Crash Course Kids
Weather In Space (the Rocky Planets)
Do other planets have weather? It turns out that, yes, they do! But, the weather isn't all the same on other planets because of things like atmosphere. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina takes us on a tour of the weather on...
SciShow
Can Climate Change Make Lightning… Supercharged?
The oceans absorb a lot of CO2, leading to a variety of effects like ocean acidification. But you might not expect one of those effects: stronger lightning strikes.
Crash Course
Life Begins Crash Course Big History 4
In which Hank and John Green teach you about life on Earth. They won't be giving advice on how life should be lived, because this is a history series. Instead, they'll teach you about the earliest forms of life on Earth, and some of the...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How epic solar winds make brilliant polar lights - Michael Molina
Why do we see those stunning lights in the northern- and southernmost portions of the night sky? The Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis occur when high-energy particles are flung from the Sun's corona toward the Earth and mingle with...
SciShow
Using Devil's Milk to Kill Superbugs
Scientists are turning to unusual places to find new compounds to fight off drug-resistant “superbugs.” The discovery came from milking ferocious mammals!
SciShow
Volcanoes: Mother of Disasters
Volcanoes can show nature's rage. What are the biggest eruptions we've witnessed in our history?
Be Smart
The Largest River On Earth Is In The Sky
What's the largest river on Earth? If you said "the Amazon".... you're only half right. Scientists have discovered an even bigger river in South America, and it's in the sky above the Amazon rainforest. Turns out, this sky river is the...
SciShow
Spacecraft Need New Heat Shields. Cue the Cuttlefish?
Scientists are always searching for new materials that maximize strength and thermal protection while also minimizing mass for space flight. So, when developing new heat shields, why are they looking to cuttlefish for inspiration?
Crash Course
To The Moon & Mars - Aerospace Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #34
This week we’re exploring aerospace engineering and its two main fields: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. We’ll explore life & buoyancy, propulsion systems, and the challenges of managing the human body in space.
PBS
Telescopes on the Moon
Find out about China's current telescope on the moon and what the future plans are for mounting larger telescopes on the lunar surface.
SciShow
How Studying Venus Saved Earth
Chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, seemed too good to be true when they were first created, and before long astronomers studying Venus' atmosphere discovered what could go wrong with this "miracle molecule."
SciShow
4 Tiny Missions Answering the Biggest Questions in Astrophysics
The Astrophysics Pioneers program is funding four innovative new missions that read like a best-hits album of the most exciting astronomical frontiers: from galaxy evolution and exoplanets, to neutron star mergers and astroparticle physics.
PBS
Can A Starfox Barrel Roll Work In Space?
DO A BARREL ROLL! Or at least, try…? The iconic move from Star Fox seems so easy, just press a button and BOOM. The ship rolls. But HOW? Barrel rolls in atmosphere are easy to execute with the use of ailerons, but in space, it's a...
Crash Course Kids
Up, Up & Away
So... what makes the wind? You might be surprised to learn that it has to do with two of Earth's spheres; The Hydrosphere and the Geosphere. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina takes us to the beach to chat about how the wind...
SciShow Kids
Create Your Own Asteroid Impact!
A meteor shower happens when rocks from space burn up in the atmosphere and make a beautiful light show! Lately, though, Squeaks has been wondering what would happen if one of those space rocks made it through the atmosphere to the...
SciShow
Fire, Lightning, and Crystals in Space: 20 Years on the ISS
2020 marks two decades of people living and working about the ISS, and from fireballs to microgravity grown crystals, they've been keeping busy.
MinuteEarth
Why Are There Clouds?
Want to learn more about the topic in this week's video? Here are some key words/phrases to get your googling started: - Lifting Condensation Level (LCL): The altitude at which the water vapor in rising air begins to condense - Adiabatic...
MinutePhysics
How Do We Know What Air is Like on Other Planets?
How do we know what the air is like on planets we haven't visited? This video explains how to see air from 150 light years away. Thanks to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope project at the Space Telescope Science Institute for supporting...
SciShow
What If Dark Energy Doesn’t Exist?
Dark Energy is what we call the mysterious force that seems to be pushing the universe apart. By some calculations, it makes up 70% of everything in nature. Or...maybe it doesn’t exist at all! Plus, Juno’s observations give us new...
SciShow
There Might be a New Kind of Habitable Planet!
Extreme environments full of life on Earth have led researchers to expand the definition of habitability to something that includes many more planets, potentially leading us to evidence of living things in a dramatically shorter time!...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How cosmic rays help us understand the universe - Veronica Bindi
We only know 4% of what the universe is made up of. Can we also know what lies beyond our galaxy ... and if there are undiscovered forms of matter? Luckily, we have space messengers - cosmic rays - that bring us physical data from parts...
SciShow
NASA's Giant Balloon, and a Martian Ice Age
NASA releases a Giant Ballooon and we learn more about the Martian ice age!
TED Talks
TED: Fossil fuel companies know how to stop global warming. Why don't they? | Myles Allen
The fossil fuel industry knows how to stop global warming, but they're waiting for someone else to pay, says climate science scholar Myles Allen. Instead of a total ban on carbon-emitting fuels, Allen puts forth a bold plan for oil and...