson 8 (Gravitation and Orbits) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need an AP Physics 1 review before the exam? This course is for you! Exercises in this...
Flipping Physics
Force of Gravity and Gravitational Potential Energy Functions from Zero to Infinity (but not beyond)
The force of gravity and the gravitational potential energy between an object and a planet is derived and graphed, inside and outside the planet.
FuseSchool
Circular Orbits
CREDITS Animation & Design: Joshua Thomas jtmotion101@gmail.com Narration: Dale Bennett Script: Bethan Parry In this video we’re going to look at circular orbits of planets, velocity, speed and orbit radius. As well as the difference...
Flipping Physics
Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation Introduction (The Big G Equation)
Understanding Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation. Including a dramatization of The Cavendish Experiment and force visualization via qualitative examples.
Flipping Physics
Deriving Escape Velocity of Planet Earth
Escape velocity is defined and illustrated. The escape velocity of planet Earth is derived.