Professor Dave Explains
Warped Spacetime, Gravitational Lensing, and Gravitational Waves (Corroborating General Relativity)
We learned a bit about general relativity and the curvature of spacetime, both earlier in this series, as well as in the modern physics course. But let's talk a bit more about the astronomical observations that corroborate this theory....
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST Unscripted - Kent Irwin
Former NIST physicist Kent Irwin discusses the NIST transistion edge sensor, a special integrated circuit made from superconducting materials, and how it is being used to study everything from the Big Bang to the safety of nuclear plants.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Let’s Play Space Video Games!
In this episode streamed on Sept. 27, 2018, we talk about space video games, exploring deep space and more.
Physics Girl
Why are there giant concrete tunnels in the desert?
The Physics Girl team visited LIGO once again. This place is Dianna's obsession.
Science360
Spreading the Fever - Particle Fever filmmakers visit NSF's Google Hangout
Join NSF for a discussion with David Kaplan and Monica Dunford, the respective producer and featured physicist of the documentary, Particle Fever, being released in theaters around the United States this month. High school science...
Science360
LIGO detects gravitational waves - announcement at press conference (part 2)
Part 2 of the press conference announcing the first direct detection of gravitational waves -- February 11, 2016. The press conference continued after the live webcast concluded. See the remainder here for the first time.
Science360
NSF Director on 1st cosmic event seen in gravitational waves and in light
Excerpts from National Science Foundation Director France Córdova's remarks at the press conference announcing the first gravitational wave detection of a neutron star collision and the first time a cosmic event was seen both in...
Physics Girl
Is energy always conserved?
When light passes through the universe and is redshifted by the expansion of space itself, how is energy conserved? The stretched light has a longer wavelength and therefore a lower energy. Is energy conserved? If so, where does it go?
Science360
Researchers create unique ice storm lab. NSF Science Now 40
In this week’s episode of NSF Science Now, we create an ice storm lab, discover gravitational-waves, track the path of chemo drugs, and finally test out new deep-sea ROV grippers for handling fragile coral and sponges. Check it out.
NASA
Gravity Assist: Black Hole Mysteries, with Jeremy Schnittman
What is a black hole? How do we study them when we can’t see them? Astrophysicist Jeremy Schnittman from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center joins NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green for a fascinating conversation about the latest black hole...
Science360
LIGO Looking Forward
The recipients of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics share an insider's look into the future of the world's largest gravitational wave detectors. From peering inside a supernova to capturing signals from the universe's first moment,...
Science360
NSF Science Now: Episode 40
In this episode, we create an ice storm lab, discover gravitational-waves, track the path of chemo drugs and, finally, test out new deep-sea remotely operated vehicle grippers for handling fragile coral and sponges.
NASA
NASA Team Explores Using LISA Pathfinder as a 'Comet Crumb' Detector
LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) with contributions from NASA, has successfully demonstrated critical technologies needed to build a space-based observatory for detecting ripples in space-time called...
NASA
Gravity Assist: Do Other Planets Make Pollution? With Ravi Kopparapu
On a quest to find out if we are not alone in the universe, Ravi Kopparapu at NASA Goddard studies how we could use telescopes to detect signs of life beyond our solar system.
Science360
THE UNIVERSE WAVES HELLO
In episode 41, Charlie and Jordan explore the biggest news story of our century so far: the detection of gravitational waves. Confirmed this week, the discovery was made in September 2015 almost exactly 100 years after Einstein proposed...
NASA
NASA's Fermi Mission Shows How Luck Favors the Prepared
In 2017, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope played a pivotal role in two important breakthroughs occurring just five weeks apart. But what might seem like extraordinary good luck is really the product of research, analysis,...
Science360
Retrospective - An informal chat with the NSF Director
Outgoing NSF director Dr. France Córdova discusses her tenure at the National Science Foundation, the legacy she hopes to leave, and her hopes for the future of science and engineering.
A Capella Science
The Surface of Light (Disney Parody)
The ill-fated "discovery" of primordial gravitational waves in the cosmic microwave background, explained in a cosmology rendition of Disney's "The Circle of Life" from the movie "The Lion King"
A Capella Science
LIGO Feel That Space (The Weeknd Parody)
A celebration and explanation of LIGO's detection of gravitation waves from two merging black holes, to the tune of The Weeknd's "I Can't Feel My Face"
NASA
NASA’s Black Hole Field Guide: Episode 3 - Social Black Holes
Watching black holes by themselves is fun, but what about ones that like being more social? Some black holes really LOVE to dance with other objects in the universe. Learn more about them by watching this helpful video! Music: "Tango...
Practical Ninjas
Scientific achievements of 2016!
A big salute to the scientific advancements of 2016! Past year has been amazing with advancements in Medical, Transportation, Space exploration and a lot more.
Curated Video
Ondas gravitatorias y cómo detectarlas
El universo necesita ondas gravitatorias, así que da más abrazos!
NASA
LISA Pathfinder’s Stunning Success
LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by the European Space Agency (ESA) with contributions from NASA, has successfully tested a key technology needed to build a space-based observatory for detecting gravitational waves. These tiny ripples in...
NASA
Hubble Detects a Rogue Supermassive Black Hole
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a quasar named 3C 186 that is offset from the center of its galaxy. Astronomers hypothesize that this supermassive black hole was jettisoned from the center of its galaxy by the recoil from...