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Crash Course
Introduction to Astronomy
Welcome to the first episode of Crash Course Astronomy. Your host for this intergalactic adventure is the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait. We begin with answering a question: "What is astronomy?"
The March of Time
1946: NEW YORK CITY: * Curator Gordon Atwater (Chairman of Astronomy Department American Museum of Natural History) standing in planitarium theater before audience SOT explaining difference between astronomy & occult astrology. VS Audience, dark room.
MOT 1946: NEW YORK CITY: * Curator Gordon Atwater (Chairman of Astronomy Department American Museum of Natural History) standing in planitarium theater before audience SOT explaining difference between astronomy & occult astrology. VS...
Professor Dave Explains
Astrology: Fact or Fiction?
A significant percentage of the population believes in astrology. This is the notion that the positions of the stars and planets in the sky at the moment of your birth have an influence on your characteristics, and that their positions...
Cerebellum
Early Scientific Revolution - Tycho Brahe
Europe experienced one of the most remarkable periods in history roughly between 1550 and 1700, when three of history's most important events were occurring simultaneously: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution....
Curated Video
What's the difference between astronomy and astrology? - In the night sky: Constellations (3/6)
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Free School
Myth of Taurus: Constellation Quest - Astronomy for Kids, FreeSchool
Taurus is a constellation of the zodiac visible in the northern hemisphere during winter and early spring. Despite the fact that Leo is best viewed in the winter, it is the zodiac sign for people born in late April and early May in...
Free School
Myth of Leo: Constellation Quest - Astronomy for Kids, FreeSchool
Leo is a constellation of the zodiac visible in the northern hemisphere during spring and early summer. Despite the fact that Leo is best viewed in the spring, it is the zodiac sign for people born in late July and early August in...
Curated Video
Mercury retrograde, explained WITHOUT astrology
The British Museum
How to use an astrolabe I Curator's Corner season 3 episode 1
Curator William Greenwood talks us through the different parts of an astrolabe and how to use it. To find out more read William's blog about astrolabes hereref='https://goo.gl/JGd75z' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
This Month in Astrology: Virgo
Learn more about the sign of Virgo in the zodiac.
Professor Dave Explains
History of Astronomy Part 1: The Celestial Sphere and Early Observations
Now that we've learned about how the universe began, as well as the development of the Milky Way galaxy, the solar system, and the Earth, it's time to learn about the human beings that came to inhabit the Earth. Eventually, they began to...
Curated Video
8+ Sample IELTS Part 2 About Constellations
Today you’ll hear an 8+ sample IELTS Part 2 about constellations, an extremely challenging topic!
Can you imagine getting an IELTS Part 2 card asking you to describe a constellatio
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Can you imagine getting an IELTS Part 2 card asking you to describe a constellatio
n?...
Curated Video
Amazing Stellar Nursery Views - Created From 1 Million Images
ESO’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) has delivered amazing imagery of nearby stellar nurseries. The views were created by "piecing together more than one million images," according to the European Souther...
Curated Video
How Can We Achieve The Sharpest-Ever Black Hole Image?
The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration managed to capture the 1st image of the Milky Way's black hole in what was a groundbreaking moment for astronomy. Now, they want to snap an even clearer view of the incredible...
Curated Video
Sunspot Pair Erupted With 'Sympathetic Solar Flares'
When sunspots erupt at nearly the same time, it could be something known as "sympathetic solar flares." A double eruption from sunspots AR3614 and AR3615 may be an example of it.
One of the flares was an X1-class flare and...
One of the flares was an X1-class flare and...
Curated Video
The Fascinating World of Comets
Learn the key characteristics of comets, including their icy composition, the formation of their tails as they approach the sun, and their historical significance. The video also highlights the role of comets in bringing water and...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How far would you have to go to escape gravity? - Rene Laufer
Every star, black hole, human being, smartphone and atom are all constantly pulling on each other due to one force: gravity. So why don’t we feel pulled in billions of different directions? And is there anywhere in the universe where...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The life cycle of a neutron star - David Lunney
About once every century, a massive star somewhere in our galaxy runs out of fuel. No longer able to produce sufficient energy to maintain its structure, it collapses under its own gravitational pressure and explodes in a supernova. The...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to detect a supernova - Samantha Kuula
Just now, somewhere in the universe, a star exploded. In fact, a supernova occurs every second or so in the observable universe. Yet, we’ve never actually been able to watch a supernova in its first violent moments. Is early detection...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Three ways the universe could end - Venus Keus
Our universe started with the Big Bang, but how will it end? Explore cosmologists’ three possible scenarios: the Big Crunch, the Big Freeze and the Big Rip. -- We know about our universe’s past: the Big Bang theory predicts that all...
Be Smart
Why Are There 7 Days In a Week? EXPLAINED
Why does everyone use a 7 day week, and where did it come from? Where do the names of the days come from? And who can we blame for Mondays? Here’s the true story of one of the oldest human customs still in use today. It gets a little...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Did you know? Constellations
Discover the ancient origins of constellations.
Curated Video
Exploring the Universe Through Stars
This video explores the fascinating world of stars, discussing their historical and cultural significance, as well as their composition and classification. Learn about these massive spheres of hot gases that emit immense energy. From...