Weatherthings
Hurricane Dorian - The Meteorology, and the Impact on Society
Hurricane Dorian was the most powerful storm known ever to hit the Bahamas. Dorian remained over the northern Bahamas for more than two days as a category five storm. It tied for the second most powerful hurricane in the Atlantic as it...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Hurricane Structure
For their size and impact, hurricanes are often called the greatest storms on Earth. They expend a tremendous amount of energy through the water cycle, and through wind, to maintain the balance of the atmosphere. Known by different names...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Sally
Hurricane Sally made landfall, only moving at 3mph, leading to tremendous rainfall, and an extremely long period of hurricane-force winds for southwest Alabama and northwest Florida, in 2020. The impact was far worse than most people...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Florence - The Meteorology, and the Impact on Society
Florence was a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic in 2018 but after it made landfall on the North Carolina coast as a Category 1 and weakened to a tropical storm it did most of its damage. This slow-moving storm left record rainfall and...
Curated Video
Exploring Communication: Microwaves, Satellites, and Digital Signaling
The video is a lecture presentation on communication, describing how various parts of the electromagnetic spectrum are used in different communication systems. The presentation covers topics including microwaves, satellite communication,...
Weatherthings
Hurricane Irma - The Meteorology, and the Impact on Society
Intense Hurricane Irma made 7 different landfalls in 2017 and became one of the most expensive hurricanes in the last hundred years, moving from the Caribbean to the Bahamas to the United States. Dozens of people were killed by the storm...
Next Animation Studio
Unique' neutron star system's activity captured by NASA
In October 2010, a neutron star near the center of the Milky Way emitted hundreds of X-ray bursts triggered by thermonuclear explosions on the star's surface. NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer, or RXTE, observed some 400 such events...
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water in the Air - Quiz
Water in the Air reveals the varied phases of water that surround us, fall on us, travel in air, and serve as a crucial component of the water cycle. Emphasis is on the fact that water in air can be vapor or solid, visible or invisible,...
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.
Let's Tute
The Physics of Centripetal Force and Circular Motion
In this video, the sport of Hammer throw is explained and how physics plays a crucial role in achieving a long-distance throw. The concept of centripetal force and how it affects circular motion is discussed with the help of an...
Next Animation Studio
Rocket Lab challenges SpaceX with big Neutron rocket
New Zealand’s small-rocket specialist is opening a second launch site in the US, and will start to challenge SpaceX in the construction and launching of large, reusable rockets.
Weatherthings
Water Smart: Water in the Air - Snow
Water in the Air reveals the varied phases of water that surround us, fall on us, travel in air, and serve as a crucial component of the water cycle. Emphasis is on the fact that water in air can be vapor or solid, visible or invisible,...
Schooling Online
IB Physics Circular Motion and Gravitation: Gravitational Force
Your friends might believe that Physics is dry and boring, but we’re going to prove them wrong! In subtopic 1, we’ll design theme park rides, such as rollercoasters and the rotor (aka the gravitron). Then, in subtopic 2, we’ll journey...
Cerebellum
Space Facts II - Advances In Medical Imaging From Space
Space Facts II puts viewers on the forefront of space exploration, examining its role on Earth in fighting forest fires, controlling diseases (such as diabetes), combating air pollution and mapping solar and lunar cycles. This video...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Marc Murbach Talks About Building Small Cube Satellites
A conversation with Marc Murbach, the Principal Investigator for the Technology Education Satellite (TechEdSat) based at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Next Animation Studio
Astroscale launches satellite that grabs and burns space junk
Astroscale launched the world's first test satellite that uses magnets to gather up and dispose of orbital debris.
Weatherthings
Ship Tracks
Ships leave trails of vapor, called ship tracks, in humid ocean air. You see them here, on satellite.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Bron Nelson and Dimitris Menemenlis Talk About Modeling Oceans and Ice With Supercomputers
A conversation with Bron Nelson, a computer programmer with the Data Analysis and Visualization Group at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Dimitris Menemenlis, a research scientist working with the Estimation of the...
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Bill Gates, Airbus invest in real-time EarthNow satellite startup
A new startup backed by Bill Gates plans on developing a 500-strong satellite constellation that will make all of Earth viewable.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Exo-Brake: NASA in Silicon Valley Podcast
A feature from NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley originally posted on December 13, 2016.
Science360
Uncertainties - How Do We Know?
How much warming do we face, and what are the uncertainties involved?
Weatherthings
Hurricane Camille
A history of the 1969, Category 5 hurricane, that struck the Mississippi coast.
Physics Girl
Spaceships pushed by LIGHT – the future of space travel?
What if you could power a ship using sunlight instead of wind? Well in space, you can! Solar sails or light sails are pushed with light from the sun. Photons provide a kick when they reflect off the sail pushing the sail like an air...
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Human settlement on Mars by 2023
A Dutch group called Mars One plans to have humans live on Mars by 2023. Starting next year, selected candidates will be put through a 10-year training program preparing for living on Mars. The supply mission will use Space X Heavy to...