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Introduction to Astronomy: Crash Course Astronomy #1

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Welcome to the first episode of Crash Course Astronomy. Your host for this intergalactic adventure is the Bad Astronomer himself, Phil Plait. We begin with answering a question: "What is astronomy?" -- Table of Contents: What is Astronomy? 3:00 Who Studie
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Everything, The Universe...And Life: Crash Course Astronomy #46

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Here it is, folks: the end. In our final episode of Crash Course Astronomy, Phil gives the course a send off with a look at some of his favorite topics and the big questions that Astronomy allows us to ask. Thank you for watching. -- Crash Course Astronom
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Here's Why Zodiac Constellations Are Still Used in Astronomy

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To understand astronomy, astrology might actually not be a bad place to start... Although scientists certainly havent proven that being an Aries makes you more impatient or a Libra means youre wise, the constellations in the zodiac have unlocked hidden se
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Black Holes: Crash Course Astronomy #33

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We’ve covered a lot of incredible stuff, but this week we’re talking about the weirdest objects in space: BLACK HOLES. Stellar mass black holes form when a very massive star dies, and its core collapses. The core has to be more than about 2.8 times the Su
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A Brief History Of The Universe: Crash Course Astronomy #44

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Thanks to the wonders of physics, astronomers can map a timeline of the universe’s history. Today, Phil’s going to give you an overview of those first few minutes (yes, MINUTES) of the universe’s life. It started with a Big Bang, when the Universe was inc
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The Milky Way: Crash Course Astronomy #37

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Today we’re talking about our galactic neighborhood: The Milky Way. It’s a disk galaxy, a collection of dust, gas, and hundreds of billions of stars, with the Sun located about halfway out from the center. The disk has grand spiral patterns in it, formed
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Dark Matter: Crash Course Astronomy #41

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Today on Crash Course Astronomy, Phil dives into some very dark matters. The stuff we can actually observe in the universe isn’t all there is. Galaxies and other large structures in the universe are created and shifted by a force we detect mostly indirect
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Infrared astronomy - with Matthew Bothwell

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Why does the universe look the way it does? The answer could lie in the massive, dusty, and star-producing galaxies that existed billions of years ago, and are invisible to the naked eye.Watch Matthew Bothwell's full lecture on 'The Invisible Universe': h
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Deep Time: Crash Course Astronomy #45

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As we approach the end of Crash Course Astronomy, it’s time now to acknowledge that our Universe’s days are numbered. Stars will die out after a few trillion years, protons will decay and matter will dissolve after a thousand trillion trillion trillion ye
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Neutron Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #32

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In the aftermath of a 8 – 20 solar mass star’s demise we find a weird little object known as a neutron star. Neutrons stars are incredibly dense, spin rapidly, and have very strong magnetic fields. Some of them we see as pulsars, flashing in brightness as
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The Big Bang: Crash Course Astronomy #42

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Thanks to observations of galaxy redshifts, we can tell that the universe is EXPANDING! Knowing that the universe is expanding and how quickly its expanding also allows us to run the clock backwards 14 billion years to the way the universe began - with a
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Nebulae: Crash Course Astronomy #36

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Astronomers study a lot of gorgeous things, but nebulae might be the most breathtakingly beautiful of them all. Nebulae are clouds of gas and dust in space. They can glow on their own or reflect light from nearby stars. When they glow it’s usually predomi
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Star Clusters: Crash Course Astronomy #35

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Last week we covered multiple star systems, but what if we added thousands or even millions of stars to the mix? A star cluster. There are different kinds of clusters, though. Open clusters contain hundreds or thousands of stars held together by gravity.
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Dark Energy, Cosmology Part 2: Crash Course Astronomy #43

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The majority of the universe is made up of a currently mysterious entity that pervades space: dark energy. We don’t know exactly what it is, but we do know that dark energy accelerates the expansion of space. We think this means the Universe will expand f
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Low Mass Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #29

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Today we are talking about the life -- and death -- of stars. Low mass stars live a long time, fusing all their hydrogen into helium over a trillion years. More massive stars like the Sun live shorter lives. They fuse hydrogen into helium, and eventually
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Galaxies, Part 1: Crash Course Astronomy #38

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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. Galaxies can colli
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Binary And Multiple Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #34

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Double stars are stars that appear to be near each other in the sky, but if they’re gravitationally bound together we call them binary stars. Many stars are actually part of binary or multiple systems. If they are close enough together they can actually t
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Moon Phases: Crash Course Astronomy #4

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In this episode of Crash Course Astronomy, Phil takes you through the cause and name of the Moon's phases. -- Why the Moon Has Phases 0:36.1 Spheres in Orbit 1:05.4 Name of the Moon Phases 2:25.5 How We See It 7:48.2 -- PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube
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High Mass Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #31

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Massive stars fuse heavier elements in their cores than lower mass stars. This leads to the creation of heavier elements up to iron. Iron robs critical energy from the core, causing it to collapse. The shock wave, together with a huge swarm of neutrinos,
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Naked Eye Observations: Crash Course Astronomy #2

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Today on Crash Course Astronomy, Phil invites you to head outside and take a look at all the incredible things you can see with your naked eye. -- Table of Contents: Naked Eye Observations 0:28.4 Constellations 3:09.7 The Color of Stars 2:44.5 View of the
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Gamma-Ray Bursts: Crash Course Astronomy #40

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Gamma-ray bursts are not only incredible to study, but their discovery has an epic story all its own. Today Phil takes you through some Cold War history and then dives into what we know. Bursts come in two rough varieties: Long and short. Long ones are fr
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Galaxies, Part 2: Crash Course Astronomy #39

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Active galaxies pour out lots of energy, due to their central supermassive black holes gobbling down matter. Galaxies tend not to be loners, but instead exist in smaller groups and larger clusters. Our Milky Way is part of the Local Group, and will one da
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Distances: Crash Course Astronomy #25

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How do astronomers make sense out of the vastness of space? How do they study things so far away? Today Phil talks about distances, going back to early astronomy. Ancient Greeks were able to find the size of the Earth, and from that the distance to and th
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Asteroids: Crash Course Astronomy #20

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Now that we’ve finished our tour of the planets, we’re headed back to the asteroid belt. Asteroids are chunks of rock, metal, or both that were once part of smallish planets but were destroyed after collisions. Most orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter,
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Comets: Crash Course Astronomy #21

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Today on Crash Course Astronomy, Phil explains comets. Comets are chunks of ice and rock that orbit the Sun. When they get near the Sun the ice turns into gas, forming the long tail, and also releases dust that forms a different tail. We’ve visited comets
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Introduction to the Solar System: Crash Course Astronomy #9

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In today's Crash Course Astronomy, Phil takes a look at the explosive history of our cosmic backyard. We explore how we went from a giant ball of gas to the system of planets and other celestial objects we have today. This episode is sponsored by Squaresp
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The Moon: Astronomy #12

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Join Phil for a tour of our capital-M Moon, from surface features, inside to the core, and back in time to theories about its formation. This episode is brought to you by Squarespace: http://www.squarespace.com/crashcourse -- Table of Contents Many Millio
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The Most Important Astronomy Picture Ever Taken

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http://gplus.to/TonyDarnell http://twitter.com/DeepAstronomy http://facebook.com/SpaceFan I've recently discovered an animation that was rendered using the measured redshift of all 10,000 galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image. I've written a short
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Eclipses: Crash Course Astronomy #5

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The big question in the comments last week was, "BUT WHAT ABOUT ECLIPSES?" Today, Phil breaks 'em down for you. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: http://www.squarespace.com/crashcourse -- As promised, Phil's sun spotting recommendations: Astronome
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Telescopes: Crash Course Astronomy #6

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Today Phil explains how telescopes work and offers up some astronomical shopping advice. -- How Telescopes Work 1:07 Refractors vs Reflectors 2:50 Technology and the Light Spectrum 7:45 -- PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube.com/pbsdigitalstudios Follow P
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Tides: Crash Course Astronomy #8

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Today Phil explores the world of tides! What is the relationship between tides and gravity? How do planets and their moons become tidally locked? What would happen if you were 300km tall? Important questions. -- Gravity Over Distance 0:44 Tidal Force Para
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The Sun: Crash Course Astronomy #10

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Phil takes us for a closer (eye safe!) look at the two-octillion ton star that rules our solar system. We look at the sun's core, plasma, magnetic fields, sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and what all of that means for our planet. This epis
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The Earth: Crash Course Astronomy #11

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Phil starts the planet-by-planet tour of the solar system right here at home, Earth. -- Table of Contents Earth is a Planet 0:03 Layers of Earth 1:25 The Magnetic Field 5:10 Atmosphere and the Human Influence 6:14 -- PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube.co
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Mercury: Crash Course Astronomy #13

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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It has no atmosphere and is, as such, covered in craters. It's also incredibly hot but, surprisingly, has water ice hiding beneath its surface. -- Table of Contents Closest Planet to the Sun 0:03 Rotation Locked t
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Venus: Crash Course Astronomy #14

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Venus is a gorgeous naked-eye planet, hanging like a diamond in the twilight -- but it’s beauty is best looked at from afar. Even though Mercury is closer to the sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, due to a runaway greenhouse effect, and
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Mars: Crash Course Astronomy #15

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The fourth planet from the sun and the outermost of the terrestrial planets, Mars has long been a popular spot for missions and imagination. Phil walks you through the planet's topography, core, and features. We'll take a look back to Mars's past and make
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Jupiter: Crash Course Astronomy #16

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Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. The gas giant is NOT a failed star, but a really successful planet! It has a dynamic atmosphere with belts and zones, as well as an enormous red spot that’s actually a persistent hurricane. Jupiter is sti
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Saturn: Crash Course Astronomy #18

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Saturn is the crown jewel of the solar system, beautiful and fascinating. It is a gas giant, and has a broad set of rings made of ice particles. Moons create gaps in the rings via their gravity. Saturn has dozens of moons, including Titan, which is as big
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Meteors: Crash Course Astronomy #23

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Today Phil helps keep you from ticking off an astronomer in your life by making sure you know the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid. When the Earth plows through the stream emitted by a comet we get a meteor shower. Meteors burn up abo
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Light: Crash Course Astronomy #24

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In order to understand how we study the universe, we need to talk a little bit about light. Light is a form of energy. Its wavelength tells us its energy and color. Spectroscopy allows us to analyze those colors and determine an object’s temperature, dens
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Stars: Crash Course Astronomy #26

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Today Phil’s explaining the stars and how they can be categorized using their spectra. Together with their distance, this provides a wealth of information about them including their luminosity, size, and temperature. The HR diagram plots stars’ luminosity
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Exoplanets: Crash Course Astronomy #27

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Today Phil explains that YES, there are other planets out there and astonomers have a lot of methods for detecting them. Nearly 2000 have been found so far. The most successful method is using transits, where a planet physically passes in front of its par
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Decoding the ancient astronomy of Stonehenge

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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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Sundials = Astronomy with a Stick!

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Science doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, for most of the history of our investigation of the universe we used nothing more than sticks and stones. Just because they are old doesn't mean they aren't cool though. Right? If you want to check out more
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Gravitational Astronomy? How Detecting Gravitational Waves Changes Everything

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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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Cycles in the Sky: Crash Course Astronomy #3

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This week we build on our naked eye observations from last week and take a look at the cyclical phenomena that we can see at work in the universe. -- Table of Contents: Naked Eye Observations 0:28.4 Constellations 3:09.7 The Color of Stars 2:44.5 View of
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The Gravity of the Situation: Crash Course Astronomy #7

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In today's episode, Phil looks at how gravity plays out across the universe. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace: http://www.squarespace.com/crashcourse -- Gravity is a Force 2:17 Different Types of Orbit 3:41 Escape Velocity 5:30 Weightless Mass 7:0
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Uranus & Neptune: Crash Course Astronomy #19

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Today we’re rounding out our planetary tour with ice giants Uranus and Neptune. Both have small rocky cores, thick mantles of ammonia, water, and methane, and atmospheres that make them look greenish and blue. Uranus has a truly weird rotation and relativ
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The Oort Cloud: Crash Course Astronomy #22

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Now that we’re done with the planets, asteroid belt, and comets, we’re heading to the outskirts of the solar system. Out past Neptune are vast reservoirs of icy bodies that can become comets if they get poked into the inner solar system. The Kuiper Belt i
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Brown Dwarfs: Crash Course Astronomy #28

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While Jupiter is nowhere near massive enough to initiate fusion in its core, there are even more massive objects out there that fall just short of that achievement as well called brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs, have a mass that places them between giant plane
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The 1995 Hubble photo that changed astronomy

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The Hubble Deep Field, explained by the man who made it happen. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Click here to download the Hubble Deep Field images: http://www.spacetelescope.org/science/deep_fields/ /// Vox.com is a news website that helps
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This Could Be the End of Urban Astronomy (360 Video)

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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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The New Astronomy: Crash Course History of Science #13

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This week on Crash Course: History of the Scientific Revolutionastronomical anomalies accrued. Meanwhile, in Denmarkan eccentric rich dude constructed not one but two science castles! And his humble German assistant synthesized a lot of new, old, and bold
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New Astronomy Technique Reveals Monster at the Center of the Milky Way

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Stripping away the Milky Way's stars, planets, rocks and dust reveals a massive black hole lurking just 26,000 light years from Earth. | For more STRIP THE COSMOS, visit http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/strip-the-cosmos/#mkcpgn=ytsci1 Subscribe to S
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Jupiter's Moons: Crash Course Astronomy #17

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Before moving on from Jupiter to Saturn, we’re going to linger for a moment on Jupiter’s moons. There are 67 known moons, and 4 huge ones that we want to explore in greater detail. Ganymede is the largest - larger, in fact, than any other moon in the sola
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White Dwarfs & Planetary Nebulae: Crash Course Astronomy #30

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Today Phil follows up last week’s look at the death of low mass stars with what comes next: a white dwarf. White dwarfs are incredibly hot and dense objects roughly the size of Earth. They also can form planetary nebulae: huge, intricately detailed object
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How to make NebulArt

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Find out how to make your own NebulArt in Astronomy at Home.Nebulae are regions of gas and dust in space where stars form. They emit light in many different wavelengths but humans can only see a small portion of this light - visible light. Thankfully, we
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How to Make Galaxy Goo

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Find out how to make your own Galaxy Goo in Astronomy at Home.Galaxies are huge collections of stars, dust and gas, gravitationally bound together in space. Stars shine different colours depending on their temperature. Hot, young stars are blue and older,
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Shadows On Other Worlds

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Join the astronomers at the Royal Observatory Greenwich as they go on an adventure to discover what shadows look like on other worlds.For School Groups: https://rmg.co.uk/plan-your-visit/schools/royal-observatory #ROGschools #ROGAstronomers #Universe #Ast
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How big is the Universe?

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ROG astronomer Liz shows us the expanding nature of the Universe and how this affects the light reaching us from distant galaxies, some of which will remain forever hidden from our view.For School Groups: https://rmg.co.uk/plan-your-visit/schools/royal-ob
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What's inside a black hole?

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ROG astronomer Rad explains where black holes come from, how we know they're there and the strange effects they have on surrounding matter. We also find out what would happen if ROG astronomer Liz approached one!For School Groups: https://rmg.co.uk/plan-y
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Where does Space begin?

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Have you ever wondered how far away space is; how far are the different things you see above your head? Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they ascend up through the different layers of the Earths atmosphere to reveal what we would see at
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Newton's Laws of Motion

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Join our Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they go on an epic journey to find out how Newton's Laws of Motion work in space. Buckle your seatbelts, you are in for an adventure.For School Groups: https://rmg.co.uk/plan-your-visit/schools/royal-obs
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The Story of Stars

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Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered about the stars? What makes them so special? Why are some even different colours? Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they explore the science behind the different types of stars in our
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Are there aliens?

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Life began on the Earth around 3.5 billion years ago. Could life have evolved on other planets and if so, where are they? Astronomers at the Royal Observatory Greenwich explain how we might detect them in this video.For School Groups: https://rmg.co.uk/pl
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Collisions and Explosions in the Universe

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On the smallest to the largest scales, collisions and explosions happen all over our Universe. Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they uncover some of the most explosive events in space.For School Groups: https://www.rmg.co.uk/schools-com
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Exploring Moons

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Our Moon is just one of many moons in the solar system. Join Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they explore some of the different properties and characteristics of a few weird and interesting moons orbiting around the other planets.For School Gro
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What is Light?

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Our Universe is a vast and very interesting place and light plays a big part in us being able to understand more about it. To find out how join the Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they explore more.For School Groups: https://rmg.co.uk/plan-your
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Black Hole Seen For The First Time. Black hole breakthrough: Event Horizon Telescope's landmark imag

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On April 10, 2019, the international Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration revealed humanity's first glimpse of a black hole. Learn more: https://insidetheperimeter.ca/black-hole-breakthrough-astronomers-release-landmark-image Download free posters
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How did the Solar System form?

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We know about the planets, moons and space rocks that make up our Solar System. But where did it all come from? Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they set out to discover how our Solar System formed.For School Groups: https://www.rmg.co.
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Seeing The Invisible

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Imagine what it would be like to have super powers and see the invisible, sounds pretty fun doesn't it? Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they explore the science behind some seemingly invisible and sneaky forces in space.For School Grou
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How will the Universe end?

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Our Universe began 13.8 billion years ago and it has been expanding ever since. Is it destined to expand forever or will it suffer a more crushing end? Astronomers at the Royal Observatory Greenwich explain the fate of the Universe in this video.For Schoo
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What Is Gravity?

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From Newtons longstanding ideas to Einsteins revolutionary theories, Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers explain how our understanding of gravity has changed from looking at how gravity affects us in our daily lives and how it governs what we observe
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Mission to Mars

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Mars is the most explored world other than the Earth, but weve not sent anyone there yet. Join Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they explore the challenges astronauts would encounter on their long journey to Mars and what it might be like to liv
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The Origin of the Elements

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The Universe we see today is made from particles arranged in a wide variety of elements, but where did it all come from? Join Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they explain how the very first elementary particles came to be and have since gone on
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Stars and the H-R Diagram

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Stars are like humans they have similarities and differences with each other but all have a finite lifetime. Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers explain how stars can be categorised and their evolution studied by tracking their movement across a very
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Skylight: More Than Meets the Eye

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The sky is awash in light, but there’s much more beyond the visible that we cannot sense with our eyes. What do we see when we use telescopes to peer into the invisible? #astronomy #space #visiblelight #wavelength #infrared #MilkyWay #Andromeda #stars #CM
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How Far Are The Nearest Stars?

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I make a 200 billionth scale model to demonstrate. 365 Days Astronomy Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF2HG1PVZok Help me make videos by donating here: https://www.patreon.com/CodysLab
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Seeing Inside the Sun

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Dr. Robert Stein, professor of Physics and Astronomy at Michigan State Universe has long envisioned a day when he could use supercomputer programs to "see" through the roiling surface of the sun and glimpse its dynamic interior. He describes his quest and
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Mercury retrograde, explained without astrology

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The science buried under the pseudoscience. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Sources: Mars photography by Tunç Tezel: http://www.twanight.org/newtwan/galleries.asp?Sort=Photographer&Value=Tunc%20Tezel&page=1 Mars visualization from Nooch 86:
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Where Do Galaxies Come From?

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Thanks to the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope for supporting this video! In particular, thanks to Dan Coe of STScI for taking the time to chat with me about what we do and don’t know about baby galaxies and
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We’re STILL Not Saying It’s Aliens, But Tabby’s Star Is Getting Weirder

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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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What Secrets Are Hiding on Jupiter's Moons?

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Scientists consider these four ancient moons around Jupiter to be some of the most fascinating destinations in our entire solar system, but why? Watch More Space Crafts! | https://bit.ly/2GqH0aO Read More: Astronomers discovered 10 new moons of Jupiter. W
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Is time travel real? - with Colin Stuart

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We can easily travel back and forth in space, but can we travel back and forth in time? Colin Stuart explains why time travel is real and happening all around us.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeColin Stuart is an award-winni
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The Rare Celestial Phenomena That Can Only Be Seen Before Nightfall

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Most people think of astronomy as a nighttime activity, but if you hate staying up late, youre in luck! As it turns out, theres a whole lot of fascinating celestial objects and phenomena that can only be observed in the bright light of day. Subscribe to S
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What Causes The Phases Of The Moon?

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What causes the phases of the moon? The common incorrect answer is the shadow of the Earth. The phases of the moon are actually just a result of our perception of the moon's half-illuminated surface. When the moon does pass through Earth's shadow the resu
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The Big Dipper Through Time

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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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Skylight: Saturn Shows Off Its Rings

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Saturn’s rings are captivating from any vantage point, but more so when tilted fully towards or away from Earth, as they are this October. Our understanding of Saturn, its rings, and its moons has been enriched over the past 13 years through the Cassini m
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Why Isn't Pluto A Planet?

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Why isn’t Pluto a planet anymore? And what is a planet anyway? Astrophysicist Jackie Faherty explains! If you’re more of a dinosaur person, check out “Why isn’t Pterodactyl a dinosaur?” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m
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Why The Full Moon Is Better In Winter

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Check out Phil Plait's "Bad Astronomy" on audible: http://www.audible.com/minutephysics or on www.badastronomy.com MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Phys
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The world's largest telescope is about to come online

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In a stunning landscape of jagged limestone hills in southwestern China, engineers are putting the finishing touches on a grand astronomy facility: a half-kilometer-wide dish nestled in a natural depression that will gather radio signals from the cosmos.
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A short animation: the Copernican Revolution

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In the 16th century, Nicholai Copernicus proposed a fundamental change to the way we see our place in existence: it is the Sun and not Earth that occupies the physical centre, he said. The Copernican revolution that followed holds many important lessons f
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Music And Creativity In Ancient Greece - Tim Hansen

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/music-and-creativity-in-ancient-greece-tim-hansen You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports an
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The exceptional life of Benjamin Banneker - Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-exceptional-life-of-benjamin-banneker-rose-margaret-ekeng-itua Born in 1731 to freed slaves on a farm in Baltimore, Benjamin Banneker was obsessed with math and science. And his appetite for knowledge only g
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This Invisible Structure Was Hiding Half the Universe’s Known Matter

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Half of the universe’s baryonic matter has been missing, but astronomers just found it. Where exactly was it and what took us so long? Black Holes And Gravitational Waves Might Help Us Find Dark Matter - https://youtu.be/C68b9EGksuI Read More: The Mystery
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Using hair to measure acceleration due to gravity

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Learn more about gravity and solve fun problems at https://brilliant.org/tibees/ In this video I calculate a value for g, the acceleration due to gravity, by treating my hair as a simple pendulum. Uncertainty analysis was done following the method outline
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This is what an 1869 MIT entrance exam looks like

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Explore the foundation of algebra at https://brilliant.org/tibees/ View this exam:https://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/exam/algebra.html MIT exam archives: https://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/exam/ In this video I look at the algebra sectio
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How to find the square root of a decimal number without a calculator

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CuriosityStream: http://curiositystream.com/tibees This video follows on from my previous video where I reviewed an exam from 1866. Finding the square root of a decimal number by hand is not so tricky once you learn this algorithm, but is a skill that is
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How Big Can a Black Hole Get?

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How BIG can black holes actually get? And how do they even grow that big? New research probes this question. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylist Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.comSci
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Skylight: Why Does Earth Have Seasons?

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The amount of daylight we experience varies throughout the year from place to place. Some places have longer days and nights than others, and the length of each day changes with the seasons. Find out why Earths tilt is the reason we have seasons.#seasons
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Why Do We Have Leap Years?

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So it's February 29th and we have 366 days this year instead of 365- what's the deal with Leap Years? ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon suppo
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What If Dark Matter Doesn’t Exist?

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What if dark matter isn’t the solution to space’s greatest mysteries? These are the alternative theories. There’s a New Form of Matter in Town: EXCITONIUM! - https://youtu.be/17Kvxe6v5Ms Read More: Does Dark Matter Exist? Bold New Study Offers Alternative
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Proving 1=2 Bob Ross Style

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Start learning new skills today at: https://skl.sh/tibees2 Todays episode looks at one 'proof' of 1=2 and points out its flaws. The moral is that you must make sure you are not accidentally dividing by zero in your calculations and also that you should al
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Exoplanets: The Astronomer Looking into Alien Worlds

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We know next to nothing about the other 6 billion or so Earth-like exoplanets in the galaxy. With the imminent launch of the largest, most powerful space telescope ever built, Laura Kreidberg is optimistic this will soon change. Kreidberg is the founding
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Black Holes, Neutron Stars, and White Dwarfs (Collab. w/ MinuteEarth)

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Watch the MinuteEarth video here – I PROMISE it's really really really good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAI1N96t8Vk MinutePhysics & MinuteEarth are on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics and http://www.patreon.com/minuteearth This video is
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An Interstellar Asteroid Just Flew Past Earth, Here’s What You Need to Know

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In October, astronomers observed an interstellar asteroid for the first time. We talked to one of the first to study it, and here’s everything they’ve learned in the months since. What’s Happening in Space? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDS_aTVBrE&li
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The Dark Energy Survey Revealed New Origins of Stars in Our Galaxy

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Rarely-seen stellar streams show us that many stars in our galaxy actually came from smaller, neighboring galaxies. Get 20% off http://www.domain.com domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code SEEKER at checkout! Black Holes And Gravitational W
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Is There Life on Earth?

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I mean… how do you really know? SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a video! ►► http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ If we lived light years from Earth, how would we know there’s life here? Let’s take a look at the search for extraterrestri
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Useful Diamonds - Periodic Table Of Videos

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More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School of Chemistry at The University of Nottingham: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/
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Farewell B11 - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School of Chemistry at The University of Nottingham: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/index.aspx Periodic Videos films are by
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Why Do We Care About Gravitational Waves?

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On Feb 11, 2016 Scientists at LIGO announced that they had detected gravitational waves for the first time. In the press conference heard round the world, they showed the tell-tale waveforms indicating that huge event in which two black holes merged 1.3 b
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Astronauts and Aliens | 2020 | SPACE Compilation | Highlights Kids

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Aliens, stars and space exploration oh my! Learn about astronomy, planets, Astronauts and have some laughs too with this awesome space themed compilation from Highlights.SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4p_YSvJlJpEhAh5PMyhkiQ?sub_confirmation=
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Explore The Solar System: 360 Degree Interactive Tour!

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Use your mouse to move around by clicking and dragging in different directions! Very cool way to explore our universe in this interactive video. Take a 360 degree virtual tour of our Solar System, with the help of Crash Course Astronomy host Phil Plait! S
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Losing Fingers To Chemistry - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The Prof is back in the lab with a Potassium Dichromate reaction and a story of lost fingers! More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvid
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Contains Loud Bangs - Periodic Table Of Videos

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It's detonation vs deflagration. More slow motion at http://bit.ly/chemslomo More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the Scho
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Why Do Planets Have Rings?

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Planet come in a wide variety of sizes, compositions, and colors - and they can sometimes have rings. Where do these rings come from? Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter:
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Craziest eclipses in the solar system

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A total solar eclipse is passing across North America on August 21, 2017. Are there other total solar eclipses in the solar system? Get your first two months of CuriosityStream free by going to http://curiositystream.com/physicsgirl and using the promo co
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This 3.2 Gigapixel Camera Will Record a Timelapse of the Universe

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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will use the world's largest digital camera to capture the far reaches of the universe, and in the process, hope to tackle some of the most fundamental questions in science today. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribes
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Skylight: Looking Back in Time at the Speed of Light

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Light takes time to travel from stars and distant galaxies to observers here on Earth. How much have the stars changed since first emitting the light that we see tonight? How far back in time are we seeing when we look at the night sky? #lightyear #astron
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Smelly Chemistry - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Mercaptans - or Thiols - are some of the smelliest chemicals around. We didn't dare open the bottle. PsyFile: https://www.youtube.com/psyfile More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos
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Rubidium, Water And Indicator (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We drop Rubidium into water - but with Phenolphthalein in the water to act as an indicator. Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Tw
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Singing Plates - Standing Waves On Chladni Plates

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Use physics to create cool patterns on a vibrating plate. How is this like a guitar string or a singing wine glass? Instagram: http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Twitter: http://www.physicsgirl.org/twitter Facebook: http://www.physicsgirl.org/facebook ht
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Caesium In Water (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Everyone's favourite alkali metal - Caesium - reacts with water. Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com
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Liquid Oxygen (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Dropping hot charcoal into liquid oxygen - filmed with a high-speed camera. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the Schoo
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President Obama Reveals An Astronomer You Need To Know About

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President Barack Obama joins us today to recognize a little-known astronomy hero and celebrate #WomeninSTEM . Join the conversation on Twitter #ObamaOnDNews! Watch President Obama on Science Presents DNews every night this week at 9/8c on Science Channel.
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SOFIA Discovers Water on a Sunlit Surface of the Moon

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Scientists using NASAs telescope on an airplane, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, discovered water on a sunlit surface of the Moon for the first time. SOFIA is a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that allows astronomers to study the sola
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Explosives Legend - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The Professor oversees the installation of a "blue plaque" for the late great Colonel BD Shaw. See out-takes from this video (and why Brady gets angry at truck drivers) at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN7BLUWBuBI More chemistry at http://www.periodicvi
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What If Ice Did Not Float? - Periodic Table Of Videos

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The Professor muses on a world in which ice sinks to the bottom!? See also what if the universe is just a computer simulation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOxDb_BbXzU Made to coincide with YouTube's Geek Week. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideo
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Sodium V Water (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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A water droplet lands on a piece of molten sodium - you know the rest! Discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitt
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Gold Bullion Vault - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We're INSIDE a Gold Bullion Vault. The Bank of England protects about £197 billion ($315bn) worth of gold, according to the mostly recently published figures. Film by Brady Haran. Featuring Professor Martyn Poliakoff. The vaults are off limits, but the Ba
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Lighting A Splint (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Just a quick one, but one of Professor Pete Licence's favourite reactions - a glowing splint lights in Oxygen. (yes, Professor!) More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitte
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In The Footsteps Of Tizard - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Prof T-shirts: http://dftba.com/product/14y/The-Professor-Shirt The Professor discusses the life and work of war-time chemist Henry Tizard - who went to the same school as him! The duo went to Westminster School. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideo
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Skylight: How Does Our Solar System Move Around the Milky Way?

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The planets orbit the Sun in a fairly flat plane. How does that plane relate to the orientation of the Milky Way? If we could see the Sun moving among our night sky constellations, which direction would it be heading? Watch this video to learn how our sol
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Radon - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Here is a new video from us about Radon, including a look at a historic letter and a German cloud chamber! With thanks to the Royal Society and GSI. For those with annotations, the caption at the end for Radon should clearly be Rn, not Ra - sorry! More ch
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Astrophysicist Explains Gravity in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

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Astrophysicist Janna Levin, PhD, is asked to explain the concept of gravity to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert. Levin is the Claire Tow Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia U
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Chemistry Dubstep (behind The Scenes)

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How Dave and Adam created out chemistry dusbtep video - see the main video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcvZL6fx-lU Visit Dave and Adam's channel at: http://bit.ly/boyinaband More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at h
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What Constellations Mean to Different Cultures | Fate & Fabled

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The stars have guided and entertained us for thousands of years. Here we explore some of the messages people have seen in the stars through the millennia and look forward to how we might relate to the stars in the future.Hosted by Dr. Moiya McTier & Dr. E
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Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains...

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Why do clocks go clockwise? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice ponder about the way we tell our time and more. We think about time geometrically and the history of timekeeping with sundials. What if timekeeping had been invented in the southern h
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains The International Date Line

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What is the International Date Line? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the history and purpose of the IDL. How do we know we needed a date line? Find out how the need for an international date line was discovered and why it was an acc
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Iodine Clock (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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See the famous Iodine Clock reaction filmed with a high-speed camera. Explained by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. Also featuring Dr Samantha Tang. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideo
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Barking Dog (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Barking Dog reaction at 3000 frames per second. More about filming & editing this video: http://youtu.be/vfKUG11FKGE The Barking Dog is combustion of nirous oxide (laughing gas) and sulfur dioxide. This video features Martyn Poliakoff, Pete Licence and Da
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Life on Venus?

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While Mars may be the planet that springs to mind when there are discussions of possible alien life in our Solar System, a publication on the discovery of a rare gas (phosphine) in Venus atmosphere may mean that there is more than one planet that possesse
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Seaborgium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We're at Berkeley for filming of a new video about Seaborgium - a synthetic element named after the legendary Glenn Seaborg. With thanks to Darleane Hoffman and Alexander Pines at the University of California, Berkeley, and to the Lawrence Berkeley Nation
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Iridium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Up close with some big samples of real Iridium. Our thanks to Johnson Matthey. See all the elements at http://bit.ly/118elements Naming Iridium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe6SjQRzxZQ Gold Vault: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTtf5s2HFkA More chemist
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Neptunium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We get a close-up look at Neptunium during a visit to the National Nuclear Laboratory at Sellafield. This video features Mark Sarsfield from NNL - and periodicvideos regulars Steve Liddle and Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham. With thanks
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Boiling Water - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Original Everest video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTL4dj3Gx1o This video features Martyn Poliakoff, Samantha Tang and Neil Barnes. Thanks to Buddhi Rai and Chandra Rai for all theri help with the Everest boiling. More chemistry at http://www.periodic
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Famous Science Spectacles - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Joseph Priestley made a famous discovery - but it seems his eyesight wasn't too good? Royal Society (Romantic Chemistry Exhibition until June 14): http://royalsociety.org/events/2012/romantic-chemistry/ Professor Martyn Poliakoff is Foreign Secretary of t
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Science in America - Neil deGrasse Tyson

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We offer this 4min video on “Science in America”, containing what may be the most important words Neil deGrasse Tyson has ever spoken. ------------- Redglass Pictures is an award-winning production studio co-founded by Sarah Klein and Tom Maso
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How do we find new planets?

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It’s possible to see many of the planets in our solar system just by looking up at the night sky—but only those that are largest and closest to our Sun. Astrophysicist Jackie Faherty explains a few of the more advanced astrometric techniques used to detec
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Red-Hot Platinum Ingot - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Casting a 4kg platinum ingot. It's worth... well, that depends on today's platinum price! More from our visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg2WzCzKpYU Subscribe to computerphile - http://bit.ly/XqEDYi Filmed at Johnson Matthey - our thanks to them. Mo
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What Makes Something See-Through? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains...

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Why are some things see-through and others are not? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explain the physics behind transparency and the electromagnetic spectrum. How does transparency work? Learn about different wavelengths and what objects are tr
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What Are Virtual Particles?

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As we’ve learned, black holes can evaporate over time thanks to the creation of virtual particles at the edge of the event horizon. Dr. Paul Matt Sutter returns to help us make sense of the science. Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More
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Old School Professor - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Professor Martyn Poliakoff visits Westminster School, where he scored 6 out of 10 on his first chemistry experiment! The Prof gave the annual Tizard Lecture. More at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CK4WHElb4Q Here is his Nyholm Lecture: http://www.youtub
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Water Boiling At Everest - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Boiling water at various altitudes on the trek from Lukla to Everest Base Camp. Part Two: https://youtu.be/sCh2T9axLyY Nepal Flag: http://bit.ly/10G3Ef3 Everest 8848: http://bit.ly/11ilGvs More scenic clips from Brady's trip: http://bit.ly/12di1M8 Special
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The SAT Question Everyone Got Wrong

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How an SAT question became a mathematical paradox. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial, and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription.I invented Snatoms, a molecule modeling kit where the atoms sn
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Palladium - Periodic Table Of Videos

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For our updated Palladium video, we are mining the Royal Society archives for the story of its discovery - a tale of money, an asteroid and stolen samples? The discovery was made by William Hyde Wollaston. Royal Society (Romantic Chemistry Exhibition unti
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The Future of Gravitational Waves | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

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Find out how gravitational waves are allowing us to unlock the secrets behind black hole formation and growth. Get your own Space Time tshirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [
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Mercury And Relativity - Periodic Table Of Videos

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A new paper discusses how relativity plays a role in Mercury's low melting point. Planet Mercury (Sixty Symbols): http://youtu.be/rZU8Y9DIBtI Copernicium: http://youtu.be/fqCdP9Uw5vo Gallium: http://youtu.be/N6ccRvKKwZQ Gold Vault :http://youtu.be/CTtf5s2
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How Do Bikes Stay Up? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains

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How do bikes stay up? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly learn the physics behind what makes riding a bicycle possible.How do bikes and motorcycles stay up? Learn about gyroscopic and angular momentum. Is the gyroscopic force the
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Musket Firing (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Firing a (very old) musket and filming with a (very new) high-speed camera. With thanks to Jim Gamble. Also discussed by Professor Martyn Poliakoff. Ebay auction has ended. Music courtesy of Henrik 'Appe' Johansson. More chemistry at http://www.periodicvi
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Holy Smoke And A New Pope - Periodic Table Of Videos

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We use the Vatican's own recipe to re-create the black and white smoke used during the Papal Conclave. The cardinals elected a former chemist as Pope - Pope Francis! Black Smoke = No Pope White Smoke = Pope This video features Dr Darren Walsh. Thanks also
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Hydrogen Explosions (slow Motion) - Periodic Table Of Videos

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High-speed footage of Hydrogen explosions, with and without Oxygen added to the initial mixture. Professor Martyn Poliakoff discusses, - and muses over questions about our previous hydrogen videos. Watch videos about EVERY element: http://bit.ly/VT9nNZ Re
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High Speed Chemistry - Periodic Table Of Videos

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Filming chemistry with a high-speed camera - main videos coming soon, but here's a preview and chance to see someone stroke The Prof's hair! Reactions filmed with a Phantom Miro (awesome!). We used this: http://www.visionresearch.com/Products/High-Speed-C
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The Life of a Black Hole

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Black holes are some of the most exciting phenomena in astrophysics, but what exactly are they? How do they live and die? Let's dive into the basics. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/ElementsPlaylistSo
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This Massive Super Earth Is Almost As Old As the Universe

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In the ever-growing hunt for exoplanets, astronomers have recently discovered that one of the oldest stars in the Milky Way actually hosts a hot, rocky Super-Earth... when it shouldnt. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements
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Multiverse Theory Explained: Does the Multiverse Really Exist? Truth of Multiple Realities

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Multiverse theory suggests that our universe, which consists of billions and billions of planets, stars and galaxies and extends out tens of billions of light-years, may not be the only universe that exists. There could be another universe that is complet
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Are There Antimatter Galaxies?

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One of the big mysteries in astronomy is what happened to all the antimatter? Is it possible that it’s actually still out there, in huge antimatter galaxies? Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com
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How Long Is A Day On The Sun?

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Thanks to everyone who supports MinutePhysics on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/minutephysics Link to Patreon supporters here: http://www.minutephysics.com/supporters.html This video is about the definition of a day, and how it applies (or not) on the su
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What If Our Sun Disappeared? #kurzgesagt #shorts

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Don't worry, if the Sun disappears, nothing bad happens to us... for the first 8 minutes and 20 seconds. No promises about everything after that.#inanutshell #kurzgesagt #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #learnwithshorts #earthshorts #astrophysics #astronerds #what
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Dimensions

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What’s up with the fourth dimension? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the dimensions, worldlines, and what it would mean to be 4D. Learn about time and space and how we navigate through both. What would a 2D world be like for two-dimension
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What the Most Powerful Magnet in the Universe is Capable of: Magnetars Explained

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Learn more about astronomy and space for free at; https://brilliant.org/reallifelore/ Please Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2dB7VTO Animations courtesy of Josh Sherrington of Heliosphere: https://www.youtube.com/user/Necrith Music is by Brandon Maahs. Check out
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Stargazing: The Summer Triangle | SciShow Kids

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Hosted by: Sam Schultz (he/him)Kaitie Janecke Soltesz: WriterKyle Nackers: Fact CheckerJD Voyek: Script EditorMadison Lynn: VideographerHiroka Matsushima: Script SupervisorStefan Chin: EditorAndrew Smith: Sound DesignerSam Schultz: PuppeteerFaith Evelyn S
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Telescopes in Space! | How We Study Space | SciShow Kids

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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Anthony and Squeaks find out how you can put telescopes in different places to help you see further away and get better pictures of things in spac
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Magnetic Pole Shift - A Doomsday Scenario? #shorts #kurzgesagt

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Follow us for more sciencey content.Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/kgs-tiktok-sourcesEarth's magnetic field is going to flip. So we're better off knowing what that means for us as well, when it plays the UNO reverse card on us.#i
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What Happens if Earth Suddenly Stops Rotating? #kurzgesagt #shorts

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You don't even realize how fast Earth rotates, unless you pause its rotation... #inanutshell #kurzgesagt #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #learnwithyoutube #learnwithshorts #spacefacts #astronerds #astrophysics #astronomy #outerspace #earthfacts #evolution #planet
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Nobel Prize Parking Spaces - Periodic Table Of Videos

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...and other tales from our visit to Berkeley. With thanks to the distinguished (and gracious) Darleane Hoffman and Alexander Pines. More videos from our trip to Berkeley will be coming soon, including more about Glenn Seaborg. Since filming, Prof Pines h
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The "Mountain Or Valley?" Illusion

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Thanks to Skillshare for supporting this video: http://skl.sh/MinutePhysics for 2 free months! This video is about a multistable perceptual illusion, similar to the hollow face illusion, whereby maps or aerial or satellite photos look upside down/inside o
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How Tiny Can a Black Hole Be? #shorts

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Follow us for more sciencey content.Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/kgs-tiktok-sourcesYou might think a tiny black hole is cute, but it turns out that it's just as deadly as all the other black holes. So please consider this, befo
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Why We Are Losing the Night Sky

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Check out America From Scratch: https://youtu.be/LVuEJ15J19sSUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below It never gets dark anymore. Not REALLY dark, anyway. Not like it used to. Light pollution is not only makin
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How ESAs Dark Energy Telescope Will Map the Dark Universe

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ESA is building its first space telescope to investigate how dark energy and dark matter control our universe. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Countdown to Launch: http://bit.ly/CTLplaylist Thumbnail Credit: Thales Alenia Spa
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Starship SN8 Flight: The Mini Documentary

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On December 9, SpaceX successfully launched Starship SN8 on its first-ever high-altitude test flight to 12.5 km (41,000 ft). We and the crowds at South Padre Island lost our minds. We also made lots of new friends, especially Gene and Rachel of Spadre.com
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LISA | The Biggest Space Mission Ever

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The Lisa mission will be really cool, I look at all the reasons why.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/domainofscienceDFTBA Store: https://store.dftba.com/collections/domain-of-science RedBubble Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/DominicWallimanThe Eur
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How Long Could You Survive on Other Planets?

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Humanity has dreamed of living beyond Earth for millennia, but would you really want to be in a spacesuit for the rest of your life? Watch More Space Crafts! | https://bit.ly/2GqH0aO Read More: Mars Surface May Be Too Toxic for Microbial Life https://www.
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Was The Big Bang Just A Black Hole?

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Fraser "Asks a Spaceman" Dr. Paul Matt Sutter - why do we call the Big Bang a singularity, when we also call black holes singularities? Click here for Part II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb9ivmAi6rM Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday
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Let's Make Earth Twice as Large! #shorts #kurzgesagt

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Good thing Earth is not twice as large, because if an apple would fall on a person's head it would give them serious head injuries instead of ground breaking ideas. #inanutshell #kurzgesagt #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #learnwithyoutube #learnwithshorts #space
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What is dark matter ? And what is it made of ? #darkmatter #astrophysics #spacedocumentary

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What is dark matter? And what is it made of?If you like the video don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel, until then stay safe and curious.Check out our Hindi Channel - https://youtube.com/channel/UCnhCp2WPIYTDqfXu-HVgn-QDo check out our other
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How Space-Time Works When You Look At The Stars

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We're used to looking at everything around us unfolding in real time. But when we look at the stars, were actually looking at the past. We arent seeing the stars, or really anything in the universe, as they currently are. Were seeing things as they were.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains The Three-Body Problem

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What is the three body problem? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down why the three body problem is unsolvable and what makes it mathematically chaotic. Is the solar system unstable? Find out about Isaac Newton’s worries about the s
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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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Why Venus and Mercury have no Moons?

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Do you know all planets except for Mercury and Venus have moons? In fact, Earth is the only planet to have just one moon; remaining planets from Mars onward have multiple moons, with Saturn having as much as 82 moons! So when most of the planets are inund
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Gravity is not a force | What is gravity ? #astrophysics #gravity #universe

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Gravity is not a force | What is gravity ? #astrophysics #gravity #universe #spacedocumentary #spaceIf you like the video don't forget to like and subscribe to our channel, until then stay safe and curious.Check out our Hindi Channel - https://youtube.com
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Betelgeuse Is Destined to Explode as a SupernovaBut When?

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Long considered one of the brightest stars in the night sky, Betelgeuse has begun to dramatically fade then brighten again for reasons we cant quite pin down. And its caused some people to wonder if it's about to explode. Catch up on Constellations! https
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What Will the James Webb Space Telescope See Out There?

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What is the most complex space telescope ever built all about? Join Museum astrophysicist Jackie Faherty and Director of Astrovisualization Carter Emmart for this special look at the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Expected to launch in late December,
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How Does This Hoverboard Work?

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Lexus recently came out with a video showing off their new hoverboard but how does it all work? Hyperloop vs. High Speed Rail ►►►► http://dne.ws/1gPSMM9 Read More: Here's How the Lexus Hoverboard Actually Works http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-
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The Milky Way as You’ve Never Seen It Before – AMNH SciCafe

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Fly through the galaxy with Museum astrophysicist Jackie Faherty, who takes us on a dazzling tour of new research and data visualizations made possible by recently released data from the Gaia space telescope. In April 2018, the European Space Agency’s Gai
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How Close Are We to Photographing a Black Hole?

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What does a black hole look like? No one knows for sure. Artists make their images based on what physicists think they look like. But that could be about to change. This Is Not What Space Looks Like - https://youtu.be/N5rZ9E72zbI Read More: Scientists Won
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If We Heard from Aliens, What Would It Look Like?

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Earth can be a really loud place if you’re searching for an extraterrestrial signal. So how does SETI sift through all the cosmic noise to hunt for alien signals. How Eyes Evolved to See the World Differently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsuSfkr3I10&t=
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Cosmic Dust Is Everywhere, and There Might Be Some on You!

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Nearly 60 tons of cosmic dust falls on Earth every single day, but where does it come from? Watch Space Crafts here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZEn4Y3_GLo&list=PL6uC-XGZC7X5njHSL2Wt_PQ0EGqab6_9g&index=4 Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscript
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Chemistry Dubstep

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Check these samples. Created solely from sounds recorded in our labs. Music/video by Dave & Adam - check their channel for more creations: http://bit.ly/boyinaband Behind the scenes (including interview with Dave and Adam): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
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How Do We Know There’s A Planet 9?

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Are you having trouble keeping track of all the planets in the Solar System? Good news! Astronomers have found evidence that there’s another huge planet far out in the Solar System. Textbooks will need to be rewritten again. You’re welcome. Support us at:
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How Satellites Track Your Exact Location

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GPS has become a staple on any smartphone, but how does it work? How Does Your Brain’s GPS Work? ►►►► http://dne.ws/1XfwdhD Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://dne.ws/1McUJdm Read More: How GPS Receivers Work http://electronics.howstuffwo
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Deconstructing the Science in Popular Films with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Podcast Highlights

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Neil deGrasse Tyson investigates the science of pop fiction and superheroes with comedian Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu, PhD. We dive right into speed-of-light communication in space. If two parties are communicating light years away from each
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This Space Suburb Could Hold Secrets About the Origin of the Solar System

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There’s a rocky superhighway in the outskirts of our solar system, and it might be home to the ominous Planet 9. Everything You Need To Know About the Earth's Terminator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpREvI5atzU&t=34s Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/s
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Another Universe May Have Bumped Into Ours and We Might Have Proof

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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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