Crash Course
Galaxies, part 1
The Milky Way is our neighborhood in the universe. It’s a galaxy and there are many others out there. Galaxies contain gas, dust, and billions of stars or more. They come in four main shapes: elliptical, spiral, peculiar, and irregular....
SciShow Kids
Get to Know Your Galaxy!
Have you ever thought about what's beyond our solar system? Think real big, because we're about to explore galaxies!
Wonderscape
Exploring the Milky Way: Our Galactic Home
Dive into the fascinating realm of the Milky Way galaxy, an immense spiral-shaped collection of stars, planets, and cosmic dust. Learn about its estimated age, vastness, and the role of astronomers in studying our galaxy as part of the...
Curated Video
Big Ideas - Episode 23 - Hubble Space Telescope
The Big Idea is called Maglev, which stands for Magnetic Levitation. A wheel-less vehicle on a magnetic track is powered by electrical linear motors. This method has the potential to be faster and quieter than most conventional trains,...
NASA
NASA | X-ray Nova Reveals a New Black Hole in Our Galaxy
On Sept. 16, NASA's Swift satellite detected a rising tide of high-energy X-rays from a source toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The outburst, produced by a rare X-ray nova, announced the presence of a previously unknown...
The Viral Fever
Cosmic Journeys: Birth of a Black Hole
The video explores the mysteries of high energy astronomy, focusing on gamma ray bursts and their origins. It discusses the evolution of our understanding of the universe, from debates about the scale of the galaxy to the discovery of...
Curated Video
Types of Galaxy - In the night sky: Galaxies (1/3)
For more like this subscribe to the Open University channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXsH4hSV_kEdAOsupMMm4Qw Free learning from The Open University: http://www.open.edu/ = = = = = Identifying different types of galaxy - In the...
NASA
How The Visually Impaired Experience Hubble Images
The Hubble Space Telescope is well known for its incredible images. But what of those among us who are visually impaired? To help spread awareness as a part of World Sight Day, this video is meant to share the importance of different...
Crash Course
Galaxies, Part 2
Worlds within worlds! Journey to galaxies near and far with a thought-provoking video. Young astronomers learn how scientists detected very distant galaxies using their electromagnetic signatures far outside the visible range. Other...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: Galaxies, Part 1
Galaxies contain gas, dust, and billions of stars or more. They come in four main shapes: elliptical, spiral, peculiar, and irregular. Galaxies can collide, and grow in size by eating each other. [11:51]
Crash Course
Crash Course Astronomy #38: Galaxies, Part 1
The Milky Way is our neighborhood in the universe. It's a galaxy and there are many others out there. Galaxies contain gas, dust, and billions of stars or more. They come in four main shapes: elliptical, spiral, peculiar, and irregular....