SciShow
Mind the (Solar System's) Gap
Giant disks around baby stars filled with gas and dust provide the material to make all sorts of planets, and new evidence proves that our solar system’s had a massive gap in it! And the water vapor in Jupiter’s moon, Europa, might not...
Science360
Young astronomers to investigate the outer solar system
With support from the National Science Foundation, astronomers Marc Buie and John Keller are involving citizen scientists from throughout the western United States to participate in ""RECON,"" which stands for the Research and Education...
NASA
NASA | Exploring the Inner Solar System (Part 2/6)
In part 2, Dr. Garvin continues explaining how much left we have to learn about Venus and recounts NASA's visits to the moon with the Apollo program. (Show Description) Chief Scientist of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr. Jim...
NASA
NASA | Exploring the Inner Solar System (Part 1/6)
Chief Scientist of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr. Jim Garvin, takes us on a journey to Mercury, Venus, Earth, the moon, near-Earth objects, and Mars. Why does space matter? Why is exploring the inner solar system so crucial?...
NASA
Insights on Comet Tails Are Blowing in the Solar Wind
Oliver Price, a planetary science Ph.D. student at University College London's Mullard Space Science Laboratory in the United Kingdom, has developed a new image-processing technique to mine through the wealth of data about comet tails....
Curated Video
Earth: The Third Planet in Our Solar System
The planet we live on is the third of the four rocky planets in our Solar System. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
Curated Video
Measuring Astronomical Distances: The Light Year
This video provides an explanation of how astronomers measure vast distances in space using the concept of a light year. It clarifies that a light year is not a measure of time, but rather the distance that light travels in one year. The...
Space Videos
Insights on Comet Tails Are Blowing in the Solar Wind
Oliver Price, a planetary science Ph.D. student at University College London's Mullard Space Science Laboratory in the United Kingdom, has developed a new image-processing technique to mine through the wealth of data about comet tails....
NASA
The Rocket Ranch: Episode 2: Some Like it Hot
Even though our Sun shines bright in the sky, it is shrouded in mystery. In this episode, we'll sit down with scientists working to get us closer to the Sun than ever before.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Lika Guhathakurta Talks About Studying the Sun and the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
A conversation with Madhulika Guhathakurta, lead program scientist for new initiatives in the Exploration Technology Directorate at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and the lead scientist for the 2017 total solar eclipse.
NASA
NASA's Curious Universe: Seasons of the Sun
As Earth makes its annual trip around the Sun, we feel the impacts of its journey in the form of seasons. Our planet’s tilt in relation to the Sun determines what season we experience here on Earth. But, did you know that the Sun goes...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
John Kay: Obliquity and the Indirect Way to Success
How "Obliquity" -- Pursuing Goals in a Roundabout Way -- is Better for Business and for an Innovative Economy Good economics is often seen as maximizing efforts in specific directions. John Kay, Visiting Professor at the London School of...
Curated Video
Understanding Seasons: The Earth's Orbit and Tilt
In this video, we learn all about seasonal weather patterns and why they are different in parts of the world. Students focus on Earth's orbit, tilt, and relationship to the sun to learn how the weather changes.
SciShow
The UAE's Martian City on Earth
The United Arab Emirates is planning an enormous colony on Mars, but first they are building the biggest Mars simulator right here on earth.
SciShow
How the US Launched Its First Satellite
60 years ago, in January 1958, the United States launched its first satellite, Explorer 1.
SciShow
Was The Apollo Mission a Mistake? | A SciShow Documentary
The Apollo program was famous for being risky and expensive. It sent multiple daring astronauts to the moon, but had a crunched timeline, and lacked modern tech. In this special episode of SciShow, we'll be discussing... was the Apollo...
PBS
The Truth About Beauty in Physics
The great physicist Hermann Weyl once said: "My work always tried to unite the true with the beautiful, but when I had to choose one or the other, I usually chose the beautiful." But is this actually good advice for doing physics?
TED Talks
TED: 10 ways the world could end | Stephen Petranek
How might the human race end? Stephen Petranek lays out 10 terrible options and the science behind them. Will we be wiped out by an asteroid? Eco-collapse? How about a particle collider gone wild?
SciShow
Was the Apollo Program a Bad Idea A SciShow Documentary
The Apollo program was famous for being risky and expensive. It had a crunched timeline, daring astronauts, and lacked modern tech, and that all kind of makes you wonder… was the Apollo program a bad idea?
PBS
Why Is The World Rushing Back To The Moon?
New ReviewThe Moon has been one of the most important theoretical stepping stones to our understanding of the universe. We’ve long understood that it could also be our literal stepping stone: humanity’s first destination beyond our atmosphere.
Next Animation Studio
Earth’s newest deep-space probe reaches edge of solar system
On 17 April the half-ton New Horizons spacecraft became only the fifth man-made machine to fly more than 50 astronomical units into deep space.
TED Talks
Bill Gross: A solar energy system that tracks the sun
Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab, talks about his life as an inventor, starting with his high-school company selling solar energy plans and kits. Learn here about a groundbreaking system for solar cells -- and some questions we haven't...
Professor Dave Explains
Exploring the TRAPPIST-1 System
We've briefly discussed exoplanets and some methods that we can use to detect them, but we haven't yet looked at any specific ones. You may have heard of the TRAPPIST-1 system that was discovered recently, and for good reason, it's a...
Curated Video
Exploring the Marvels of the Space Suit
The space suit is a technological and engineering innovation that allows astronauts to exit the spacecraft while in outer space. Learn about all the different features of this machine.