Instructional Video2:34
Curated Video

Mars: Under the Ice

6th - 12th
Scientists have found microbes frozen deep in the Antarctic ice sheets, in conditions very similar to the red planet's surface. Could life exist on Mars, in suspended animation? Physics - Universe - Learning Points. In 2001, a frozen...
Instructional Video9:30
AllTime 10s

10 Unsolved Mysteries Of Science

12th - Higher Ed
There are some mysteries that not even the greatest scientists of all time have been able to explain!
Instructional Video15:59
Zach Star

What math and science cannot (yet) explain

12th - Higher Ed
This video only covers a few things that we cannot yet explain including the WOW signal, FRB's, turbulence, P Vs NP, and some unsolved ciphers. <b<br/>r/>

Instructional Video5:19
Religion for Breakfast

Would Alien "First Contact" Destroy Religion?

12th - Higher Ed
As NASA continues to discover thousands of new exoplanets, humans have increasingly asked: "Are we alone?" If other intelligent species exist in our universe, do they practice religion too? If so, how would human world religions react to...
Instructional Video12:45
AllTime 10s

10 Extraterrestrial Discoveries That Could Prove Aliens Exist

12th - Higher Ed
Is there life on Mars? Could the newly discovered planets around Trappist-1 be home to aliens? Alltime 10s investigates, with 10 Biggest Discoveries In The Search For Alien Life.
Instructional Video4:00
Curated Video

The Fermi Paradox: Are We Alone in the Universe?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Fermi Paradox raises the question of why, despite the vast number of potentially habitable planets, we have not yet found evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. This video explores possible explanations, including the rarity...
Instructional Video1:01
Next Animation Studio

SETI and National Radio Astronomy Observatory search for extraterrestrial life

12th - Higher Ed
National Radio Astronomy Observatory will turn the Very Large Array’s 27 telescopes to scan for signs of alien life in 75 percent of the night sky. <br/>
News Clip0:55
Curated Video

NASA Discovers Hydrogen Vents on Saturn

9th - Higher Ed
NASA's new discovery is ground-breaking! Find out what Saturn's hydrogen vents means for human life.
News Clip4:16
Curated Video

The Search For Life Beyond Earth

Higher Ed
For as long as we’ve been gazing up at the stars we’ve wondered whether someone out there may be gazing back.
News Clip9:46
Bloomberg

These Researchers Are Getting Us Closer to Making Contact with Aliens

Higher Ed
Oct.28 -- For half a century, researchers have been scanning the sky for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, so far to no avail. But with regular discoveries of new planets around distant stars, the universe appears to be more...
Instructional Video8:53
Khan Academy

Detectable Civilizations in our Galaxy 2

8th - 9th
The idea of whether or not communication from other planets can be transmitted and received is discussed in this presentation. The various issues, such as relative stages of development, the ability to receive a transmission, and whether...
Instructional Video5:05
Curated OER

Is Intelligent Life Out There!

6th - 12th
Listen to top theoretical physicists, such as Steven Hawking, as they describe, define, and consider intelligent life on extra-solar planets. Many interesting questions are raised in this theoretical clip. Entice your class to think like...
Instructional Video9:23
Curated OER

The Universe - Alien Planets 4/5

6th - 12th
Examine pulsars, what they are, and what life would be like on a planet near a pulsar. Part four describes proto-planets, primordial planets, young stars, gravitational pull, and what life could be like for extra-solar worlds.
Instructional Video8:19
Curated OER

The Universe - Alien Planets 5/5

6th - 12th
The final part in the series, it concludes the story of life on extra-solar planets. Scientists examine the water on Earth, the moon Europa, and super Earths made only of water, found in extra-solar systems. Learn about alien chemistry,...
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Space Videos: Nasa Kepler Mission

9th - 10th
Describes the work of the NASA Kepler Mission to search for potentially habitable planets in outer space. (Length: 7 min. 27 sec.)
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Hunt for Alien Earths

9th - 10th
Learn how scientists detect life on other planets, then test yourself to see if you can do it. A teachers' link at the top leads you to ideas for discussion and investigation. (Note: Some videos may no longer load.)
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Space Videos: The Search for Life

9th - 10th
Astronomer Carl Sagan discusses the probability of life in outer space, and humankind's quest to find it. (Video Length: 3 min. 52 sec.)
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: A Goldilocks Planet?

9th - 10th
Planet hunters say they've identified the first planet orbiting a distant star with conditions right to sustain liquid water and, perhaps, life.
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Kids 45.1: Life on Other Planets

3rd - 8th
In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina shares some ideas about what life might be like on other planets. [4:27]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Hello, Is There Anybody Out There?

9th - 10th
An interview with Jill Tarter, who works for the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute looking for evidence of life in outer space. Aired May 10, 2014 [24:20 min]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Are We Alone?

9th - 10th
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Science Diction: The Origin of 'Antibiotic'

9th - 10th
A Naval officer coined the term 'antibiotic' in 1860, to describe his opposition to beliefs in alien life.