In this video, we explore why the sky looks blue and the sun looks yellow. We learn about the concept of Rayleigh scattering and how it interacts with the atmosphere to create this phenomenon. We also discover why the sun appears red or...

Pharaoh Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti moved the capital of Egypt from Thebes to Akhataten (modern day Amarna) and introduced the worship of a single God, Aten - the sun disk. This replaced the old gods worshiped by the Egyptians for...

Stratus Clouds are part of the water cycle. They are stratified, with soft edges, wider than they are tall, and found at mainly 3 different heights in the atmosphere. They can be made of water droplets or ice crystals, and some create...

Cumulus Clouds can fill the sky, in any season, anywhere on Earth, in different sizes, shapes, colors, heights and combinations. They bubble upward, looking like cotton balls or cauliflower. Cumulus clouds accumulate water or ice, and...

That's right. We never see anything as it happens. We only see the past.

There is plenty of art ABOUT space, but this video explores art ACTUALLY IN space. Learn about cosmonauts sketching orbital sunrises, the Moon Museum, Carl Sagan's Golden Record, and the sculptures currently orbiting Earth today, among...

The Indian Space Research Organization on Tuesday announced plans for a third lunar mission called Chandrayaan-3 and said it is most likely to be launched later this year, according to the Times of India.

According to NASA, the mass of the Earth is 5.97 x 10^24 kg, the mass of the Moon is 7.3 x 10^22 kg, and the mean distance between the Earth and the Moon is 3.84 x 10^8 m. What is the force of gravitational attraction between the Earth...

With support from the National Science Foundation, Franklin Moon, an associate professor of civil engineering at Drexel University, along with a number of collaborators are using modern technology to help manage and preserve bridges...

What is light? What are some of the ways we use light? This program helps students develop a basic understanding of these difficult questions. The fundamental characteristics of light are highlighted. Real life examples of things that...

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....

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...

How big do you think our solar system is? Up until Pluto? A bit beyond? How big can other solar systems get?

As we approach the end of the poem, we see a man in crisis. Join us as we explore Stanzas 6, 7 and the poem’s final, disturbing line. As always, our analysis is stress-free, using vibrant visuals and easy explanations. To give you the...

It's almost the Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's one of the biggest holidays in China and the surrounding countries. But do you know why people celebrate this day? And where did it get its name from? In today’s...

The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory mission, or GRAIL, consists of twin spacecraft in a polar orbit around the moon. GRAIL will map the moon's gravitational field by measuring changes in the distance between the two spacecraft...

A map of the heavens, the stunning Skidi Star Chart acted as a clock, a calendar, a compass – and shaped the cultural and spiritual lives of its creators, the Pawnee Tribe.

For billions of years, the Earth and the Moon have danced together. Since the Apollo era, scientists have used lasers — a technology then in its infancy — to measure their waltz. Lasers have since played increasingly important roles in...

Gravity is all around us. This interesting program introduces students to the force of gravity by using easy-to-understand examples of this force at work. The role of gravity in our solar system is also explored. Concepts and...

Review how to draw buildings using two point linear perspective here: https://youtu.be/mYTwyWcmA8I

Remember those old space movies where spaceships had to maneuver through a bunch of asteroids scattered around and blocking the path of the ship? Well, that's not really true. The asteroid belt contains asteroids which are so far apart...

Upon viewing the Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon video series, students will be able to do the following: Cite some of the characteristics of Earth which make it unique in our solar system, including: Earth's moderate temperature, the...

An animated video outlining the Presidents of the United States from John F. Kennedy to Donald Trump.

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