Wait, Radiation Prevented the Moon Landing?
AdultsScienceSpace Ever since Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 crew touched down in 1969, people have claimed that the Moon landing was faked.
We Found a Loophole to Survive the End of the Universe
AdultsHistoryHumanSpace Can we survive the heat death of the universe?
Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid?
AdultsAstronomyNatural DisastersScienceSpace Some killer asteroids were found only days before flyby. If they had struck Earth, the power of thousands of nuclear bombs would have flattened cities and killed millions.
Can Humanity Stop A Planet-Killing Asteroid?
AdultsAstronomyScienceSpace Some killer asteroids were found only days before flyby. If they had struck Earth, the power of thousands of nuclear bombs would have flattened cities and killed millions.
Stars, Constellations, and More
ChildrenAstronomyEE1EE2ScienceSpace By the end of this science lesson, students will be able to describe the characteristics of stars and constellations.
How 2000 Weavers Got Us To The Moon
AdultsEngineeringHistorySpaceTechnology In the 1960s, NASA’s engineers were building the Apollo spacecraft. But they ran into a major problem that almost prevented them from getting to the moon. To solve it, they brought in some unexpected help: expert weavers.
What Is A Blue Moon?
YouthAstronomySpaceYouth 110Youth 115 You may be familiar with the Moon turning red during lunar eclipses, but did you know that it can sometimes appear to have a blue hue?
Brian Cox breaks down the most mysterious scale in the cosmos
AdultsAstronomyScienceSpace "It's a very, very beautiful calculation, but it's the best example I know of the relationship between these rather abstract quantities perhaps and something that you can look at in a telescope."
Surprising Science: Big Moon?
YouthScienceSpaceYouth 110Youth 115 If you look at the Moon in the night sky and think it appears larger near the horizon, you're experiencing the Moon illusion.