Curated Video
Why Venus and Mercury have no Moons?
Mercury and Venus have no moons because of their close proximity to the Sun. Any moon orbiting around them is likely be swallowed by the mammoth gravitational pull of the mighty Sun. All planets except for Mercury and Venus have moons....
Visual Learning Systems
The Outer Planets: the Moving Planets
Students are taken on an exciting animated trip to the outer reaches of our solar system. Images from NASA and the Hubble space Telescope illustrate the Giant Red Spot on Jupiter, Saturns' beautiful rings, the tilted rings of Uranus, and...
TMW Media
See inside the Kennedy Space Center
Stretching 72 miles down the east coast of Florida, the Space Coast is known for some of this country’s most historical events. It was here that man first ventured into outer space and eventually landed on the moon. The Space Coast has...
Next Animation Studio
Japanese researchers developing wooden satellites
Researchers from Kyoto University and Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry will test the potential of using wood as a component in satellite construction
Astrum
How big can planetary systems get?
How big do you think our solar system is? Up until Pluto? A bit beyond? How big can other solar systems get?
Curated Video
Jump From Space: What Happens If You Do A Space Jump?
Jumping from space is considered to be quite a task. And with good reason! Because no one has ever done it, or even attempted it. Red bulls sponsored a high-altitude jump performed by Felix Baumgartner, and it was famously called a...
Curated Video
Winter: The Coldest Season Explained
In this video, we explore the fascinating science behind winter and why it occurs in different regions of the world. From the Earth's tilt to the effects on plant and animal life, we learn about the changes that come with the coldest...
Astrum
What did NASA's Cassini hear around Saturn?
The sounds of Saturn, or rather the radio and plasma waves that Cassini picked up in Saturn's orbit.
msvgo
Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom
This nugget explains the features and mathematical expressions of Bohr's model and its advantages over Rutherford's model.
FuseSchool
The Solar System Part 1| Astrophysics
"""CREDITS Animation & Design: Joshua Thomas Narration: Dale Bennett Script: Alistair Haynes In this video we will begin to look at some of the key features that describe the parts our Solar System. Quite simply it is the name given to...
Flipping Physics
Altitude of Geostationary Orbit (a special case of Geosynchronous Orbit)
Calculate the altitude of a satellite in geostationary orbit which is an orbit with the same 24 hour period as the Earth and always located directly over the same location on the equator. Geostationary orbit is a special case of...
Zach Star
What is Aerospace Engineering? (Astronautics)
In this video I discuss "What is aerospace engineering?" The aerospace engineering major can be broken up into two main branches, aeronautics and astronautics. This video will focus on astronautics which is the design of things that will...
Mazz Media
Bailey's Big Back Yard: It's Hot
Bailey is planning a fun summer day's activity with Boggs. Bailey realizes that knowing what the weather will be is important and comes to understand that the middle of the day is the hottest time. They learn about keeping themselves and...
NASA
Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Episode 62, Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Small Steps, Giant Leaps
NASA's Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Principal Investigator Dave Israel discusses the dynamic power of laser communications technologies.
Next Animation Studio
‘Super-Earth’ discovered orbiting one of the galaxy’s oldest stars
Scientists have discovered a unique rocky “super-Earth” orbiting one of the oldest stars in the galaxy
Physics Girl
Work and Energy - Physics 101 / AP Physics 1 Review with Dianna Cowern
Lesson 9 (Work and Energy) 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 video: 1....
Next Animation Studio
Stars bolster Einstein’s theory
A dwarf star in the Musca constellation has so much mass that it measurably distorts space and time.
Next Animation Studio
Mercury transit 2016: Planet about to make rare appearance as it moves across the sun
Our solar system's smallest planet will be visible on Monday, May 9 as it passes between Earth and the sun, in a rare spectacle that only occurs a few times a century. Mercury will take about seven and a half hours to move across the sun...
Curated Video
The Changing Space Race
The space race has changed since the Soviet Union sent Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite, into space in 1957. The fight for domination is now between private companies rather than governments.
Science360
Science Behind The News: Impacts On Jupiter
The impact of comets on the surface of Jupiter are a fairly common experience. At the University of Central Florida, astronomers Joseph Harrington and Csaba Palotai are leading a project that studies precisely how these impacts happen,...
Next Animation Studio
A giant thruster could be used to shift the Earth’s orbit as changes to the sun’s energy output increases
In around a billion years, increases in the sun’s energy output will ensure oxygen levels on Earth drop to levels that cannot sustain complex life, so we should build a giant thruster to shift the planet’s orbit.
Astrum
Our Solar System's Planets: Mercury
Almost everything you could want to know about the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury. Real HD photos and videos taken by the MESSENGER probe. We discuss the orbit, climate, geographical features, and general physical characteristics or...
Astrum
Why NASA wants to build a space station around the Moon | NASA Gateway, SLS and Artemis
Gateway is NASA's most ambitious project yet, so how to they plan to get a space station around the Moon? And why have one there in the first place? SLS, Artemis and Gateway.
Next Animation Studio
Out of Control SpaceX rocket on collision course with the moon
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is on a collision course with the Moon.