Instructional Video2:38
NASA

Hubble Science: Black Holes, From Myth to Reality

3rd - 11th
For the past 30 years the Hubble Space Telescope has continued its important mission of uncovering the mysteries of the universe. One of those mysteries that Hubble has helped us understand is...
Instructional Video2:16
NASA

Hubble and Whale Sharks?

3rd - 11th
While you might not think that sharks and the Hubble Space Telescope have a lot in common, it turns out they share an incredible bond!



Music: “Happy Tulip” by Stéphane Caisson [SACEM],...
Instructional Video2:38
NASA

Lyman Spitzer: Making Space For Hubble

3rd - 11th
Seventy-five years ago, astronomer Lyman Spitzer envisioned a future for space exploration that deepened humanity’s curiosity about the cosmos. A visionary behind the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer was among the...
Instructional Video2:34
NASA

Hubble’s Servicing Mission 4

3rd - 11th
The Hubble Space Telescope was reborn with Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), the fifth and final servicing of the orbiting observatory. During SM4, two new scientific instruments were installed – the Cosmic...
Instructional Video2:04
NASA

Hubble Finds Water Vapor On Distant Exoplanet

3rd - 11th
With data from the Hubble Space Telescope, water vapor has been detected in the atmosphere of an exoplanet within the habitable zone of its host star.



K2-18b, which is eight times the mass of Earth, is the only...
Instructional Video0:49
NASA

Hubble Trivia: 11) How much data can Hubble store on board?

3rd - 11th
The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own!



The question is: How much data can...
Instructional Video2:21
NASA

Ahead of its Time: Hubble’s Control Center

3rd - 11th
Dedicated on Feb. 14, 1984, at NASA Goddard’s Space Flight Center, the STOCC, or the Space Telescope Operations Control Center, operates the Hubble Space Telescope on its important mission.



The Operations Team members...
Instructional Video3:34
NASA

Hubble’s Grand Tour of the Outer Solar System

3rd - 11th
From its vantage point high above Earth’s atmosphere, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has completed its annual grand tour of the outer solar system – returning crisp images that are almost as good as earlier snapshots from...
Instructional Video1:27
NASA

Hubble’s Brand New Image of Saturn

3rd - 11th
This new Hubble Space Telescope view of Saturn, taken in late June of 2019, reveals the giant planet's iconic rings. Saturn’s amber colors come from summer smog-like hazes, produced in photochemical reactions driven by...
Instructional Video3:30
NASA

Hubble’s 30th Anniversary Image

3rd - 11th
On April 24, 2020, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrates its 30th year in orbit by premiering a never-before-seen view of two beautiful nebulas named NGC 2020 and NGC 2014.



Hubble's senior project scientist,...
Instructional Video1:10
NASA

Hubble Trivia: 10) How Much Exposure Time Did it Take to Capture the Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image?

3rd - 11th
The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own!



The question is: How much exposure...
Instructional Video10:00
NASA

We Asked NASA Scientists and Astronauts “What is your Favorite Hubble Image?”

3rd - 11th
Over the years, Hubble video producer Paul Morris has had the amazing opportunity to interview some of the brightest minds in astrophysics, and some of the coolest astronauts and people in the...
Instructional Video2:55
NASA

Intergalactic Elegance : Hubble’s Universe

3rd - 11th
Hubble has seen galaxies at the edge of the visible universe. It has unlocked a cosmos so vast and filled with wonder that it boggles the mind. The Hubble Telescope has learned how galaxies merge, and found the powerful...
Instructional Video2:24
NASA

Hubble’s Brand New Image of Eta Carinae

3rd - 11th
In the mid-1800s, mariners sailing the southern seas navigated at night by a brilliant star in the constellation Carina. The star, named Eta Carinae, was the second brightest star in the sky for more than a decade....
Instructional Video2:42
NASA

Hubble Uncovers Concentration of Small Black Holes

3rd - 11th
Astronomers on the hunt for an intermediate-mass black hole at the heart of the globular cluster NGC...
Instructional Video1:03
NASA

Hubble Trivia: 16) What has Hubble helped reveal about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?

3rd - 11th
The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own!



The question is: What has Hubble...
Instructional Video2:10
NASA

Hubble Spots Comet Near Jupiter

3rd - 11th
After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting among the giant planets has found a temporary parking place along the way.



The object has settled near a...
Instructional Video3:03
NASA

Hubble Shows Torrential Outflows from Infant Stars May Not Stop Them from Growing

3rd - 11th
Though our galaxy is an immense city of at least 200 billion stars, the details of how they formed...
Instructional Video3:48
NASA

Mystery of Galaxy’s Missing Dark Matter Deepens

3rd - 11th
When astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope uncovered an oddball galaxy that looks like it...
Instructional Video3:40
NASA

Hubble's 30th Anniversary Celebration

3rd - 11th
In 2020, the Hubble Space Telescope achieved its 30th year in orbit. Hubble’s unique design, allowing it to be repaired and upgraded with advanced technology by astronauts, has made it one of NASA’s longest-living and...
Instructional Video3:24
NASA

Hubble's Extraordinary ULLYSES Program

3rd - 11th
The universe would be a pretty boring place without stars. Without them, the universe would remain a diffuse plasma of mostly hydrogen and helium from the big bang.
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To better understand stellar evolution, a...
Instructional Video2:35
NASA

Hubble: Voyage of Discovery

3rd - 11th
The Hubble Space Telescope has transformed our understanding of the universe, its view from orbit unleashing a flood of cosmic discoveries that have changed astronomy forever. From its discovery of dark energy to its...
Instructional Video24:53
Wonderscape

History Kids: The Truth About Thomas Edison and His Inventions

K - 5th
This video explores the myths surrounding Thomas Edison and his inventions, debunking the idea of him as a lone genius and highlighting the collaborative nature of innovation. It examines the truth behind Edison's education, sleep...
Instructional Video3:23
Encyclopaedia Britannica

What Pop Culture Got Wrong: Pocahontas

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Learn about the accuracy of several films that have told the story of the Powhatan Indian woman Pocahontas.