NASA
NASA | Comet ISON's Path Through the Solar System
Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) may become one of the most dazzling in decades when it rounds the sun later this year. Like all comets, ISON is a clump of frozen gases mixed with dust. Often described as "dirty snowballs," comets emit gas and...
Gresham College
Existential Risks in the Solar System - Professor Joseph Silk FRS
There are strong reasons to believe that the survival of life on the Earth is under threat. Human activity is one example that we are able to control, at least in principle. We might irreversibly pollute, or destroy the planet with...
NASA
NASA | Voyager Finds Magnetic Bubbles at Solar System's Edge
The sun's magnetic field spins opposite directions on the north and south poles. These oppositely pointing magnetic fields are separated by a layer of current called the heliospheric current sheet. Due to the tilt of the magnetic axis in...
Crash Course
The Oort Cloud
Now that we’re done with the planets, asteroid belt, and comets, we’re heading to the outskirts of the solar system. Out past Neptune are vast reservoirs of icy bodies that can become comets if they get poked into the inner solar system....
Curated Video
Why the Solar System Is the Rarest (Not Because of the Earth)
There are three types of solar systems in the universe: ordered, anti-ordered and mixed. Anti-ordered systems are those where large planets are closer to the star and become smaller as they move away. In mixed systems, the planets are...
Schooling Online Kids
The Life Stage Series: Mental Development - The Rocket Ship Adventure
3...2...1... Blast off! Best friends Cate and Rani become astronauts for the day, shooting through space to learn about all the planets in the solar system. But wait... they’ve started to run out of fuel! Throw on your spacesuit and help...
NASA
NASA | Looking for the Shadows of New Worlds
Astronomers have used many different methods to discover planets beyond the solar system, but the most successful by far is transit photometry, which measures changes in a star's brightness caused by a mini-eclipse. When a planet crosses...
PBS
The NEW SCIENCE of Moon Formation
Einstein once asked whether “the moon exists only when I look at it?". It was rhetorical objection to the idea that measurement in quantum mechanics causes reality to become real. But there was a time when the moon didn’t exist, and then...
PBS
The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions
Carl Sagan’s famous words: “We are star stuff” refers to a mind-blowing idea – that most atomic nuclei in our bodies were created in the nuclear furnace and the explosive deaths of stars that lived in the ancient universe. In recent...
Astrum
Are We on the Verge of a Major Technological Transportation Breakthrough?
Ion Engines are the future. How far away are we from them becoming the norm?
Curated Video
Cosmic Queries - End of the Solar System
Nigel Goes to Space Join Nigel as he takes you on his journey to the stars and beyond! Subscribe to Naked Science – http://goo.gl/wpc2Q1 In this video he talks about the ultimate fate of our Sun and how it will eventually become a...
NASA
Gravity Assist: Fire Fountains on the Moon, with Dave Draper
Early in its history, the Moon was molten, with “fire fountains” erupting from its surface. How did the Moon cool down and become the quiet, cratered world we know today? NASA’s Chief Scientist Jim Green chats with NASA’s Deputy Chief...
Curated Video
OTD In Space - April 5: Pioneer 11 Launches To Jupiter And Saturn
On April 5, 1973, NASA launched the Pioneer 11 mission into the outer solar system. Pioneer 11 would become the first spacecraft to fly by Saturn, and it flew by Jupiter and the asteroid belt along the way. It launched about a month...
NASA
NASA | Taking on Titan: An Interview with Carrie Anderson
When she was a little girl, Carrie Anderson dreamed of becoming an astronomer. Now, as a space scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Carrie studies the atmosphere on Titan, one of Saturn's moons and the second largest moon in...
The New Yorker
The Story of the Voyager Expedition | The New Yorker
In 1977, NASA began a mission that would become the world’s greatest space journey and redefine human knowledge of the solar system. Still haven’t subscribed to The New Yorker on YouTube ►► http://bit.ly/newyorkeryoutubesub CONNECT WITH...
PBS
Why is the Earth Round and the Milky Way Flat?
Our universe is not a very diverse place when it comes to shapes. Large celestial bodies become spheres, galaxies become discs, and there is little room for variation. Why is this? Well it turns out physics has some pretty strict rules...
Big Think
The science of expansion: Andromeda, gravity, and the ‘Big Rip’ | Michelle Thaller
If the universe is expanding in all directions, why is Andromeda hurtling toward the Milky Way? - The Andromeda Galaxy and our Milky Way are on a collision course that will obliterate life on Earth 4.5 billion years from now. - The...
Curated Video
Why Mars Is The Hardest Planet To Land On
Over the last 50 years, spacecraft have landed on over half a dozen worlds. But nowhere has proven more treacherous than the Red Planet — Mars. ------------------------------------------------------ Following is the transcript of the...
NASA
Highlights From SDO's 10 Years of Solar Observation
In February 2020, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — SDO — is celebrating its 10th year in space. Over the past decade the spacecraft has kept a constant eye on the Sun, studying how the Sun creates solar activity and drives space...
Science360
NSF Science Now: Episode 16
WIRELESS NETWORK STORY: CALLING FOR HELP MAY SOON GET A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR THE ELDERLY. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HAVE DEVELOPED A NETWORK OF WIRELESS SENSORS THAT CAN DETECT A PERSON FALLING. THIS MONITORING...
Curated Video
The Importance of Humility: Learning from Mistakes and Apologizing
In this educational video, Kids Planet explores the concept of humility and the importance of recognizing our mistakes. Through relatable examples and engaging storytelling, children learn how to be humble, accept criticism, and...
Curated Video
The Four Fundamental Forces: Their Origins and Roles in Nature
New Reviewif you took a notebook, a plastic bottle, a toaster, and a glass container and burned them in a fire hot enough, around 10^31 degrees Celsius, all the particles and forces, would become one entity. This is what is believed to have...
SciShow
If the Sun Became a Black Hole, Would Earth Fall In?
If our sun turned into a black hole, you might think our solar system would be doomed, but in reality that's just not how black holes work. Go to http://Brilliant.org/SciShow to try out Brilliant’s Daily Challenges. The first 200...
SciShow
Weird Places: The Jacuzzi of Despair
There’s a lake so deadly that anything that goes for a swim gets pickled. Yet there’s a thriving ecosystem literally living on the edge, which might give astrobiologists a hint at how life could thrive on other worlds. Hosted by: Olivia...