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Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets.... OH MY!!!
Learn about asteroids, meteors, and comets and how they can affect earth!
SciShow Kids
Where Did Earth Come From?
Earth is a huge planet full of incredible sights and amazing creatures! But have you ever wondered where the Earth came from in the first place? Well, by looking at other stars and planets, scientists think they have a pretty good idea!
SciShow
New Jupiter Weirdness From Juno
Astronomers have announced the Juno space probe’s first findings from Jupiter!
Crash Course
Jupiter
Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. The gas giant is NOT a failed star, but a really successful planet! It has a dynamic atmosphere with belts and zones, as well as an enormous red spot that’s actually a persistent...
SciShow Kids
Meet the 5 Dwarf Planets!
Jessi introduces you to some of the most newly-named members of the solar system: the five dwarf planets!
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Why Our Solar System Is Weirder Than You'd Think
Research suggests that nearly every star has at least one planet, but we haven't found any other solar systems that look quite like ours.
SciShow
Jupiter Is a Jerk… and Also Our Friend
The largest planet in our solar system is no stranger to throwing its weight around, both to our benefit and detriment here on Earth.
Crash Course
Saturn
Saturn is the crown jewel of the solar system, beautiful and fascinating. It is a gas giant, and has a broad set of rings made of ice particles. Moons create gaps in the rings via their gravity. Saturn has dozens of moons, including...
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We May Have Found Mars's Ancient, Underground Lakes - SciShow News
Researchers think a planet-wide groundwater system may have once existed on Mars, and SpaceX launched the very first commercial crew capsule which docked on the International Space Station!
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Did a Planet Escape the Solar System?
Astronomers still aren't sure about how our solar system might have formed, but they have simulations to help them get closer to the answer!
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What's It Like at the Edge of the Solar System
Where does our solar system end, and interstellar space begin, and what is it like there? Satellites and probes like IBEX and Voyager 1 & 2 help us get a better look at our special corner of the galaxy.
PBS
The Eye of Sauron Reveals a Forming Solar System!
Fomalhaut is a massive young star surrounded by a ring of dust debris that can tell us a great deal about the formation of our own solar system.
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3 of the Strangest Moons in the Solar System
The solar system is full of strange things. But these three moons are especially strange, and kind of ... ugly.
TED Talks
Douglas Thomas: How a typeface helped launch Apollo
When humanity first landed on the moon in 1969, the typeface Futura was right there with them. In this fascinating history of typography, designer Douglas Thomas shares Futura's role in launching the Apollo 11 spacecraft -- and how it...
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3 Ways We Could Get Clean Energy from the Moon
There are renewable energy sources here on Earth, but to meet our clean energy needs we should consider every possible option, including the Moon.
Crash Course Kids
Orbits are Odd
Last week we talked about the orbits of the Earth and our Moon. But today we're going to go a little bigger... well, a lot better. Did you know that there is a massive Black Hole at the center of our Galaxy? Or that Pluto's orbit is...
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How Origami Could Change Rocket Designs
Origami is helping to ease our journeys back from space, and astronomers are learning more about coronal mass ejections from a distant star!
Bozeman Science
ESS1B - Earth and the Solar System
In this video Paul Andersen explains the parts of the Solar System; including the planets, dwarf planets, moons and asteroids. He explains how everything orbits around the Sun and how a proper understanding of this heliocentric model...
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Neutron Star, Meet Black Hole
Scientists have observed a collision of two of the universe's most extreme objects. And a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa makes an important step forward.
TED Talks
Lucianne Walkowicz: Let's not use Mars as a backup planet
Stellar astronomer and TED Senior Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz works on NASA's Kepler mission, searching for places in the universe that could support life. So it's worth a listen when she asks us to think carefully about Mars. In this...
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How Big is the Solar System?
I took a trip to one of Austin's famous moontowers so I could put the enormity of our solar system into perspective. With the help of a grapefruit, and a lot of walking, you'll get an idea of just how tiny everything is out there!!
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Let's Nuke Mars!
Elon Musk thinks that we can make Mars habitable by nuking it. But would that really work?
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Is There Liquid Water on Mars?
Mars might be full of salty liquid water! Plus, a guide to the upcoming Lyrids meteor shower.