Astropy

Teach Astronomy - Astrology

http://www.teachastronomy.com/ Astrology, or the belief that objects in the sky can control or influence human affairs, has absolutely no scientific basis. It does however have a long and interesting history dating back thousands of years. The Babylonians used astrology 5 thousand years

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Astrology: Fact or Fiction?

A significant percentage of the population believes in astrology. This is the notion that the positions of the stars and planets in the sky at the moment of your birth have an influence on your characteristics, and that their positions over time influence daily events. Can this be possible

From playlist Astronomy/Astrophysics

Artificial Satellites of Earth and Their Orbits

Our solar system is full of incredible objects, and some of them are manmade! Beyond the probes we've sent to observe other planets, we've put countless objects up into orbit to perform a variety of functions. What are these, where are they, and how do they work? Let's examine some of Eart

From playlist Astronomy/Astrophysics

Cosmology: A Big Bang and the Beginning of the Universe

If we want to learn about the universe, we have to start at the very beginning. How and when did the universe begin? Is it even possible to know about such things? Yes, it is! That's what cosmology is all about, the origin and development of the universe. Let's go over what astronomers kno

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Astrobiology: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life

How many movies have you seen about aliens? Are any of them realistic? Does intelligent life exist elsewhere in the universe or are we totally alone? Both options are rather terrifying, frankly. But there are scientists that spend their days looking for places where life might be, and spec

From playlist Astronomy/Astrophysics

The Formation of The Earth and The Moon

As we make our way through the solar system, our third stop brings us to Earth, which is almost certainly where you are sitting as you read these words, unless my content is still being watched hundreds of years after its release on some base on Callisto! How did the Earth form? And what a

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Studying Other Worlds with the Help of a Starshade

This animation shows the prototype starshade, a giant structure designed to block the glare of stars so that future space telescopes can take pictures of planets. More info here: http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/video/15

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A01 An introduction to a series on space medicine

A new series on space medicine.

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The Formation of the Solar System and the Structure of the Sun

So we learned about the formation of the Milky Way, which is the galaxy that we live in. But where in that galaxy do we live? We live on a planet that orbits a star that we simply refer to as "The Sun", so where is that, and when did our solar system form? We are now ready to learn about h

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Nicholas Tierney - Recognising research software in academia

Dr Nicholas Tierney (Telethon Kids Institute) presents "Recognising research software in academia”, 29 October 2021.

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Astrophysics and Religion

Many religions have spent time on two things: trying to generate feelings of awe and nudging us to be kinder. Surprisingly, and unwittingly, these are tasks which astrophysics is also rather good at. Please subscribe here: http://tinyurl.com/o28mut7 If you like our films take a look at our

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