SciShow
Building Robot Astronauts
NASA has put out the challenge: can YOU build software for a space robot? Along with that warm fuzzy feeling that you've helped humanity reach for the stars, a cash prize will be awarded to the winners.
SciShow
Could Life Have Survived in Mars's Ancient Lake?
Samples from the Curiosity rover suggest that Mars had a potentially habitable lake in its past, and gravitational lensing has helped scientists weigh a star!
MinutePhysics
Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and White Dwarfs (Collab. w/ MinuteEarth)
This video is about the differences between the corpses or final degenerate dense star forms that dead stars take: black holes, neutron stars, and white dwarfs. The main distinguishing features between them are the mass cutoffs...
SciShow
We’ve Found a New(ish) Type of Supernova
We’ve known about different types of supernovas for some time, but researchers now believe they have observed a previously unseen kind! And, sadly, the odds of life on Venus may not be as high as we once believed.
Crash Course
Binary and Multiple Stars
Double stars are stars that appear to be near each other in the sky, but if they’re gravitationally bound together we call them binary stars. Many stars are actually part of binary or multiple systems. If they are close enough together...
SciShow
Eclipses That Don't Eclipse
Here on Earth, we’re used to seeing both lunar and solar eclipses. But further out are eclipses that don’t behave at all the way we expected them to.
SciShow
How to Catch a Supernova Rerun
On earth a sound echo lets you hear something again. Over great distances, a light echo can let you see something again, specifically an exploding star.
SciShow
These Stars Are Being Eaten Alive from the Inside
In general, a star’s size will determine its final destiny. Some stars fizzle out, while others explode, and what seals their fate may come down to a curious, cannibalistic process happening inside their cores!
SciShow
The First Neutron Star Collision We've Ever Seen
The results are in from the neutron star collision this past August! Astronomers are revealing what they've learned so far, with more pure gold research underway!
SciShow
3 Ways Exoplanets Rocked Planetary Science
Exoplanets have taught us a lot more about planets than our solar system could ever teach us, from what happens when they’re born, to what happens when their stars die.
SciShow
This Nebula Is Disappearing Absurdly Fast | SciShow News
Over just 20 years, the Stingray nebula has become anywhere from 29 to 900 times dimmer! It could teach us a ton about how nebulas evolve over time, and what happens when everything is going a lot faster than expected.
Bozeman Science
Properties of Matter
Mr. Andersen surveys properties of matter. A brief discussion of Archimede's Principle, Charles Law, Boyle's Law, and viscosity is included.
SciShow
Spotted The First Inside-Out Planetary Nebula - SciShow News
An inside out planetary nebula has given astronomers insight into what might happen in our own solar system someday, and it's that time of year again to search for shooting stars.
Curated Video
Zooming Into The Site Of A Double Detonation Supernova
New ReviewAstronomers have obtained the first visual evidence of a white dwarf that exploded not once but twice. Credit: ESO
Curated Video
The Insane power of a Hypernova
New ReviewStars represent a celestial battle of two opposing forces, gravity trying to collapse the star, and radiation pressure trying to explode the star. But it comes to an end close to the time that it runs out of fuel. Gravity then collapses...
Curated Video
How Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and White Dwarfs Are Formed
SUMMARY The universe is full of opposing forces balanced in a celestial tug-of-war, until they sometimes aren’t. In stars, the two opposing forces are gravity which tries to collapse the star inward, and outward pressure due to the...
Curated Video
Odd X-Ray Signal From Helix Nebula Could Be From Star Destroying Planet
An unusual x-ray signal from the Helix Nebula, first detected in 19180, could stem from a star destroying a nearby planet. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart
Astrum
What A Supernova Could Do to Earth
What are the odds a supernova could end the world tomorrow?
Astrum
T. Coronae Borealis: the Star That Refuses to Die
Find out how you can view T. Coronae Borealis, the new visitor in our night sky.
Astrum
The Universe's Largest Planets
What makes a planet a planet? And what makes a star a star? Once we know this these defining characteristics, we start to notice that these definitions can overlap. Which begs the question, can a planet be bigger than its parent star?
Astrum
Planets That Can Dwarf Stars
What makes a planet a planet? And what makes a star a star? Once we know this these defining characteristics, we start to notice that these definitions can overlap. Which begs the question, can a planet be bigger than its parent star?
Curated Video
Nova
A star which suddenly increases in brightness in an explosive burst of light, and then eventually fades away. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Curated Video
White dwarf
A small, extremely dense star characterised by high temperature and luminosity, no longer capable of nuclear fusion. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...