Video: Topics: Science & Nature: Astronomy
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NOVA | Modeling a Comet Airburst | PBS
See why an explosion three miles above Earth would act like a hot tornado on the surface. 03:20
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Scientific American Frontiers | The Dark Side of the Universe | PBS (#1405)
Full Program: Alan Alda joins some of the world's leading astronomers as they wrestle with the implications of their latest discoveries: that everything we can see, from the world around us to the most distant... 55:15
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NOVA scienceNOW | Origins of the Solar System | PBS (#505)
A supernova may have triggered the formation of our sun and planets 13:03
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Symphony of Science | 'The Big Beginning' (ft. Hawking, Sagan, Dawkins, Shears, Tyson) | PBS
"The Big Beginning" is the eighth installment in the Symphony of Science music video series. It deals with the origins of our universe, covering the Big Bang theory, expansion and cooling of the... 03:01
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NOVA scienceNOW | Can We Make It to Mars? | PBS (#501)
Full Program: See new space suits, foods, plasma rockets, and meet a Mars rover driver. 53:06
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NOVA scienceNOW | Can We Make It to Mars? Preview | PBS (#501)
Premiering January 19, 2011 on PBS 00:30
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NOVA scienceNOW | Plasma Rockets | PBS (#501)
A new rocket might be able to zip us to Mars and back in under three months. 06:39
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NOVA scienceNOW | Space Food | PBS (#501)
How do you keep food fresh on a three-year round-trip to Mars? 06:51
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NOVA scienceNOW | Space Dangers | PBS (#501)
Can we protect Mars-bound astronauts from deadly meteoroids, radiation, and other hazards? 13:19
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NOVA scienceNOW | Profile: Vandi Verma | PBS (#501)
A daredevil engineer born in India now drives the Mars rovers. 09:59
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Symphony of Science | Journey to the Moon (Apollo 11 Moon Landing Remixed) | PBS
A song sampling the NASA documentary "Flight of Apollo 11", depicting the events of July 1969 when the first human set foot upon the moon. 02:27
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History Detectives | Season 8: Episode 1 | PBS (#801)
Full Program: Space Boot; Satelloon; Moon Museum 55:10
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History Detectives | Moon Museum | PBS (#801)
Become a History Detective, help PBS solve the mystery of John F. Did this elusive NASA engineer help put Andy Warhol art on the moon? In 1969, six major artists, including Andy Warhol, conspired... 16:30
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Symphony of Science | 'The Case for Mars' (ft. Zubrin, Sagan, Cox & Boston) | PBS
"The Case for Mars" is the sixth installment in the Symphony of Science music video series. It features Robert Zubrin, Carl Sagan, Brian Cox, and Penelope Boston. Samples come from the documentary... 04:00
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Sanford Museum and Planetarium, Cherokee, Iowa (#105)
If you like artifacts and star gazing, Dan’s stop in Cherokee will be of interest to you. Hosted by Dan Kaercher, Iowa's Simple Pleasures is a new series produced by Iowa Public Television that... 04:19








