SciShow
The Largest Object in the Universe Breaks the Laws of Physics
In March 2025, astronomers announced the "largest cosmic structure discovered to date". They called it Quipu. And Quipu is just the latest entry in a list of structures that are too big for cosmologists to explain without revisiting one...
Curated Video
Two Millennium Falcon Shaped Objects in the Desert | What on Earth?
Close to Area 51, eyes in the sky capture something bizarre: two structures which bear a resemblance to the Millennium Falcon. Stream Full Episodes of What on Earth?: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/what-on-earth/ Subscribe to...
NASA
NASA | Fermi Spots 'Superflares' in the Crab Nebula
The famous Crab Nebula supernova remnant has erupted in an enormous flare five times more powerful than any previously seen from the object. The outburst was first detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on April 12 and lasted...
Curated Video
Visualizing Infinity: Is the Universe Truly Endless?
New ReviewIs the universe infinite? Visualizing infinity. This is part 2 of the Planck length video. if the Sun was the size of a Basketball, Proxima Centauri our nearest neighbor would be 4500 hundred miles away. And there are 10 sextillion such...
SciShow
3 Amazing Objects to Check Out with Your New Telescope
When astronomers study the universe, they’re often using telescopes that cost millions or even billions of dollars to build. Luckily for the rest of us, there are still plenty of incredible things to see in the sky with the more...
SciShow
The Weird Optical Illusion that Changes the Moon's Size
The full moon might seem bigger on the horizon than when it's higher up, but when does it actually take up more space in the sky?
Crash Course Kids
Following the Sun
Have you ever wondered why your shadow is longer sometimes and shorter others? It turns out it all has to do with that marvelous big ball of light in the sky; The Sun! This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're super excited...
Curated Video
Position of the Moon
“Position of the Moon” discusses objects that are visible in the sky, focusing specifically on the moon and its pattern of movement across the sky.
NASA
NASA’s NICER Finds X-ray Boosts in the Crab Pulsar’s Radio Bursts
Scientists using data from NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) telescope on the International Space Station have discovered X-ray surges accompanying radio bursts from the pulsar in the Crab Nebula. The finding...
The Kiboomers
Miss Mary Mack | Kids Song | Hidden Objects Game | The Kiboomers
Miss Mary Mack Lyrics'
Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack,
All dressed in black, black, black,
With silver buttons, buttons, buttons,
All down her back, back, back.
She asked her mother, mother, mother,
For fifty cents, cents, cents,
To see...
SciShow
The Night Sky in Infrared
James Webb wouldn’t be equipped to look in the infrared if not for the previous missions that have allowed us to see the universe in wavelengths that the human eye can’t see!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Is there a center of the universe? - Marjee Chmiel and Trevor Owens
It's been a long road to the discovery that Earth is not the center of the Solar System, the Milky Way, or the universe; great thinkers from Aristotle to Bruno have grappled with it for millennia. But if we aren't at the center of the...
Clarendon Learning
Constellations for Kids | Learn about the types of constellations, their names, and how to find them
In this video we learn all about constellations for kids. At night we can see thousands of stars and scientists long ago figured out that the stars line up in recognizable patterns. The patterns form shapes of people, animals, and...
Space Videos
ESO: A closer look at the Carina Nebula
The VISTA telescope has allowed us to peer through the hot gas and dark dust shrouding the spectacular Carina nebula to show us myriad stars, both newborn and in their death throes. The Carina Nebula, one of the largest and brightest...
Curated Video
The Telescope
It'll be late soon. The group are leaving the amusement park. The first stars are starting to appear in the sky. Leo thinks they should build a telescope to look at the stars and the moon.
Curated Video
The Airport Control Tower
There are lots of clouds in the sky. What's happening? There's air traffic at the airport. Leo goes to the airport to build a control tower. Lea's going to be the dispatcher: she's going to carefully manage the aeroplanes' landings and...
Curated Video
Why Is the Speed of Light Limited—and What If It Weren’t?
New ReviewWhy does the universe have an upper speed limit on the speed of light? Why isn’t the top limit infinite? Or what if the speed of light was not constant but changed in different reference frames? The speed of light is dependent on two...
Curated Video
Revolutionizing Astronomical Imaging: The Lucky Imaging Method
Astronomers at Cambridge University have developed a groundbreaking method called lucky imaging to obtain a clearer view of the night sky. By using a highly sensitive video sensor and capturing multiple images during atmospheric...
NASA
NASA | The Search for New Worlds is Here
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is an astrophysics Explorer-class mission between NASA and MIT. After launching in 2017, TESS will use four cameras to scan the entire sky, searching for planets outside our Solar System,...
Curated Video
Exploring the World of Satellites: Their Role in Modern Society
Satellites are essential machines orbiting Earth, the Sun, or other celestial bodies, providing crucial benefits to our daily lives. From communication to Earth observation and navigation, satellites play a vital role in delivering...
Astrum
Quasar Spotted in the Milky Way!
Radio Astronomers discovered hundreds of Quasars hiding in our galaxy.
Curated Video
Are We Living in a Simulation? Scientific Arguments for a Simulated Reality
New ReviewThe simulation argument. Is the matrix real? Could your reality including everything you’ve ever known, be nothing more than pixels on a super advanced computer simulation? The argument that we may be living in a simulation is that a...
SciShow
Get Ready for a New Star in the Night Sky! SciShow News
Astronomers are predicting that two stars are likely to merge and explode, and it may happen soon... on a cosmic timescale. Plus, scientists break up a meteorite and find the oldest solid matter ever discovered on earth.
Professor Dave Explains
Pluto, Comets, Asteroids, and the Kuiper Belt
We've just wrapped up a survey of all the planets and moons in the solar system. But is that all there is? Not even close! There are tons of objects that make up the asteroid belt, the Kuiper belt, the Oort cloud, you can't even believe...