NASA
NASA | Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica
This guided tour of the area surrounding McMurdo Station in Antarctica uses the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA). It's a great way to experience the frozen continent without any risk of frostbite.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Beginning Google Mosaics Shapes with Polyline Tool
Bethany explains the beginning google mosaics (shapes with polyline tool)
Getty Museum
Glassmaking Technique: Mosaic Glass
Like a stone mosaic, mosaic glass is made up of a number of small pieces fused together. Ribbon glass was made by fusing canes or rods of glass placed side by side, while marbled glass was created from multiple colors of glass that were...
World Science Festival
Spacecraft Cassini's Mosaic of Saturn
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory released a mosaic of Saturn and its entire ring system that was stitched together from photographs taken by the spacecraft Cassini. Carolyn Porco, leader of the imaging team, explains how the portrait was...
The March of Time
1940: VATICAN CITY: ARTISANS WORKING: INT Mosaic Gallery, Studio w/ male artists working w/ canvases, commissioned work, CU Artist placing tesserae (individual tile) onto painting creating dimensional art.
MOT 1940: VATICAN CITY: ARTISANS WORKING: INT Mosaic Gallery, Studio w/ male artists working w/ canvases, commissioned work, CU Artist placing tesserae (individual tile) onto painting creating dimensional art.
Smarthistory
Deësis mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Deësis (Christ with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist), c. 1261, mosaic, imperial enclosure, south gallery, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris.
Smarthistory
Alexander Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii
Alexander Mosaic, c. 100 B.C.E., Roman copy (Pompeii) of a lost Greek painting, c. 315 B.C.E., Hellenistic Period (Archaeological Museum, Naples). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Curated Video
Mosaic toilet seat with cardboard
Create a unique and eco-friendly mosaic toilet seat using cardboard and colorful tiles for a bold bathroom upgrade!
Curated Video
Create Turkish mosaic lamps at Mosaic Art Studio in Somerset County
News 12 visited the business to learn more about the mosaic lamp art experience.
Smarthistory
Theotokos mosaic, apse, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
NASA
Explore Mars' Jezero Crater with NASA’s Perseverance Rover
This guided tour of Mars' Jezero Crater from NASA’s Perseverance rover provides a glimpse of the Martian landscape from the rover's highest vantage point yet in the “Séítah” region. Perseverance Project Scientist Ken Farley points out...
NASA
Why Observe?: Tree Height
"Why Observe?: Tree Height" explores surface height measurement missions and the role that citizen science can play within the scientific community. NASA uses field campaigns and sensors on satellites and the International Space Station...
NASA
NASA | A Swift Tour of the Nearest Galaxies in UV Light
Astronomers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and the Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pa., have used NASA's Swift satellite to create the most detailed surveys of the Large and Small Magellanic...
PBS
How Chimaera Mythology Became Reality
The impossible, three-headed monster of Ancient Greek mythology, the Chimaera, may have started off as a fantasy, but today, the word “chimera” can be used to refer to anything that seems impossible. This includes the real-life,...
Curated Video
Ancient Roman Paintings Styles
Many buildings had decorated walls in Pompeii; they were covered with frescoes or mosaics. What is interesting about frescoes (mural paintings) is that they are painted onto freshly-laid or wet lime plaster: 'fresco' means 'fresh'. This...
MinuteEarth
Five Crazy Bridges for Animals
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Smarthistory
Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna
Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy, c. 533-49 (apse mosaic, 6th century, triumphal arch mosaics, likely c. 7th-12th centuries) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris & Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Smarthistory
Pair of Centaurs Fighting Cats of Prey from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli
Pair of Centaurs Fighting Cats of Prey from Hadrian's Villa, mosaic, c. 130 C.E. (Altes Museum, Berlin) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker See this on Smarthistory:...
Smarthistory
Santa Prassede (Praxedes)
Mosaics, Santa Prassede, Rome, early 9th century Mosaics from the early 9th century, under Pope Paschal. The church is dedicated to Saint Praxedes and her sister Saint Pudentiana, daughters of Saint Pudens. The sisters were martyred...
AsapSCIENCE
Are Boys Smarter Than Girls?
When it comes to boys vs. girls, is one smarter? Being A Woman: https://youtu.be/_j2kfa5NGqU SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/asapsci GET THE ASAPSCIENCE BOOK: http://asapscience.com/book/ Created by: Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown Written...
The British Museum
On this day in history: The Palatine Chapel in Palermo
Curator Dirk Booms tells the story of one of Sicily’s most significant Norman buildings, the Palatine Chapel (Cappella Palatina) in Palermo. The chapel was consecrated on 28 April 1140, having been commissioned by the Norman king Roger...
NASA
NASA | Shadow of the Moon
On March 20th, 2015, the Moon’s shadow will create a total solar eclipse. This video presents several visualizations of what this shadow would look like from space, and highlights the areas of the world in the path of the umbra and...
Smarthistory
Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice
Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, begun 1063 and Anastasis (The Harrowing of Hell) mosaic, c. 1180-1200, Middle Byzantine. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris.
Smarthistory
San Vitale, Ravenna
San Vitale is one of the most important surviving examples of Byzantine architecture and mosaic work. It was begun in 526 or 527 under Ostrogothic rule. It was consecrated in 547 and completed soon after. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr....