Curated Video
Exploring the Mystery of Black Holes
Black holes are regions in space and time with an incredibly strong gravitational pull. Nothing, not even light, can escape a black hole. While we cannot observe them directly, scientists study the particles and radiation being drawn...
Curated Video
Black Holes Explained: What Is a Black Hole? How They Form?
A black hole is a celestial body or simply a place in space where the gravitational pull is so high that nothing, not even light can escape it. This is why it's completely black, and hence it's called a black hole. A black hole's...
Visual Learning Systems
Stars and Galaxies: Life Cycles of Stars
Upon viewing the Stars and Galaxies video series, students will be able to do the following: Explain that our solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy. Understand that the Milky Way galaxy is huge and contains billions of stars....
Curated Video
Hawking Radiation Explained: What Exactly Was Stephen Hawking Famous For?
Hawking radiation was first discovered by English scientist Stephen Hawking in 1974. Prior to this discovery, our knowledge of black holes was very limited. It was believed that black holes were completely black and that they did not...
Professor Dave Explains
Quasars and Early Galaxy Formation
One type of object that some astronomers study is called a quasar. When these were first discovered, it was a bit confusing as to precisely what they are, which is why quasar stands for quasi-stellar object, since we thought they looked...
Mazz Media
Galaxy
This live-action video program is about the word Galaxy. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Galaxy through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
The Wall Street Journal
The Hot Seat
Cybersecurity incidents demand quick thinking and decisive responses. In this exercise scenario, a fictional company is faced with some tough choices when their security is compromised.
Mazz Media
Black Holes
This live-action video program is about the word black hole. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word black hole through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Physics Girl
The black hole death problem
Black holes are not as black as we once thought. They are theorized to die a slow death by evaporation, emitting energy known as Hawking radiation. But the mechanism for evaporation is not well understood. Then again, no one has ever...
Science360
Universe Quest
Carl Pennypacker at UC Berkeley runs Universe Quest, a summer program supported by the National Science Foundation to engage girls in science exploration. We follow along with a group of Girl Scouts who get to look through a world-class...
Physics Girl
SLOW MOTION SCIENCE! Ferrofluid dropping on magnet
See ferrofluid falling on a magnet filmed at 1000fps. How does the science of falling ferrofluid droplets mimic speghettification while falling into a black hole?
Professor Dave Explains
The Life and Death of Stars: White Dwarfs, Supernovae, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes
We've learned how stars form, and we've gone over some different types of stars, like main sequence stars, red giants, and white dwarfs. But a star will move between these categories over its lifetime. How does that happen, exactly? And...
Mazz Media
Physics
This live-action video program is about the word Physics. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Physics through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Wonderscape
Preschool Prep: Alphabet in Outer Space
In this video, Relevart, an alien, visits Earth and teaches a young Earthling named Will the Alphabet. They embark on a journey through space, exploring various celestial objects and learning about them. The video combines educational...
Visual Learning Systems
The Amazing Universe: Stars
This show explores the fascinating features of the universe, the different types of galaxies in our solar system and the position of our solar system in the Milky Way Galaxy. Other terminology includes: constellations, spiral galaxy,...
Press Association
‘Woeful budgeting’ in Home Office causing repeated overspends on asylum – IFS
“Woeful budgeting” at the Home Office has caused repeated overspends on asylum, a fiscal watchdog has said.
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the department had frequently spent far more than it had budgeted for asylum,...
Press Association
Rachel Reeves press conference following Treasury findings statement - in full
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks during a press conference following her statement to the House of Commons on the findings of the Treasury audit into the state of the public finances.
Press Association
Astronomers discover most massive stellar black hole in the Milky Way
Astronomers have identified the most massive black hole that formed from an exploding star to be discovered in the Milky Way galaxy.
The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission, involving UCL researchers, found the black hole, known as...
Getty Images
A gravitational wave is a theoretical fluctuation in the curvature of spacetime caused by the movement of incredibly massive objects. In this animation, two massive black holes orbit each other, creating gravitational waves
A gravitational wave is a theoretical fluctuation in the curvature of spacetime caused by the movement of incredibly massive objects. In this animation, two massive black holes orbit each other, creating gravitational waves
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Rainbow Slinky Echo Reverb Action Gentle
Slow-Motion Longitudinal Wave Passing Gently Through A Coloured Slinky Spring
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Animation of black hole In space
Animation showing ring of gasses circling a black hole
Getty Images
Astrophysics, black holes. Animation of a pair of black holes locked in a death spiral in the centre of a spiral galaxy. When they merge, a massive amount of energy is released in the form of jets. . Credit NASA.
Astrophysics, black holes. Animation of a pair of black holes locked in a death spiral in the centre of a spiral galaxy. When they merge, a massive amount of energy is released in the form of jets. . Credit NASA.