Instructional Video14:35
Curated Video

What Is Dark Matter Made Of? Axions, WIMPs, and Other Theories

12th - Higher Ed
Is dark matter real? What is dark matter made of?Axions, Wimps, Machos explained. (Part 2 will be "why dark matter may not be matter at all") One of the biggest questions in science is: What is the universe made of? There is about 6X...
Instructional Video15:04
Curated Video

What Was There Before the Big Bang?

12th - Higher Ed
What came before the Big Bang? what happened before the big bang? Since time is thought to have started at the big bang, asking what happened "before" is like asking what is North of the North pole? It may have no meaning. But there are...
Instructional Video11:27
Curated Video

Could Dark Matter Be an Illusion? Exploring the Case for MOND

12th - Higher Ed
Is it possible that what we have invented as dark matter to explain the motion of stars in galaxies and clusters is a figment of our imagination? Could it be that Einstein’s General Relativity has a flaw? Does dark matter exist? Vera...
Instructional Video11:29
Curated Video

Could Dark Energy Be Made of Particles? Exploring Quintessence

12th - Higher Ed
Dark energy is different than dark matter. They are both labeled dark because we don’t know what they are. Dark matter does not absorb, reflect or emit any light. It is inferred to exist only because of its gravitational effect on...
Instructional Video6:42
Curated Video

Could Dark Matter Be Hidden Inside Exoplanets?

12th - Higher Ed
Dark Matter may be detected via Exoplanets. All the matter that is visible to us constitutes only about 18% of the total matter that we think actually exists in the universe. We know this because when all the known mass of a galaxy like...
Instructional Video14:59
Curated Video

Have We Only Discovered Half of Physics? Understanding Supersymmetry

12th - Higher Ed
Summary: In this video I explain what supersymmetry is, why physicists think it should exist, why we haven't discovered it, and why it is necessary. There's a theoretical idea that could get us closer to a theory of everything, and could...
Instructional Video3:20
Wonderscape

Vera Rubin: Unveiling the Mystery of Dark Matter

K - 5th
Science Kids Famous Astronomers and Astrophysicists - From Galileo to Neil deGrasse Tyson Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer, defied societal norms and gender barriers to revolutionize our understanding of the universe. Her...
Instructional Video6:44
Curated Video

Euclid Dark Universe Detector Delivers 'Spectacular Views Of The Cosmos'

3rd - Higher Ed
Euclid spots 26 million galaxies and more in latest observations. Credits: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre, E. Bertin, G. Anselmi, M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company; ESA/Gaia/DPAC; ESA/Planck...
Instructional Video0:55
Curated Video

What happens if you suck out all the dark matter from the galaxy?

6th - Higher Ed
Explore the mind-blowing consequences of removing all the dark matter from our galaxy in this fascinating science breakdown!
Instructional Video5:01
Curated Video

Hubble Constant Tension Explained - 'Measuring The Expansion Rate Of The Universe'

3rd - Higher Ed
Learn how Hubble is measuring the expansion rate of the Universe in this new explainer from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Producer & Director: James Leigh Editor: Lucy Lund Director of...
Instructional Video14:12
Astrum

Are Our Models About the Universe Wrong?

Higher Ed
Part 2 in our Multiverse series.
Instructional Video13:48
Astrum

What Dark Energy Can Tell Us About Our Universe

Higher Ed
The universe is expanding, but why? Dark Energy might be the key in solving this mystery.
Instructional Video12:40
Astrum

What's Outside the Observable Universe?

Higher Ed
Dark Flow. We investigate why hundreds of galaxy clusters are rapidly drifting towards a specific point just outside the known universe.
Instructional Video12:30
Astrum

Was Our Universe Designed for Life?

Higher Ed
Was the Universe Designed? Exploring the effect Dark Energy has on our Universe.
Instructional Video11:34
Astrum

Discoveries at the Edge of the Universe

Higher Ed
Hubble's images of Icarus, Earendel and HD1.
Instructional Video12:01
Veritasium

How One Supernova Measured The Universe

9th - Higher Ed
This video discusses the prediction and discovery of a supernova in the galaxy SP1149, located billions of light years away. Scientists predicted the supernova would occur in November 2015, but the event was captured earlier due to...
Instructional Video12:10
Veritasium

Half the universe was missing... until now

9th - Higher Ed
Explore the fascinating journey to uncover the universe's missing baryons—ordinary matter that had eluded scientists for decades. From the origins of baryonic matter after the Big Bang to groundbreaking discoveries using fast radio...
Instructional Video8:04
Astrum

Methuselah's Star and the Age of the Universe

Higher Ed
How can scientists possibly know the age of the universe? Well, through a variety of factors, including redshift, the CMBR and more.
Instructional Video6:36
Astrum

How Do Galaxies Rotate?

Higher Ed
Galaxies are not spinning tops. So how do stars move within them?
Instructional Video6:19
Astrum

What Does an Exploding Black Hole Look Like?

Higher Ed
Quasars, or extremely active black holes are the brightest objects in the universe. But aren't black holes meant to be invisible? Based on the Illustris Project simulation, we also look at radio-mode and quasar-mode feedback, seemingly...
Instructional Video5:56
Science ABC

Dark Matter Explained: What Exactly is Dark Matter? | A Beginner’s Guide to Dark Matter

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Dark matter is an invisible matter that occupies more than half of the space of the observable universe but cannot be detected directly as it doesn’t interact with electromagnetic radiation, like visible light and gamma rays. One of the...
Instructional Video0:53
Curated Video

Universe

6th - 12th
Everything that exists. All physical matter and energy and the contents of the space between galaxies. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions....
Instructional Video0:50
Curated Video

Dark matter

6th - 12th
Believed to make up most of our Universe, we cannot see dark matter, and nobody knows what it is. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Instructional Video2:42
Curated Video

The Search for Dark Matter

6th - 12th
Deep underground in a disused mine in Yorkshire, scientists are searching for particles that can't be seen and have never been detected, but might bind our Universe together. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. Dark matter is believed...