NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Average Joe, Educator, Astronaut
Joe Acaba, U.S. astronaut, talks about his time in the Marine Corps and Peace Corps, his previous missions to space, and his background as a high school and middle school educator. HWHAP Episode 10.
SciShow
Astronauts Need a Better Sunscreen
Space is a dangerous place. One of the many dangers comes in the form of radiation. On Earth, sunscreen helps shield our bodies. But astronauts on the ISS, or eventually on the Moon/Mars/etc., will have to be rocking some suped-up sunblock.
TED Talks
TED: A NASA astronaut's lessons on fear, confidence and preparing for spaceflight | Megan McArthur
How does an astronaut prepare physically and mentally to launch into space? NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, who traveled to the International Space Station in April 2021 as part of the SpaceX Crew-2 mission, shares stellar life lessons on...
SciShow
Astronauts pee their pants. #shorts #science #SciShow
Astronauts pee their pants. #shorts #science #SciShow
Food Farmer Earth
Hybrids and Seed Monopolies: Shaping the Future of Agriculture
The emergence of hybrid crops, characterized by their fleeting genetic combinations stable for only one generation, revolutionized plant breeding by enabling rapid improvements in yield, protein, and oil quality. However, this innovation...
NASA
NASA | Muppet Lola and NASA Engineers Promote Science Education in Latin America
Lola, a Muppet from Plaza Sésamo, partnered with NASA engineers Sandra Cauffman (Goddard Space Flight Center) and Diana Trujillo (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) at an event with the Inter-American Development Bank to discuss early...
SciShow
Why Astronauts Need Farm-to-Table
Growing food in space will be necessary to support the future of space exploration. And it won't be monoculture, either. Here's why astronauts will be growing whole ecosystems in space.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Test Pilot to Astronaut
Scott Tingle, NASA Astronaut, talks about his education in mechanical engineering, his time in the Navy as a test pilot, and his astronaut training before his first mission to the International Space Station in December, 2017. HWHAP...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Astronaut, M.D.
Serena Auñón-Chancellor shares her story about becoming an astronaut from her education in engineering and medicine to her time at NASA as a flight surgeon. Auñón-Chancellor discusses her training and expectations before her first trip...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Soldier, Physician, Astronaut
NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan shares his journey just before his first spaceflight. Morgan talks about his education, his time as a flight surgeon in the military, and his experience parachuting out of planes. He and his wife Stacey share...
SciShow
Why NASA Put The Moon In A Pool
NASA has been using swimming pools to train astronauts since the 1960s. The largest is the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), which holds roughly 9 olympic pools worth of water and has contained not just mockups of space station and...
SciShow
How Do You Weigh Things in Space?
Astronauts need to know their mass while in orbit, but a normal scale would be free-falling around the Earth with them. So how do they measure their mass without gravity?
TED Talks
TED: How fake news does real harm | Stephanie Busari
On April 14, 2014, the terrorist organization Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, Nigeria. Around the world, the crime became epitomized by the slogan #BringBackOurGirls -- but in Nigeria, government...
NASA
Getting Sick in Space
Astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrates how to contain vomit in space. www.nasa.gov/education/tfs/dil
Next Animation Studio
NASA dummies to fly around Moon to test anti-radiation vests
NASA will send astronaut dummies around the moon in the Orion spacecraft for the uncrewed Artemis I mission scheduled for next year, Space.com reports.
Fun Kids
The Jobs Song #2
Jobs Song! What do you do? Sing, teach and learn about jobs in this very fun animated kids music video with our Fun Kids Monsters! Which one of our characters would you like to be, the firefighter, soccer player, farmer, artist or...
Curated Video
Alice Coachman: the First Black Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal
Alice Coachman Davis was an athlete who specialized in the high jump. She was the first black woman selected for the U.S. Olympic team and went on to become the first black woman of any nationality to win a gold medal at the Olympics...
Big Think
How I overcame disability to become a NASA astronaut | Leland Melvin
- Leland Melvin was told he'd never be an astronaut after he lost all his hearing. - He got a chance to fly to space and honor the legacy of his friends after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. - Leland worked on building the space...
Big Think
How to live with grace and grit | Former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin
- Former NASA astronaut Leland Melvin is the only person to catch a pass in the NFL and in space. - Here, he shares his thoughts on living in a state of grace and advocating for justice. - Humanity's future is among the stars and to get...
Curated Video
My question for the orbiting astronauts - Smarter Every Day 82
I believe the arching of the back is a critical component of the maneuver. 30 second version of the question is here: http://bit.ly/AskAstroSED Please retweet so the Astronauts see this: http://bit.ly/DestinAskAstro Also, please click...
Curated Video
Do Astronauts Need Sunscreen?
How do astronauts survive the deadly radiation of deep space? NASA is still figuring out how to protect astronauts from cosmic radiation -- like plastic shielding and magnetic deflectors. Learn more about National Chemistry Week here!...
Reading Through History
Oklahoma History: Oklahoma Astronauts
This video gives a brief description of Oklahoma's five most famous astronauts. For teaching materials covering these products, visit our website: http://readingthroughhistory.com/2017/01/26/teachers-resource-manuals/ Music courtesy of...
Curated Video
Burning Astronaut Pee - Smarter Every Day 149
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Curated Video
Why Astronauts left a reflector on the Moon! (ft. MinutePhysics) - Smarter Every Day 73
There's poop on the moon? MinutePhysics Explains! http://bit.ly/PoopOnMoon Go Play with a Corner Reflector: http://dft.ba/-cornerreflector FOLLOW SED ON TWITTER! http://twitter.com/SmarterYoutube Music Download: http://bit.ly/SED_Album...