Instructional Video5:50
SciShow

Why NASA Put The Moon In A Pool

12th - Higher Ed
NASA has been using swimming pools to train astronauts since the 1960s. The largest is the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), which holds roughly 9 olympic pools worth of water and has contained not just mockups of space station and...
Instructional Video3:03
SciShow

Where Did the Moon Come From?

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow Space takes you to the moon! Learn about the competing theories about how Earth's closest neighbor formed.
Instructional Video3:14
SciShow

Cloudy With A Chance Of Aliens: How We Look for Extraterrestrial Life

12th - Higher Ed
What do astronomers look for when they study exoplanets for signs of alien life? Hank explains how space telescopes are already yielding tantalizing clues of what other worlds might hold -- including water! -- and how the next generation...
Instructional Video4:57
SciShow

NASA's new frontier, and the Trouble with "Gravity"

12th - Higher Ed
Hank describes how astronomers used a technique called gravitational lensing to find the most distant galaxy ever detected -- and how NASA is embarking on a new program to use this same technique to peer deeper into space than ever...
Instructional Video4:54
SciShow

3 Great Discoveries of 2013

12th - Higher Ed
Hank lays out three of the most awesome discoveries in science in 2013, from the fields of physics, space science and anthropology.
Instructional Video3:21
SciShow

The Science of Typhoon Haiyan and Neutrino Astronomy

12th - Higher Ed
Michael Aranda sits in for Hank to talk about the forces of nature that conspired to form Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest tropical cyclone ever measured. Plus, what's neutrino astronomy? You're about to find out, because it's a thing now,...
Instructional Video4:53
SciShow

Our Galaxy Could Be Full of Exoplanets with Oceans | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Earlier this spring NASA announced a new research model that predicts that ocean worlds are far from rare, and our galaxy might be full of them. And a new study examines evidence that Pluto may have had an underground ocean all along!
Instructional Video3:22
SciShow

4 Awesome Future Space Missions

12th - Higher Ed
Hank fills us in on the four exploratory missions to space that he is most excited about - New Horizons is going to Pluto and the Kuiper belt; Juno is on it's way to Jupiter; Dawn is exploring two large asteroids; Rosetta will land on a...
Instructional Video5:37
SciShow

3 Space Missions to Look for in 2021

12th - Higher Ed
2021 is expected to bring some very exciting missions: We're putting more cool tech on Mars, going back around the Moon, and testing some sweet planetary defense from asteroids!
Instructional Video3:35
SciShow

Carl Sagan

12th - Higher Ed
Hank pays tribute to Carl Sagan, noting his accomplishment as an astronomer and his contributions to culture -- both pop and otherwise -- as one of the great popularizers of science. Happy Carl Sagan Day!
Instructional Video3:45
SciShow

Space Hype!

12th - Higher Ed
Sometimes science news is less about stuff that actually happened, as much as it is about people going "PAY ATTENTION TO ME" and space news is no exception. In fact this week there was probably as much hype as real news, all in the name...
Instructional Video3:13
SciShow

Can We Get to Alpha Centauri?

12th - Higher Ed
You like space exploration, and we like space exploration. So why aren't we investigating our closest to galactic neighbor, the triple star system Alpha Centauri? Is it time to give interstellar travel a shot? How would we do it? Hank...
Instructional Video17:00
TED Talks

James Cameron: Before Avatar ... a curious boy

12th - Higher Ed
James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving -- and how...
Instructional Video2:10
SciShow

Why Do Stars Twinkle?

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow explains why stars do that twinkling that all the kids are singing about, and explains how astronomers can get around it to make observations, and why it can be kinda useful.
Instructional Video1:54
Curated Video

The Sedimentary Rock Song! | Rock Cycle Song For Kids

Pre-K - 8th
There are 5 steps that help form sedimentary rocks, let's learn about them!
Instructional Video1:16
Curated Video

Learn About The Three Ingredients That Make a Rainbow! | Educational Songs For Kids

Pre-K - 8th
Let's learn about the three ingredients that make a rainbow!
Instructional Video1:25
Curated Video

Learn About Hurricanes & Typhoons! | Weather Songs For Kids

Pre-K - 8th
Let's learn about some of the most common windstorms!
Instructional Video1:43
Curated Video

Explore The 12 New Moons That Are Orbiting Jupiter! | Space Song For Kids

Pre-K - 8th
Let's learn about the 12 new moons that were discovered orbiting jupiter!
Instructional Video1:09
Curated Video

Discover Which Planets Have Northern Lights! | Solar System Song For Kids

Pre-K - 8th
let's learn more about the northern lights!
Instructional Video1:55
Curated Video

Discover The 5 Vowels! | Basic Learning Songs For Kids

Pre-K - 8th
Let's learn our A, E, I O, U's!
Instructional Video1:27
Curated Video

Discover How A Compass Works! | Learning Song For Kids

Pre-K - 8th
When you need to know where to go, a compass can guide you!
Instructional Video2:44
Curated Video

Count to 100!

Pre-K - 8th
Let's learn to count!
Instructional Video2:06
Curated Video

Which Berries Grow In Bushes?

Pre-K - 8th
Let's learn about some types of berries that grow in bushes!
Instructional Video2:11
Curated Video

The Igneous Rock Song!

Pre-K - 8th
Igneous rocks make up some of the earth's crust, let's learn more about them!