SciShow
Our Galaxy May Be 10 Times Bigger Than We Thought
The Milky Way is often described as measuring 100,000 light years across and containing the mass of a trillion Suns. But our home galaxy is actually far bigger, and might be much less massive. Astronomers aren't sure what the exact stats...
SciShow
Are Sharks Really Older Than the North Star?
If you've spent enough time on the internet, you may have stumbled upon the fact that sharks are older than Polaris, aka the North Star. But are they really? It turns out the truth is a little more complicated.
SciShow
Studying the Solar Eclipse: SciShow Talk Show
Jen Fowler of the Montana Space Grant Consortium joins us this week to talk about her work with weather balloons and the upcoming solar eclipse, and Jessi from Animal Wonders brings along Gaia the Southern Three-Banded Armadillo!
SciShow
3 Ways to Slingshot a Star
The star-mapping satellite Gaia has found more than 20 stars speeding across the Milky Way toward intergalactic space. There are just a few things that can slingshot a star out of a galaxy and all of them take some extreme gravitational...
SciShow Kids
Armadillos: Animals with Armor!
Animals use all kinds of tricks and adaptations to keep themselves safe from predators, but armadillos stand out for a really special reason: they have their own, built-in suit of armor!
SciShow
400 Million New Stars in Our Galaxy!
The Gaia space observatory released a detailed 3d map of the Milky Way, and scientists have figured out why Charon's north pole is red!
SciShow
Studying the Solar Eclipse: SciShow Talk Show
Jen Fowler of the Montana Space Grant Consortium joins us this week to talk about her work with weather balloons and the upcoming solar eclipse, and Jessi from Animal Wonders brings along Gaia the Southern Three-Banded Armadillo!
Crash Course
Earth Mothers and Rebellious Sons - Creation Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology
So, we're still talking about sex this week, but we're talking about Earth Mothers and their children. We'll start with Gaia, and her son Kronos, who had a classic childhood rebellion, and castrated his father. We'll also get into...
SciShow
The Milky Way Broke Its Arm
The spiral of the Milky Way is not as smooth as we once thought because an arm not so far from home appears to be broken! And we may have discovered the answer to why a local asteroid puts on the appearance of a comet.
Curated Video
Gaia: The Mother of Creation
Imagine being the mother to every single living thing. What would you do if one of your children threatened the safety of the others? Would you kill or imprison your progeny to save the world? Gaia would know. As Greek mythology’s...
Curated Video
Meet and Greet - Gaia the 3 Banded Armadillo!
Jessi shares Gaia the 3 banded armadillo's story, who she shares her home with, and what some of ther favorite things to do are.
Curated Video
3 Banded Armadillos
Armor, claws, cuteness, and leprosy; Jessi shares what makes armadillos so interesting and amazing. Featuring Gaia!
Curated Video
Animal ASMR! | Hedgehog, Armadillo, Dragon!
Get to know some unique and unusual animals in a whole new up close and personal way! By listening to how their scales, quills, and armor sound you can experience how they feel by texture. Hedgehogs, armadillos, and dragons are incredible!
Financial Times
How will Brexit reshape the City of London? | Lex Megatrends
Brexit has eroded the City's position as Europe's financial hub. From Singapore-on-Thames to a lawless Dodge City, the FT's Lex looks at how the City will reinvent itself
CuriosaMente
¿La Tierra es un ser vivo? Gaia - Especial Día de la Tierra CuriosaMente
En los años 70, James Lovelock y Lynn Margulis formularon una idea que explica muchao sobre nuestro planeta: La hipótesis de Gaia. Nuestro planeta durante mucho tiempo se consideró como un ente inanimado, compuesto de rocas y agua, en el...
NASA
NASA | Earth Day 2009 with Kenji Williams
The NASA Distance Learning Network teamed with director and violinist Kenji Williams to present an out of this world experience known as BellaGaia (Beautiful Earth). This one-of-a-kind multimedia journey of Earth as observed from space...
NASA
NASA | DLN Presents Earth Day with Bella Gaia
NASA Digital Learning Network celebrated Earth Day and joined musician/artist Kenji Williams for a special performance of "Bella Gaia" (Beautiful Earth) on Monday, April 19, 2010. "Bella Gaia" is a "living atlas" multimedia journey of...
Next Animation Studio
Galactic collision may have given rise to Milky Way’s warped shape
The European Space Agency’s space observatory Gaia may have found an explanation for the warped shape of the Milky Way Galaxy, which is bent into an S shape.
The Economist
How to save humankind
James Lovelock, the renowned scientist, is 100 years old. He believes the human race is under threat of destruction--but he has a radical plan for saving it.
Next Animation Studio
Explainer: How the Sagittarius galaxy has affected the formation of the Milky Way
A new study published shows the effects of the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy on the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Getty Images
Valerio Neri, Vinicio Marchioni, Margot Sikabonyi,
Valerio Neri, Vinicio Marchioni, Margot Sikabonyi, Gaia De Laurentis & Caterina Guzzanti Valerio Neri, Vinicio Marchioni, Margot Sikabonyi, on October 29, 2011 in Rome, Italy (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)