Physics Girl
The Vomit Comet ft. Emily Calandrelli | EXPERT ANSWERS PHYSICS GIRL QUESTIONS
Emily Calandrelli is the host and co-producer of FOX's Xploration Outer Space. She is a grad from MIT and WVU with degrees in aeronautics astronautics, technology and policy.
NASA
Lyman Spitzer: Making Space For Hubble
Seventy-five years ago, astronomer Lyman Spitzer envisioned a future for space exploration that deepened humanity’s curiosity about the cosmos. A visionary behind the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer was among the earliest astronomers...
American Museum of Natural History
How Are Large Asteroids Tracked?
Since 2005, when the U.S. Congress mandated that NASA identify and track all near-Earth objects that are larger than 140 meters (approximately the diameter of a football field), professional and amateur astronomers have kept a tally of...
Curated Video
Rocket Science - Helen Sharman interview | Royal Society
From the first human manned space flight piloted by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1 in 1961 and the first spacewalk outside a space craft in 1965 by Cosmonaut, Alexey Leonov, Soviet engineers and cosmonauts have made their mark in manned space...
Curated Video
Exploring Solar Winds: The Phenomenon and Impact
Solar winds are super fast, nuclear winds emitted by the sun. Were these winds to reach Earth's surface, they would cause a lot of damage. Find out what makes solar winds so dangerous andwWhat protects Earth from this weather.
Zach Star
Aerospace Vs Mechanical Engineering - How to Pick the Right Major
Aerospace and mechanical engineering are often a common toss up for students because these majors are so similar. The classes you take for both these disciplines are extremely similar. As an aerospace engineer you will take more specific...
Curated Video
Risk Management 101 for IT Professionals Essential Concepts - Why Risk Management Fails
This video explains why risk management fails. This clip is from the chapter "Why Risk Management Fails" of the series "Risk Management 101 for IT Professionals: Essential Concepts".This section explains why risk management fails.
TED-Ed
The Sonic Boom Problem
Sound waves travel pretty quickly, but humans can travel faster. Follow along with this short animated video as it investigates the physics behind the breaking of the sound barrier and the sonic booms that are...
MinutePhysics
Why is the Solar System Flat?
When three dimensions are available, why is our solar system shaped like a flattened disk? Find out how the conservation of angular momentum plays a role. Physics and space science learners alike will be blown away by this bit of...
Crash Course
To the Moon and Mars - Aerospace Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #34
Did you know that space flight has its own field of engineering? The 34th video in the Crash Course Engineering series looks at aerospace engineering and its two branches, aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. It...
Real Engineering
Stealth—How Does It Work? (Northrop B-2 Spirit)
Don't let the resource slip away undetected. Pupils watch a video from the Real Engineering series to learn how stealth aircraft avoid radar detection. In particular, the video focuses on the Northrop B-2 Spirit.