Astronomy

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First Interstellar Asteroid Wows Scientists

6 years ago / 537 views

Scientists were surprised and delighted to detect --for the first time-- an interstellar asteroid passing through our solar system. Additional observations brought more surprises: the object is cigar-shaped with a somewhat reddish hue. The asteroid, named
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How it looks (and sounds) when two stars collide

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Researchers say an explosion spotted in space is one of the most scientifically important astronomical events ever. Here's what happened. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/kdDpXu Today scientists announced one of the most important astronomical discoveries ever:
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How Do We Find Earth-Like Planets? Ft. Amor Sciendi

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The NASA TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanets - 7 Earth Like Worlds Discovered

6 years ago / 515 views

NASA'S TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet discovery by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. A treasure trove of planets found by the Spitzer telescope. Seven (7) Earth sized planets discovered orbiting the TRAPPIST-1 ultracool dwarf star. 40 light years away in the cons
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Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Saturn’s Iconic Rings

6 years ago / 573 views

Saturn’s rings are iconic and instantly recognizable, but what exactly are they and how did they form in the first place? NASA Just Revealed There Could Be Life On Saturn's Moon, Enceladus - https://youtu.be/YIVh53TBonM Get 20% off http://www.domain.com d
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Asteroids, Comets & Meteors: What’s the Difference?

6 years ago / 538 views

There are millions of giant rocks hurtling around the the solar system. Some of them stay in the cosmos and others penetrate the Earth’s atmosphere. So how do you tell the difference between different types of space rocks? The universe is kind of complica
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What Is This Martian Lake Doing In Canada?!

6 years ago / 518 views

What on Earth? | Tuesdays 9p Experts investigate a seemingly alien lake, that may reveal secrets about Martian life. Full Episodes Streaming FREE: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/what-on-earth/ Subscribe to Science Channel: http://bit.ly/Subscribe
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Push the Limit: Alba Orbital advance the frontiers of spacecraft | WIRED with Qualcomm

6 years ago / 436 views

Tom Walkinshaw, founder of micro-satellite company Alba Orbital, discusses the future of satellite technology. In partnership with Qualcomm. Subscribe to WIRED►► http://po.st/SubscribeWired CONNECT WITH WIRED Web: http://po.st/WiredVideo Twitter: http://p
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Asteroid Mining: Our Ticket To Living Off Earth?

6 years ago / 627 views

Try 23andMe at: http://www.23andme.com/okay Read “Soonish” by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith! https://smbc-comics.com/soonish/ ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Asteroid mining sounds like som
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Earth-sized alien worlds are out there. Now, astronomers are figuring out how to detect life on them

6 years ago / 476 views

To do so will require a purpose-built space telescope and a parasol the size of a baseball diamond. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2imLXDR
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ICESat-2 By the Numbers: 300 Trillion

6 years ago / 421 views

ICESat-2 is an incredibly precise space laser that features the latest in NASA technology To measure ice heights, engineers have to take ICESat-2's instrument ATLAS to the extreme - sometimes going big, sometimes going small, but always keeping it precise
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The Mystery Behind Jupiter's Powerful Auroras

6 years ago / 704 views

Jupiter has the most powerful auroras in our solar system. However, when scientists looked closer, they didn't find what they expected. These Satellite Dishes Can See Electrons 100 km Away - https://youtu.be/OnlYZdRZ_pw For a 30-day, unrestricted trial, g
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Ultra High Definition (4K) View of Planet Earth

6 years ago / 606 views

NASA monitors Earth's vital signs from land, air and space with a fleet of satellites and ambitious airborne and ground-based observation campaigns. The International Space Station hosts a variety of payloads and experiments supporting climate research, w
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The Sound (& Visions) of Silence

6 years ago / 565 views

“Sharing the incomparable silent beauty of our planet with all our fellow travelers on this, our Spaceship Earth.” @SergeyISS @Astro_Paolo @Astrokomrade “Our thanks to Mr. Paul Simon and Disturbed.” “Our thanks to all the peo
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Neutron Star Collisions Create Gold

6 years ago / 555 views

Astrophysicists searching for gravitational waves have finally learned what happens when you crash two neutron stars together--and it's very, very shiny.
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LIGO's latest hit: Merging neutron stars

6 years ago / 642 views

LIGO's August detection of merging neutron stars was confirmed by multiple sources around the globe. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/10/merging-neutron-stars-generate-gravitational-waves-and-celestial-light-show
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Why It Is What Time It Is (The History of Time)

6 years ago / 862 views

A brief history of time… Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ How did we come up with our system of telling time? Why do we divide the day into 24 hour
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Neutron stars collide

6 years ago / 932 views

For the first time, scientists have directly detected gravitational waves – ripples in space-time – in addition to light from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars. This marks the first time that a cosmic event has been viewed in both gravitation
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How did Polynesian wayfinders navigate the Pacific Ocean? - Alan Tamayose and Shantell De Silva

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The first asteroid ever discovered - Carrie Nugent

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Check out all of TED-Ed's book recommendations: http://ed.ted.com/books View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-first-asteroid-ever-discovered-carrie-nugent Over the course of history, we’ve discovered hundreds of thousands of asteroids. But how
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What to Do About Space Debris?

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There are over 18,000 artificial objects tracked orbiting our planet. How did they get there and how do we get rid of them? Hugh Lewis explains the problem of space debris. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The Ri is on Twitt
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The U.S. & Russia Are Building a Deep Space Gateway, Here's What You Need to Know

6 years ago / 460 views

The U.S. and Russia have announced plans to put a new structure in the orbit of the moon. What will it look like? What Could NASA Do With Double The Budget? - https://youtu.be/mhTXkcLfj_g Read More: Russia and US will cooperate to build moon's first space
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Astronomers map Milky Way's most distant outpost

6 years ago / 445 views

Star-forming region 66,000 light-years away helps trace galaxy’s veiled spiral arm Read more: http://scim.ag/2zi9jlR
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Meet the Guy Who Built His Own Space Suit | WIRED

6 years ago / 812 views

As a kid Cameron Smith dreamed of becoming an astronaut but his eyesight keep him out of the pilot's seat. Now he's an anthropologist in Portland, Oregon, where he's spent the last decade building a fully functional homemade space suit. Still haven’
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Meet 3 Giant Insects!

6 years ago / 881 views

Jessi and Squeaks love looking for insects, but they’ve never seen anything like these before! Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, please take a moment to fill out this survey: https://www.surveymonkey
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Fidget spinner spinning in space!

6 years ago / 845 views

A fidget spinner in space! How long does it spin? I'm not sure, but it’s a great way to experiment with Newton’s laws of motion! Allowing the fidget spinner to float reduces the bearing friction by permitting the rate of the central ring and o
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Where Did the Moon Come From?

6 years ago / 1,021 views

Do you love to look at a big, beautiful full moon in the night sky? So do Jessi and Squeaks! But how did the moon get up there? And what is it made of? ---------- Hi there! We at SciShow want to learn more about you and your opinions! If you have time, pl
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Scientists think they've finally solved the mystery of the 'alien megastructure' star

6 years ago / 677 views

The mystery of the "alien megastructure" star may finally be settled. In 2015, a rumor spread about the star KIC 8462852. It was proposed that the star might harbor an alien race. The rumor stemmed from the star's unusually unstable brightness. One explan
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Why Is The Universe So Empty? (ft. PHD Comics!)

6 years ago / 643 views

A collaboration with Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson. Their book: http://www.WeHaveNoIdea.com Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Why is the universe organized the way it is? And why is it so
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Scientists have solved one of Pluto's most puzzling mysteries.

6 years ago / 529 views

There are regions in Pluto where huge ice structures exist. Scientists finally think they know how they are formed. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/techinsider TWITTER: https://twitter.com/techinsider INSTA
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Watch Elon Musk reveal SpaceX's most detailed plans to colonize Mars

6 years ago / 414 views

Elon Musk wants to build a metropolis on Mars starting in 2024. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/techinsider TWITTER: https://twitter.com/techinsider INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tech_insider/
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Here's why cold atoms are being launched into space

6 years ago / 489 views

We looked into the history and quirks of cold matter and why the International Space Station may soon be home to the coolest spot in the universe. Some graphics by freepik.com
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How to Explore Otherwordly Oceans

6 years ago / 504 views

As NASA continues exploring other worlds across the solar system, tools deep ocean biologists use to study communities of bacteria on the sea floor could come in handy. This short film dives into a new observatory called ABISS, which can transmit video an
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Cassini’s Grand Finale

6 years ago / 571 views

The Cassini spacecraft has spent the last two decades exploring Saturn and its unique moons, making discoveries that will advance space exploration for years to come. Scientific American editors Lee Billings and Mike Lemonick offer a proper sendoff for th
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The Unbelievable Scale of Black Holes Visualized

6 years ago / 599 views

Support RealLifeLore and get 10% off your order at Hover by using the link: http://hover.com/reallifelore. 10% off code is RealLifeLore! Black Holes are weird, and awesome and a lot of other things. Let's go down this rabbit hole... Please Subscribe: http
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How the Universe is Way Bigger Than You Think

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Check out Squarespace! http://www.squarespace.com/reallifelore 10% Off Code: REALLIFELORE The Universe is so enormous we can't really comprehend it all. I try my best to visualize it in this video. This video had without a doubt the most complicated math
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5 "Impossible" Things That Can Happen On Other Planets

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A lot of things happen on Earth, but there are still some things that just don't ever happen here. But, that doesn't mean that what's impossible here is impossible everywhere else in the universe. Whether it's clouds that rain rocks or glass, wind that's
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Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument

6 years ago / 1,139 views

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The Threat to Space Travel That No One's Talking About

6 years ago / 660 views

If we don't clean up space debris, it could become impossible to leave Earth's atmosphere. Luckily, scientists have a plan. Well, lots of plans. NASA's Plan To Use A Giant Magnet To Make Mars Habitable - https://youtu.be/5XnpU9ZMFEg Sign Up For The Seeker
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Cassini Burns into Saturn After Grand Finale | Out There

6 years ago / 652 views

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will plunge into Saturn on September 15, incinerating itself after 20 years in space. Subscribe on YouTube:http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n Nasa's Cassini grand finale ends on September 15th as it will burn into Saturn. It's photos of
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The Strangest Sights Cassini Saw: Postcards From Saturn | NPR's SKUNK BEAR

6 years ago / 614 views

Feast your eyes on icy volcanoes, ethane lakes, and ripples in Saturn's rings - all courtesy of a doomed space probe named Cassini. ↓↓ Links & Info ↓↓ SUBMIT A QUESTION HERE: http://www.npr.org/skunkbear SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2d
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We Found the Largest Void in the Universe, And We're Smack in the Middle

6 years ago / 541 views

Researchers say our galaxy is located within an enormous cosmic void, and it's changing the way we understand the universe. What Is Beyond The Universe? - https://youtu.be/ghaZf1ODia0 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read Mor
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What are gravitational waves? - Amber L. Stuver

6 years ago / 1,195 views

Check out all of TED-Ed's book recommendations: http://ed.ted.com/books Check out Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry": https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/astrophysics-for-people-in-a-hurry View
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Launching Flowers Into Outer Space

6 years ago / 595 views

When it comes to flower arrangements, Japanese artist Makoto Azuma is quite literally pushing the boundaries out of this world. It all started 20 years ago, when the one-time rock musician took a part-time job at a flower shop. There he began to appreciat
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What will you be Turned Into in Space in 60 Seconds Without a Spacesuit

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What if you Spend a NANOSECOND on the Sun?

6 years ago / 788 views

What if you Spend a NANOSECOND on the Sun
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Is it possible to create a perfect vacuum? - Rolf Landua and Anais Rassat

6 years ago / 709 views

Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/is-it-possible-to-create-a-perfect-vacuum-rolf-landua-and-anais-rassat The universe is bustling with matter and energy. Even in the vast, apparent empti
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When Is It Winter On Other Planets?

6 years ago / 533 views

Try CuriosityStream today: http://curiositystream.com/smart Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Earth has seasons, but what about the rest of the planets in the solar system? Let’s take a to
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What Happens If We Bring the Sun to Earth?

6 years ago / 647 views

Be one of the first 200 people to sign up with this link and get 20% off your subscription with Brilliant.org! https://brilliant.org/nutshell/ What happens if we bring the sun to earth? No, seriously. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz Suppor
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Why Do Scientists Fly Jets Into The Shadows Of Solar Eclipses?

6 years ago / 585 views

Great American Eclipse | LIVE Mon Aug 21 on SCI and SCI GO Why is the corona of the sun so much hotter than the center? Scientists are flying high-altitude jets into the shadow of an eclipse to gather data on why this is. Stream It LIVE On Science Channel
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Weather Balloons Help Study The Sun's Boiling Plasma During An Eclipse

6 years ago / 628 views

Great American Eclipse | LIVE Mon Aug 21 on SCI and SCI GO Scientists are launching 70 weather balloons across the country to study the motion of plasma on the sun's surface. Stream It LIVE On Science Channel GO: http://www.sciencechannelgo.com/ Or catch
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What Eclipses Have Done for Science

6 years ago / 471 views

Eclipses have been aiding scientists throughout history, from helping measure the width of the Atlantic ocean and verifying Einstein's theory of general relativity, to allowing NASA to attempt a thermal mapping of Mercury. Subscribe for regular science vi
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A mountaintop view of the total solar eclipse

6 years ago / 517 views

What 2017's total eclipse looked like from 9700 feet above sea level. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO If you're looking for the music in this video, it's available here: https://soundcloud.com/joeposner/vengreen-peak Vox.com is a news websi
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New NASA video of Saturn with stunning real images from Cassini

6 years ago / 681 views

NASA's Cassini spacecraft first began orbiting Saturn in 2004. For the last 13 years, it has seen sights on Saturn that no other spacecraft has shown us. Here are some of the best images from Cassini's mission, so far. Read more: http://www.businessinside
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Map shows every upcoming solar eclipse until 2040

6 years ago / 499 views

Even if you missed the last big eclipse, don't despair. There are solar eclipses happening across the globe at least once a year. While not all of them will happen over populated areas, some of them may be happening close to you. Read more: http://www.bus
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Could Aliens 65 Million Light Years Away from Earth See Dinosaurs Alive?

6 years ago / 1,589 views

If aliens were really far, far away, could they see dinosaurs? Join us today in our exploration, in this episode of the Infographics Show, Could aliens 65 million light years away from earth see dinosaurs alive? ⭐SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2glTFyc ⭐ ORIGINA
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View The Total Eclipse LIVE From Madras, Oregon! | Great American Eclipse

6 years ago / 528 views

Watch live as a total eclipse of the sun passes over the continental United States for the first time in 99 years! More: https://www.sciencechannel.com/eclipse/ The path of totality will pass over 14 states – from Oregon in the west to South Carolina in t
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The Spacefaring Power of Pee

6 years ago / 763 views

Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Getting to Mars is on our minds back here on Earth, and when it comes to space travel, recycling is a space traveler's best friend - pee included! Today we're looking at a brilliant new potential use for pee in space,
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The terrifying way our universe will end — and when

6 years ago / 402 views

Our universe is racing toward its destruction as we speak. The end is not going to be especially pleasant, but when that end will happen is still a point of contention amongst cosmologists. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai FACEBOOK: https://w
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How Many People Have Died in Space?

6 years ago / 658 views

Space is an incredibly dangerous place. Between the explosions during launches, reentries and transit, how many people have died in space? It's probably less than you think. How Quickly Did the Crew of Apollo 13 Know They'd Lost the Moon? - https://youtu.
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Our Definition For “Moon” Is Broken (Collab. w/ MinutePhysics)

6 years ago / 505 views

Watch Henry’s MinutePhysics video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NucdlR9EGbA MinuteEarth & MinutePhysics are on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/minuteearth & http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics It’s becoming harder and harder to categorize moons as moo
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Space Station Transiting 2017 ECLIPSE, My Brain Stopped Working - Smarter Every Day 175

6 years ago / 479 views

Check out Trevor Mahlmann's Photos: (he can print this for you) https://www.patreon.com/trevormahlmann Check out Matt's Channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz249nYuBf0 Click here if you're interested in subscribing: http://bit.ly/Subscribe2SED ⇊ Cli
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NASA Curiosity rover's 5-year time-lapse

6 years ago / 506 views

To celebrate Curiosity's 5-year anniversary, NASA released amazing time-lapse footage that spans Curiosity's time on Mars, so far. We can't wait to see what Curiosity finds next. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook
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How to watch the solar eclipse if you don't have special glasses

6 years ago / 1,059 views

Solar eclipse glasses are selling out all over the place in anticipation of the event on August 21, 2017. But there's another, cheaper option to view it in case you aren't able to snag a pair before the big day. For more information about the eclipse and
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Tales from the shadow of the moon

6 years ago / 448 views

Eclipse chasers tell us what it's like to witness a total solar eclipse. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse in the US will likely be the most-viewed totality in history and the first for a whole generat
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What Will Happen During the Solar Eclipse?

6 years ago / 711 views

There's an Eclipse coming on August 21st, and Jessi and Squeaks are PUMPED! Today, they'll show you where in the world you'll be able to see the eclipse, what happens during an eclipse, and tell you how you can watch the eclipse safely! Check out this sit
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100,000,000,000,000,000... Years From Now

6 years ago / 723 views

Please remember, these are just my assumptions. Everything may happen in a completely different way. If you like this video - put Thumb Up button (please) and Subscribe to my channel! - https://goo.gl/Ez7t4V ►For all questions - RidddleMedia@gmail.com
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Voyager 2's 11 billion mile journey at a human scale

6 years ago / 638 views

40 years later, Voyager 2 is really, really, really far from Earth. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO /// Sources: NASA measurements for planetary distances (averaged due to elliptical orbit): https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/p
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Evidence for relativity effects in stars orbiting supermassive black hole

6 years ago / 559 views

This artist's impression shows the orbits of three of the closest known stars to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way (marked with a red cross). Analysis of data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope and other telescopes hint that the orbi
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Dark asteroids reveal secrets of the early solar system

6 years ago / 519 views

Researchers believe newly discovered asteroid group could show how the objects formed. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2unZoaF Read the research: http://scim.ag/2u8atRW
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Wanna See the Solar Eclipse? Here's What You Have to Know | WIRED

6 years ago / 791 views

On August 21, darkness will wash over America. But in a good way, we promise. Here's everything you need to know if you want to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED
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What's a Meteor Shower?

6 years ago / 601 views

Have you ever looked up at night and seen a streak of light flash across the sky? Some people call that a "shooting star," but it's not actually a star at all! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn what shooting stars really are and how they happen! ----------
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Getting Ready for the Eclipse!

6 years ago / 704 views

Jessi and Squeaks are really excited about the total solar eclipse on August 21st, so they're revisiting all the amazing things they've learned about the sun, the moon, and how eclipses happen! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Bec
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Why is the Sun Hot?

6 years ago / 755 views

So you’ve always known the sun to be hot, but why was it? And how hot is the sun exactly? Well, right in core of the sun it is 15 million Kelvin – or over 26 million degrees Fahrenheit! Even the cooler parts of the sun are 10 thousand degrees. If you want
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TIL: That's No Moon. It's Aliens. (Maybe.) | Today I Learned

6 years ago / 581 views

UPDATE: 11/6/2015 The SETI Institute reports that after observing the star with its Allen Telescope Array for more than two weeks, it has found no clear evidence for a signal in either narrowband transmissions, which might be used as a hailing signal for
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TIL: Choosing a Mars Landing Spot is Harder Than You Think | Today I Learned

6 years ago / 602 views

MARS AIRS MONDAYS 9/8c ➡Get More MARS: http://bit.ly/NatGeoMARS ➡Watch all clips of MARS here: http://bit.ly/WatchMARS When you have an entire planet to explore, how do you decide where to land the rover? There’s no wrong place to start, according to plan
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TIL: We Could Give Mars Our "Cooties" | Today I Learned

6 years ago / 514 views

Catching "cooties"—it's not just fodder for playground politics. What if a single hair on your head, the oils on your fingertips, or one of the thousands of droplets of saliva you expel each time you cough had the potential to jeopardize a multibillion-do
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TIL: Why Mars's Ocean Disappeared | Today I Learned

6 years ago / 648 views

MARS AIRS MONDAYS 9/8c ➡Get More MARS: http://bit.ly/NatGeoMARS ➡Watch all clips of MARS here: http://bit.ly/WatchMARS Mars, the red planet, may not have always been so red. In fact, 3.5 billion years ago it had an ocean that spanned its entire northern h
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TIL: How to Transform Mars into Our Second Home | Today I Learned

6 years ago / 498 views

MARS AIRS MONDAYS 9/8c ➡Get More MARS: http://bit.ly/NatGeoMARS ➡Watch all clips of MARS here: http://bit.ly/WatchMARS Have you ever dreamed of living on another planet? Well it might not be as sci-fi as it sounds. In this episode of Today I Learned, astr
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25 years studying the Big Bang’s afterglow

6 years ago / 552 views

This week marks the 25th anniversary of a Nobel Prize winning discovery: the first image of the cosmic microwave background. This image showed the world what the universe looked like shortly after the big bang, and transformed cosmology. Reporter Davide C
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Portraits of a planet: Earth from space

6 years ago / 558 views

For centuries, we could glimpse the curvature of Earth from mountain peaks but the only way to ‘see’ our planet whole was through globes and maps. Then our world view changed. Not long after the end of World War II, scientists began experimenting with cap
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What Is The Shape of Space?

6 years ago / 446 views

A collaboration with Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson, check out "We Have No Idea" at http://www.wehavenoidea.com Jorge's PhDComics: http://www.phdcomics.com Numberphile video about sports in hyperbolic space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Got0X41pY Sup
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Why It's HARD To Land on Mars

6 years ago / 469 views

Support MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics This video is about why it's harder to successfully land spacecraft and landers and rovers on Mars than on Earth, or Venus, or the Moon, or Titan, or asteroids. It all comes down to at
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UPSIDE-DOWN Rivers On Mars?! (Response to MinutePhysics)

6 years ago / 568 views

Get your FREE 2-month Skillshare trial: http://skl.sh/minuteearth2 The "Mountain or Valley?" illusion makes our brains turn valleys inside out. But inside-out valleys are a real thing, both on Earth and on Mars. Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this vi
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The Big Dipper Through Time

6 years ago / 523 views

Stars aren’t still--they move through space. Our Sun and the seven stars that form the Big Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major all orbit the center of the Milky Way at different speeds. So why do today’s constellations closely resemble thos
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We’re STILL Not Saying It’s Aliens, But Tabby’s Star Is Getting Weirder

6 years ago / 1,452 views

The light from KIC 8462852 faded again, and scientists have some new theories about what's behind astronomy's most mysterious star. We're Not Saying The Kepler Discovery Is Aliens, But... - https://youtu.be/8V-TxYyyLI4 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter He
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360 Video: Site of the world's largest solar telescope

6 years ago / 586 views

The National Solar Observatory on Maui in Hawaii is set to open in 2018. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/how-world-s-largest-solar-telescope-rose-maui-while-nearby-protests-derailed-larger
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The Moon Landing Was the Television Event of the Decade

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On July 16, 1969, Americans filled highways, streets and homes to witness the launch of a rocket from the Kennedy Space Center: the legendary, moon-bound Apollo 11. From the Series: America In Color: The 1960's http://bit.ly/1960sinColor
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Witness the Solar Eclipse without Frying your Eyes or your Camera

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America is preparing for a sea-to-shining-sea solar eclipse. Here’s how you can watch the spectacular display, and maybe even snap a photo to commemorate the event, without burning your retinas or damaging your camera’s optics.
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Travel from the Sun to Jupiter with the Speed of Light

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How to Find an Exoplanet

6 years ago / 449 views

If you want to find another world beyond our solar system, here are the 5 ways you can do it. NOVA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVAonline NOVA on Twitter: @novapbs NOVA on Instagram: @nova_pbs PRODUCTION CREDITS: Digital Producer: Ari Daniel Edi
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Why a total solar eclipse is such a big deal

6 years ago / 539 views

How solar and lunar eclipses work. Note: This is an update of a video we published in 2015. Sources: Getty Images https://www.amazon.com/Totality-Great-American-Eclipses-2017/dp/0198795696/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500557252&sr=8-1&keywords=totality NASA: h
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How Do We Protect Earth From Asteroids? Part 2 - Stopping Them

6 years ago / 508 views

Once we know where all the dangerous asteroids are, how do we prevent one from hitting Earth? Read the supporting article from Nancy Atkinson: https://www.universetoday.com/90798/every-way-devised-to-deflect-an-asteroid/ Support us at: http://www.patreon.
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How Do We Protect Earth From Asteroids? Part 1 - Finding Them

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We know we live in a cosmic shooting gallery. Who’s got their eyes on the sky, and how will we prevent an asteroid strike if we find a dangerous space rock? Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/
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What Happens During a Solar Eclipse? Get Ready for the Great American Eclipse on August 21, 2017

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North America is preparing itself for the August Eclipse, so we thought it would be a good time to explain how eclipses work and what’s going on as the Moon briefly destroys the Sun. Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: htt
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Gravitational Astronomy? How Detecting Gravitational Waves Changes Everything

6 years ago / 622 views

We’ve now had multiple detections of gravitational waves, opening up a whole new field: gravitational astronomy. We talk about the detections made so far, and how we can see the Universe in a whole new way. Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universeto
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Flying Into the Sun? NASA's Parker Solar Probe Mission

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NASA is planning a mission to get as close as possible as we can to the Sun and reveal its mysteries. Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebo
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This company wants to mine the Moon using robots — and they could be doing it within three years

6 years ago / 525 views

Moon Express wants to start mining the surface of the moon for valuable materials. They've set a goal of sending their first robotic lander to the lunar surface by the end of 2017. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai FACEBOOK: https://www.facebo
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A new NASA video shows Pluto in exquisite detail

6 years ago / 508 views

The New Horizons spacecraft traveled more than 3 billion miles to reach Pluto. Scientists at NASA have used the mission data to create flyovers that are even closer than the actual spacecraft. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai FACEBOOK: https:
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NASA released the closest-ever images of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

6 years ago / 535 views

As NASA's Juno probe flew over Jupiter on July 10th, it snapped photographs of the planet's most iconic feature, the Great Red Spot. Following is a transcript of the video. This is our closest look at Jupiter's iconic "Great Red Spot." These photographs w
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How The Arecibo Telescope Could Help Save The World

6 years ago / 605 views

The radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico can do something that most radio telescopes can't: it can transmit. And that's useful for something other than sending messages to the stars: it might just help save the world one day. More abo
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Voyager 1's Getting Closer to Earth Right Now

6 years ago / 460 views

The Voyager 1 space probe is the furthest man-made object from Earth, and the fastest. But right now, it's moving towards us. Relatively speaking. At Mission Control for the Deep Space Network, inside NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, let's ta
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360 Video: Inside the heart of a star's magnetic field.

6 years ago / 655 views

Astronomers simulating the sun’s interior are one step closer to understanding solar cycles. Learn more: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/take-360-spin-through-heart-sun Read the study: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/357/6347/185
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Places that have No Shadows

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This Could Be the End of Urban Astronomy (360 Video)

6 years ago / 498 views

City lights are blinding our view of space, and its forcing urban astronomers to rethink the way they make observations. To make matters worse, a change in the type of lights being used could be the end of some observatories. Plunging Down an Ice Track at
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A Close-Up of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

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New photos were just released from Juno’s most recent flyover of the enormous, centuries-old storm raging on Jupiter.
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8 Planets, 8 Experiments, 8 Minutes! | Maddie Moate

6 years ago / 842 views

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Why So Many Meteorites Come From The Same Place

6 years ago / 692 views

Because of space physics, one faraway asteroid is likely the progenitor of almost a third of all the meteorites on Earth. Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video: http://skl.sh/MinuteEarth Jorge and Daniel's awesome new book, "We Have No Idea": htt
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A Tenth Planet Could Be Warping Our Outer Solar System

6 years ago / 1,068 views

Scientists have just found warping in the Kuiper Belt that suggests there might be a tenth planet. How The Mysterious Planet 9 Is Tilting Our Solar System - https://youtu.be/Yo0Bz-8ZeR8 Proof We Landed on the Moon is in the Topography - https://youtu.be/f
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Another Universe May Have Bumped Into Ours and We Might Have Proof

6 years ago / 590 views

The Cold Spot in the cosmic microwave background radiation has led astronomers to speculate the possibility of parallel universes. What Is Beyond The Universe? - https://youtu.be/ghaZf1ODia0 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI R
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Here's What It Actually Takes to Be a NASA Astronaut

6 years ago / 729 views

NASA recently announced its new class of astronauts and their skill set is pretty diverse. So, what exactly does it take to be a NASA astronaut? Yes, Apollo Flew Through the Van Allen Belts Going to the Moon - https://youtu.be/bLtgS2_qxJk NASA Is Going to
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Why Doesn't the Earth Fall into the Sun? - Monthly Mailbag #7

6 years ago / 566 views

Where does the Earth's angular momentum come from? Why do all planets move in the same direction? How did the solar system form in the first place? Jon answers questions from the comments. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Ch
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Is Space a Thing?

6 years ago / 545 views

Try 23andMe: http://www.23andme.com/okay Don’t miss our next video! SUBSCRIBE! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ Since the days of Ancient Greece, philosophers and scientists have been wondering: What is space? Is the absence
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Astronauts use gecko-inspired grippers

6 years ago / 629 views

The complex toes of geckos have inspired a new class of space grippers. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2s2zqJf Read the research (free): http://scim.ag/2tlDmZL
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Witness The Day The Asteroid Struck In Jaw-Dropping Virtual Reality! (360 Video)

6 years ago / 649 views

#AsteroidDay | Friday, June 30 Witness the extraordinary journey of the meteor that caused the largest asteroid impact in recorded history, in an immersive VR experience that will leave you awestruck from beginning to end. Ride with the asteroid as it bar
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Do You Know All Of These Facts About the International Space Station?

6 years ago / 467 views

Impossible Engineering | Thursdays at 9/8c Learn how the ISS can help us explore and colonize the solar system. Full Episodes Streaming FREE on Science Channel GO: https://www.sciencechannelgo.com/impossible-engineering/ More of the Impossible! http://www
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Should We Send Robots or People to Space?

6 years ago / 459 views

Neil deGrasse Tyson weighs in on the moral dilemma with eye-opening wisdom. Should we send robots or people to space? Subscribe to Mashable for more: http://on.mash.to/subscribe Share your thoughts on the debate in the comments below! RELATED VIDEOS When
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Let's Explore Space!

6 years ago / 638 views

It's a big day for Jessi and Squeaks because they've finally finished their brand new observatory! Join them as they try out their new telescope and take a look back at a compilation of everything we've learned about space so far! ---------- Love SciShow
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How Did You Get Here?

6 years ago / 603 views

Every single thing that led to you! Subscribe for more http://bit.ly/asapsci Created by: Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown Written by: Gregory Brown, Mitchell Moffit and Rachel Salt Illustrated: by: Max Simmons Edited by: Sel Ghebrehiwot FOLLOW US! Instag
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How Big Do You Think This Spacecraft Is? Guess Again...

6 years ago / 622 views

Most images of spacecraft are set in space, so it can be hard to guess their size. We did some digging and the answers might surprise you. This Is Not What Space Looks Like - https://youtu.be/N5rZ9E72zbI Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit
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Decoding the ancient astronomy of Stonehenge

6 years ago / 731 views

The solstice alignments of Stonehenge, explained. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Note: A previous version of this video referred imprecisely to "Neolithic Britain" when discussing the Newgrange tomb in Ireland. We have removed that phrasin
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Scientists overlooked how high radiation could devastate Mars exploration missions

6 years ago / 563 views

Scientists have long known high levels of radiation exists on Mars. But could it be so high that humans won't be able to handle when we get there? Following is a transcript of the video. Going to Mars may be more dangerous than we thought. The major probl
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Astronomers solved the 22-year-long mystery behind the coldest place in the universe

6 years ago / 684 views

The Boomerang Nebula is the coldest place in the universe. But why this regions of space is colder than space itself has remained a mystery — until now. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/techinsider TWITTER:
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Astronomers measure the mass of a star—thanks to an old tip from Einstein

6 years ago / 842 views

Relativistic bending of light helps peg this white dwarf star at 2/3 the mass of the sun. Read more - http://scim.ag/2sg2Irm Learn more - http://scim.ag/2qWT3C9
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How to Weigh a Star Using Gravitational Lensing

6 years ago / 453 views

Astronomers recently tapped Einstein's concept of gravitational lensing to determine the weight of a distant star. Watch and learn how this concept came to be and how it works. Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/SciAmerican
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Why Star Stuff Matters: Crash Course Big History 202

6 years ago / 567 views

So, the stars made the elements, we're all made of star stuff, etc. But what does all this mean? This week Emily Graslie teaches you how the formation of chemical elements in the bellies of the earliest stars made life as we know it possible. Namely, we'l
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Why Cosmic Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History #201

6 years ago / 484 views

Crash Course Big History is back! It turns out, we couldn't tell all of the 13.8 billion years of the history of the universe in 10 Crash Course Episodes. So, Big History host Emily Graslie has returned to add 6 more episodes that look at why the stuff we
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NASA Is Going to the Sun! But How...and Why?

6 years ago / 708 views

In 2018, NASA will launch a solar probe that will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft before. But why? What are they looking for? NASA Just Revealed There Could Be Life On Saturn's Moon, Enceladus - https://youtu.be/YIVh53TBonM Sign Up For The Se
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Where Does Space Actually Start?

6 years ago / 612 views

Where does the atmosphere end and space begin? The answer's not so simple. This Is Not What Space Looks Like - https://youtu.be/N5rZ9E72zbI Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Special thanks to Squarespace for supporting Seeker.
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Jupiter’s skies are peppered with electron streams, ammonia plumes, and massive storms

6 years ago / 563 views

Latest Juno flyby reveals the planet also has magnetic fields 50% stronger in some areas than thought Learn more - http://scim.ag/2rDZLQU
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NASA just released the first inside-look of Jupiter's rings

6 years ago / 687 views

NASA's Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since July, 2016. But only just recently have scientists had a chance to analyze all of its data — and the results are painting a different picture of Jupiter than what anyone expected. Juno is also returni
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Is There Space for 12,000 More Satellites Up There?

6 years ago / 493 views

SpaceX wants to launch nearly 12,000 satellites into orbit, nearly ten times the number of active satellites currently up there. But is there room? Discovering The Hidden Treasures of Mauritania's Deadly Sahara Desert - https://youtu.be/3NMKYRcaaYs How th
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The ‘alien megastructure’ star is acting weird again

6 years ago / 595 views

Tabby's Star — officially known as KIC 8462852 — is acting weird, again. Recent reports indicate it has started to dim in brightness. That's what Tabby's star does — it dims. Astronomers were ready for the event — they have pointed telescopes from around
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A growing human-made bubble in space could be great news for our future on this planet

6 years ago / 651 views

Humans aren't just changing the surface of Earth, we're also changing the space around us. We've created a bubble around Earth that NASA probes discovered. It's invisible to the naked eye but could prove incredibly useful in the near future for our way of
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The 5 biggest discoveries from NASA's Cassini spacecraft

6 years ago / 549 views

For the last 13 years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spied on Saturn and its many moons. Turns out, this region of space could hold the greatest secrets of our solar system. Here are 5 of the most fascinating discoveries Cassini has given us so far. Read
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Interstellar Projectiles Zoom around Us at Blistering Speeds

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Zipping around us at millions of miles per hour are hypervelocity stars, the black holes that launch them, and more. Find out how we aren't traveling as sedately through space as you might think. Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/SciAmeric
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Mars in a Minute: How Long is a Year on Mars?

6 years ago / 678 views

Mars takes a longer trip around the Sun than Earth does. Find out what that means for spacecraft in this 60-second video. Find out more about the Martian New Year here: https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/extreme/martianyear/
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NASA released its first incredible video of our closest look at Saturn yet

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On April 26, the Cassini spacecraft flew closer to Saturn than ever before — between the gap that separates the planet from its rings. Since then, Cassini has been transmitting dozens of images of Saturn's surface. Here, NASA has compiled all the images i
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How our universe will end: 'The black holes will eat up everything'

6 years ago / 745 views

Robbert Dijkgraaf is a theoretical physicist and Leon Levy Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He is also the co-author of "The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge." In this video, he explains how our universe will meet its death. Foll
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NASA is running out of spacesuits and it could jeopardize future missions

6 years ago / 536 views

A new government audit reveals that NASA is running low on spacesuits and new ones might not be available in time. Astronauts have been using the same suits since 1981. The suit were only designed to last 15 years, but NASA was able to extend the lifetime
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Dark Skies at Assateague Island. What a Dark Sky Looks Like.

6 years ago / 806 views

A timelapse of the beautiful night sky at Assateague Island National Seashore in Southern Maryland. The video starts with the quarter moon illuminating the sky and you can watch the sky get darker as it sets. At the end of the video you can see venus risi
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The Last Light Before Eternal Darkness – White Dwarfs & Black Dwarfs

6 years ago / 1,019 views

Everything will end. Even the universe. But in a future so far away that it defies description, there will still be light and therefore a chance for life. It will be around White Dwarfs, the corpses of stars. But even they will fade one day.. Check out Ep
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Space vs. Earth w/ REAL LIFE ASTRONAUTS!! | Nick

6 years ago / 749 views

Ever wonder what it's like to live in space? Well, get ready for some out-of-this-world answers from REAL astronauts! From eating and sleeping to getting ready for the day, join us to find out! And be sure to catch more of SpongeBob SquarePants, The Loud
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These Astronauts Narrowly Avoided A Harrowing Space Escape

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NASA's Unexplained Files | Wednesdays at 9/8c While in orbit, astronauts noticed something that resembled snow outside their window. What followed was a plan for a space rescue. Full Episodes Streaming Free on Science Channel GO: https://www.sciencechanne
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How To Not Break A Mars Rover

7 years ago / 681 views

The Mars Yard, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is one of the closest simulations of Mars that we've got. Admittedly, there's a bit more atmosphere and gravity, but it's the only way to test what might happen before sending commands to a rover that's
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The Foil That Went To The Moon And Back

7 years ago / 585 views

Today's guest video is from Amy at Vintage Space! Go subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/vintagespace Amy brings with her one of the greatest props I've ever seen: an actual piece of Kapton foil from Apollo 11. This tiny little sliver of material went arou
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Thanks to Salad, We’re One Step Closer to Colonizing Space

7 years ago / 528 views

After years of trial and error, NASA figured out how to successfully grow salad in space. So what does this breakthrough mean? Are we one step closer to colonizing other planets? NASA's Plan To Use A Giant Magnet To Make Mars Habitable https://youtu.be/5X
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Meet the Man Who Strapped Himself to a Rocket, For Science

7 years ago / 697 views

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Black Holes And Gravitational Waves Might Help Us Find Dark Matter

7 years ago / 643 views

Evidence has shown that almost 85% of the matter in the universe is unaccounted for, but scientists now think they might have a way to fix that. Gravitational Waves Discovered! Here's What You Need To Know - https://youtu.be/72AQsQ2v5cA Edge Of Space: See
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How Close Are We To Space Tourism?

7 years ago / 521 views

Going to space on vacation might be a reality sooner than you think. But the question is, can you afford it? This Is Not What Space Looks Like - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5rZ9E72zbI Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI We
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2,000 Weightless Ping Pong Balls with Science Bob

7 years ago / 898 views

Science Bob and 30 other teachers launched 2,000 ping pong balls in zero gravity as part of Northrup Grumman Foundation's Weightless Flights of Discovery program. Also joining us was Kerry Sanders of the Today Show. Weightless flight is accomplished by fl
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NASA just discovered the first food source for potential aliens

7 years ago / 675 views

Searching for aliens is a tricky business. Most likely, the first alien life we discover will be hidden beneath miles of ocean on a distant world like Jupiter's moon Europa or Saturn's moon Enceladus. That's why the best way to search for alien life today
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What would happen if you flew an airplane on all 8 planets

7 years ago / 647 views

In the book "What if?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions" by Randall Munroe, it is possible to picture some unpractical scenarios by using science. According to the book, we are able to understand what would happen to an ordinary
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ScienceCasts: Readying the Webb Telescope for Launch

7 years ago / 493 views

Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Stringent testing is underway to prove the James Webb Space Telescope can handle an Earth-shaking take-off and still capture the universe’s first light while deeply ensconced in the hyper-cold of space.
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Hydrogen found in plumes on Saturn's moon Enceladus

7 years ago / 558 views

Food for microbes abundant on icy moon. Learn more - http://scim.ag/2obcPHY Read the research: http://scim.ag/2ord0Rd
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Visit The Edge of Space In Your Lifetime

7 years ago / 651 views

✱ Travel 100,000 feet into space in the latest episode of 'The Possible'. ✱ Watch now on the Within app ⇨ http://on.mash.to/2ohZoHl Worldview wants to take you into space. Watch as we take the skies (and space) and learn what it means to be a space touris
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This Is Not What Space Looks Like

7 years ago / 557 views

Amazing images of the far reaches of the universe are everywhere, but are they accurate? What does space really look like? Yes, Apollo Flew Through the Van Allen Belts Going to the Moon - https://youtu.be/bLtgS2_qxJk Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here
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NASA Just Revealed There Could Be Life On Saturn's Moon, Enceladus

7 years ago / 848 views

Since NASA's Cassini spacecraft detected gaseous hydrogen spouting from Saturn's Enceladus, scientists have hypothesized that the moon may have hydrothermal vents capable of supporting life. Ocean Volcanoes May Hold Clues To Alien Life - https://youtu.be/
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This Is The Only Place Antimatter Can Survive In The Universe

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Here Are The Top Spots To Search For Life On Mars

7 years ago / 460 views

#HowTheUniverseWorks Scientists are split on where we should search for life. Sand dunes? Lava tubes? Full Episodes Streaming FREE on Science GO: https://www.sciencechannelgo.com/how-the-universe-works/ Subscribe to Science Channel: http://bit.ly/Subscrib
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This Giant Telescope Receives Radio Waves From Billions Of Light Years Away

7 years ago / 474 views

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The 10 Weirdest Things in the Solar System

7 years ago / 592 views

Pierogi moons, rubber duckie comets and spewing ice balls: We have some very strange neighbors among the myriad planets, moons and objects that circle our sun. Scientific American editors Lee Billings and Michael Lemonick pick the pasta shaped moons Pan a
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How to Make First Contact

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What Does It Sound Like On The Surface Of Venus?

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It takes a lot of training to become an elite NASA research pilot. WIRED's Jack Stewart gets a crash course in flying and rolling F-18 jets for science, of course. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WITH WIRED W
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Do Aliens Exist? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

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NASA's Plan To Use A Giant Magnet To Make Mars Habitable

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It's time for the end. At least the end of our first series on Physics here at Crash Course. In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini sits down to talk about Astrophysics and Cosmology. By using what we've learned this year, we can come to understan
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Ocean Volcanoes May Hold Clues To Alien Life

7 years ago / 633 views

Scientists think studying 'extremophiles' in toxic hydrothermal vents could teach us about potential extraterrestrial life. Why Does Deep Sea Life Look So Strange? - https://youtu.be/A23wI4lvCgY Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1P
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Pluto Could Be Made A Planet Again, Along With 102 Other Celestial Bodies

7 years ago / 680 views

This proposed new definition of "planets" would bring back Pluto, but would also reclassify over a hundred other celestial bodies -- including our moon! Do You Know What Color Pluto Really Is? - https://youtu.be/8beVI8wdkZg Sign Up For The Seeker Newslett
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New Discovery About The Moon's Age Could Rewrite History

7 years ago / 723 views

New calculations suggest the moon could be a couple hundred million years older than we previously thought! Our Moon Might Be Made Up Of Many Smaller Moons - https://youtu.be/-k6mz9qle40 Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1UO1PxI Read
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Hubble Trouble: How fast is the universe expanding?

7 years ago / 594 views

Cosmologists and astronomers have found a discrepancy in the Hubble constant from opposite ends of the universe. Is the Hubble constant in trouble? Learn more: http://scim.ag/2lUJ6BZ
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Global telescope may finally see the event horizon of our galaxy's black hole

7 years ago / 679 views

Next month, researchers will link telescopes around the world in an attempt to image the black hole at the center of our galaxy. Learn more: http://scim.ag/2lwLQoR
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Everything you should know about TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets

7 years ago / 460 views

The TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet system has seven earth-like planets and is only 39 lightyears away! I am joined by Professor Adam Burgasser and Dr. Katherine Deck, both astrophysicists on the Nature paper to discuss the discovery of this planetary system. Check
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The Inexplicable Universe | The Great Courses

7 years ago / 513 views

Scientists have made astounding progress in their grasp of the universe. But what remains to be understood? Investigate some perplexing aspects of space that science has uncovered in the last half-century. Learn about the mysterious trajectory of the Pion
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The Life and Death Stakes of Weather in Space | That’s Amazing

7 years ago / 568 views

Tornadoes, hurricanes, St. Elmo's fire: Earth is home to some amazing weather phenomena. But what's going on outside of our planet? NASA astronaut Leland Melvin takes us on a journey to outer space to learn about the extreme conditions that rage beyond ou
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What Happens if the Earth Stops Spinning? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS

7 years ago / 1,749 views

Living on Earth, it can be easy to forget that we’re hurtling through space on a tiny rock at mind-boggling speeds. But what would happen if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning? Welcome to COLOSSAL QUESTIONS, the show that answers all of life's most press
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Water on the Moon?

7 years ago / 718 views

NEW CHANNEL! http://youtube.com/sciencium For a long time we thought the Moon was completely dry, but it turns out there are actually three sources of lunar water. Thanks to Google Making and Science for supporting the new channel! http://youtube.com/maki
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A Tasty Trove of Exoplanets at TRAPPIST-1

7 years ago / 487 views

A baker’s half-dozen of Earth-size worlds is orbiting a (relatively) nearby star—and some could be habitable Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/SciAmerican TRANSCRIPT: There's big news this week from 40 light years away, a star system calle
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Why aren't plants black?

7 years ago / 573 views

Why are plants green? Is there a reason plants evolved to be green, globally? What does it have to do with the color of the sunlight coming down through our atmosphere? http://physicsgirl.org/ http://twitter.com/thephysicsgirl http://facebook.com/thephysi
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NASA has found a planetary system with 7 Earth sized planets, all of which could have liquid water.

7 years ago / 1,374 views

Seven Earth-sized planets have been observed by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope around a tiny, nearby, ultra-cool dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1. Three of these planets are firmly in the habitable zone. Over 21 days, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope measured t
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This Powerful New Technology May Be The Only Way To Explore Venus

7 years ago / 556 views

NASA engineers have finally developed new technology to land on Venus' extremely hazardous environment! How did they do it? Thanks to our sponsor for supporting DNews! Check out Graze at https://www.graze.com/us/ and use coupon code DNEWS for a free snack
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Planet Formation out of Black Hole Belches

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New studies suggest lonely planets flying through intergalactic space were formed by star-destroying supermassive black holes. Subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/SciAmerican The conventional understanding of how planets formed has undergone
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The Search for Life

7 years ago / 460 views

Are we alone in the universe? This is a fundamental question that intrigues us all. On September 21, 2016, NASA scientists and stakeholders came together at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for a presentation on the agency’s search for life b
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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory: Year 7 Ultra HD (4k)

7 years ago / 571 views

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has now captured nearly seven years worth of ultra-high resolution solar footage. This time lapse shows that full run from two of SDO's instruments. The large orange sun is visible light captured by HMI. The smaller go
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Searching for Earth’s Trojan Asteroids

7 years ago / 441 views

Trojan asteroids are common at the L4 and L5 Lagrange points of other planets, leading or following the planet in its orbit. But detecting our own Trojan asteroids from Earth is difficult since they appear close to the sun from our perspective. In mid-Feb
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Carl Sagan explains how Eratostenes knows the earth is curve

7 years ago / 561 views

Carl Sagan explains how Eratostenes knows the earth is curve. Extract from: "Cosmos Episode 1: The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean". Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_uSLgq0Kt0 thanks to Hernán Gil.
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Earth-Size Telescope Will Make Black Holes Say "Cheese!"

7 years ago / 690 views

Nobel laureate Robert Wilson discusses how a network of telescopes might illumine a black hole, after the 92nd Street Y’s Bang! Bang! event. For more black hole coverage, check out Scientific American's Dark Star Diaries: https://blogs.scientificamerican.
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How small are we in the scale of the universe? - Alex Hofeldt

7 years ago / 792 views

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-small-are-we-in-the-scale-of-the-universe-alex-hofeldt In 1995, scientists pointed the Hubble Telescope at an area of the sky near the Big Dipper. The location was apparently empty, and the whole endeavor wa
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How Many People Would We Need To Colonize Another Earth?

7 years ago / 466 views

Various companies are working to settle on other planets. How long would it take and what issues would we face along the way? Earth-Like Planet Discovered! What You Need To Know - https://youtu.be/NIz42cy0vLQ Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http:
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Why Earth Is A Prison and How To Escape It

7 years ago / 967 views

We are trapped on earth. Controlled by an ancient debt to the universe... Learn more about Ariane 6: http://www.airbusafran-launchers.com/en/universe/ariane-6-en/ Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://www
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These Incredible Pictures From Space Will Help Us Predict Deadly Storms

7 years ago / 470 views

NOAA just released the first images from their newest weather satellite, GOES-16, which has improved spectral channels and resolution! How Space Weather is Messing With Satellites - https://youtu.be/9cxMOekU4bc Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - htt
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NASA Solved The Mystery Of The Moon's Strange Glow!

7 years ago / 752 views

A recent NASA study on lunar dust may have found the reason behind the moon's strange glow, and it's not what scientists expected. The Air On Mars Has A Mysterious Glow. Here's Why - https://youtu.be/wHiV2bOQVUw Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - ht
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Life May Have Existed A Billion Years Earlier Than We Thought!

7 years ago / 871 views

Fossil records stretch back over a billion years, but new research says that complex life may have inhabited Earth even earlier. This Discovery Shows Life Might Have Come From Space - https://youtu.be/TLInopSVn-g Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - h
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Is It Time to Give Up on Dark Matter?

7 years ago / 460 views

There is still good reason to think undiscovered fundamental particles act as gravitational glue for galaxies.
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Boeing Blue is the Latest in a Long Line of Space Suits | WIRED

7 years ago / 663 views

Boeing Blue, the new space suit designed for the company's Starliner capsule, is the most recent update to a lineage of suits that go back to the beginning of the space age. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 CONNECT WI
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Astronauts Strolling on the Moon and Singing (Apollo 17)

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Watch Apollo 17 astronauts skipping and singing on the moon. The crew included Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt which went into orbit on December 7th, 1972.
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A Journey to the Centre of the Sun - with Lucie Green

7 years ago / 623 views

Lucie Green takes us on a journey from the centre of the sun to planet earth in a run-down of the latest solar physics research. Watch the Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JkxTILe2Nk 110 times wider than Earth; 15 million degrees at its core; an
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Did The Sun Steal Planet Nine From Another Solar System?

7 years ago / 815 views

Outer space is full of free-floating orphan planets searching for a new home. What would happen if one flew into our solar system? Would NASA Tell Us About Alien Contact? - https://youtu.be/YW3KPiPeKYg How The Mysterious Planet 9 Is Tilting Our Solar Syst