SciShow Space

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2014
2014x1
Kepler's Planetary Bonanza
Episode overview
01, 2014
You've know that the Kepler Space Telescope has discovered HUNDREDS of new planets outside our solar system -- but how does it find them? And how do scientists tell the real planets from .. show full overview
2014x2
NASA's Plan to Capture an Asteroid
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03, 2014
Caitlin Hofmeister walks you through NASA's planned Asteroid Retrieval Mission, which aims to capture a space-rock and put it in lunar orbit for study -- all by 2025!
2014x3
What Are Seasons Like On Other Planets?
Episode overview
08, 2014
Ever wonder what seasons are like on other planets? Astronomers are beginning to find out, and SciShow Space explains how they know, what causes the change in seasons, and what "summer" might mean on distant worlds.
2014x4
Oceans on Saturn's Moon Enceladus!
Episode overview
10, 2014
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a huge ocean under the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. But how? And what does it really mean? Hank lays out the data -- straight from space to your brain!
2014x5
Why Is Pluto Not A Planet?
Episode overview
15, 2014
Pluto's not a planet. We're sorry, but we think it's time you move on. If you've gone through all your breakup music and Meg Ryan movies, and you still can't get over it, then SciShow .. show full overview
2014x6
Asteroids, Exomoons, and a Crash on the Moon
Episode overview
17, 2014
Caitlin serves up the latest in space-science news, this week featuring developments in missions dedicated to sampling asteroids, detecting exomoons, and solving the mysteries of the moon.
2014x7
Where Does the Solar System End?
Episode overview
22, 2014
SciShow Space explains how different experts define our the boundaries of our solar system and why it's way more complicated (and interesting) than it sounds.
2014x8
New Earth-Size Planet and a Solar Eclipse
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24, 2014
Caitlin Hofmeister gives you the latest news from around the universe, including Kepler's latest exoplanet discovery, an upcoming solar eclipse, and a breathtaking image from Hubble.
2014x9
Where Did the Moon Come From?
Episode overview
29, 2014
SciShow Space takes you to the moon! Learn about the competing theories about how Earth's closest neighbor formed.
2014x10
Microbes From Space and Bits of Halley's Comet
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01, 2014
SciShow Space gives you the latest in Space News, including fascinating facts about the latest visitors to the ISS, how to spot the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, and a new discovery in our own celestial neighborhood.
2014x11
White Holes: An Impossible Possibility
Episode overview
06, 2014
Reid Reimers expands your mind with an explanation of white holes -- celestial objects that almost definitely are not real things that can be found in nature. Except, we might have actually seen one.
2014x12
'Secret' Space Plane, and Curiosity's New Rock
Episode overview
08, 2014
Caitlin delivers the latest developments from around the universe, including Curiosity's latest drill, the low-down on that "secret" space plane, and the dimmest galaxy ever detected.
2014x13
The History, and Future, of Space Suits
Episode overview
13, 2014
Reid Reimers explains one of the often-overlooked technologies that humans need to live in, and explore, space: space suits. Learn about the hundred-year history of the pressurized suit, and see what the future of space couture might look like.
2014x14
Solar Flares and a Virtual Universe
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15, 2014
SciShow Space takes you inside solar flares, and how we've managed to get the best look at one yet, along with news about a new, Web-based simulation of the earliest days of the universe that you can explore yourself!
2014x15
The Asteroid Belt: Not What You Think!
Episode overview
21, 2014
Buckle up for a trip to the asteroid belt -- though it's not nearly as dangerous out there as you might think. But there's a LOT waiting to be discovered, including some crucial clues about the formation of the solar system itself.
2014x16
Space Station Science and NASA's Flying Saucer
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23, 2014
SciShow Space shares the latest news from around the universe, including a wrap-up of the experiments conducted in the last space station mission, a test of a new "flying saucer" device .. show full overview
2014x17
Minerva and the New Hunt for Alien Worlds
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27, 2014
SciShow explains the science of detecting exoplanets -- planets in orbit around distant stars -- and how a new observatory being built in California may open up whole new worlds to us, literally!
2014x18
New Supernova, and Internet on the Moon
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30, 2014
SciShow Space shares the latest news from the around the universe, including the first supernova observed in real time, and Internet service on the moon. Finally!
2014x19
What Is Gravitational Lensing?
Episode overview
03, 2014
Learn more about gravitational lensing with host Caitlin Hofmeister.
2014x20
SpaceX's Awesome New Craft, and 'Mega-Earth' Discovered
Episode overview
05, 2014
SciShow Space gives you the latest news from around the universe, including the discovery of a new class of exoplanet dubbed a "mega-Earth," and a tour of SpaceX's new crewed vehicle, the Dragon V2.
2014x21
4 Awesome NASA Inventions You Use Every Day
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10, 2014
SciShow Space shares four wonderful things that you probably use every day, all made possible by NASA technology.
2014x22
The First Star-Within-A-Star
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12, 2014
SciShow Space shares the latest news from around the universe, including the first observation of a star-within-a-star, and the debut image from the newest telescope to be enlisted in the hunt for alien worlds.
2014x23
The Oort Cloud: Believe it or Not
Episode overview
17, 2014
Learn about the Oort Cloud with host Reid Reimers on this episode of SciShow Space!
2014x24
NASA's Next Target: Earth
Episode overview
19, 2014
SciShow Space News tells you about NASA's latest launch -- the first mission dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- and gives you a primer on what the June solstice really is!
2014x25
What Would Earth Be Like Without a Moon?
Episode overview
23, 2014
SciShow Space takes to you a world where the night is always dark, the tides are paltry -- and the days are only 8 hours long. See how different Earth would be if there were no moon!
2014x26
The Great Attractor: A Truly Massive Mystery
Episode overview
02, 2014
There's something out there SO massive that it's pulling on every object within hundreds of millions of light years. But we can't see it! So what DO we know? Today on SciShow Space, Reid Reimers tells us more about the Great Attractor.
2014x27
Titan's 'Magic Island' and A Triple Black Hole!
Episode overview
04, 2014
Join Caitlin Hoffmeister in this episode of SciShow Space News as we explore the universe!
2014x28
How Do Satellites Get & Stay in Orbit?
Episode overview
09, 2014
SciShow Space takes you into Low Earth Orbit to explain how artificial satellites get up there and stay there -- at least for a while.
2014x29
Water Weirdness: Sweaty Comets, and Titan's Hidden Oceans
Episode overview
11, 2014
SciShow News gives you some wet and weird developments from around the solar system, including new insights about what liquid lurks under the surface of Titan, and a sweaty comet that's been spotted on its way toward the sun.
2014x30
Rogue Planets, Loners of the Universe
Episode overview
15, 2014
Meet one of the newest celestial bodies to be discovered: rogue planets, worlds that hurtle around the galaxy without any parent star. Caitlin Hofmeister explains how we found them, and where we think they might have come from.
2014x31
4 Important Lessons from the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
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17, 2014
SciShow Space celebrates the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing by highlighting just four of the most important things we learned from the Apollo 11 mission.
2014x32
Moonquakes and Marsquakes
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22, 2014
SciShow Space explores the origins of Earthquakes that aren't on Earth. Moonquakes and Marsquakes can happen, too!
2014x33
Watch the Delta Aquarids, and Meet NASA's 'Aquanauts'
Episode overview
24, 2014
SciShow Space preps you for the Delta Aquarids, a meteor shower, and explains what makes them so unique. Plus, join “aquanauts” on one of NASA’s least-known missions, a nine-day tour in its NEEMO undersea laboratory.
2014x34
Is Earth Getting Heavier?
Episode overview
29, 2014
SciShow Space tackles a viewer question: Is the Earth getting heavier? The answers -- there’s actually more than one -- may surprise you!
2014x35
Dry New Planets and The Search for Dirty Aliens
Episode overview
31, 2014
SciShow Space shares the latest news from space research, including the first definitive detection of water on an exoplanet, and a new theory for how we should search for alien civilizations.
2014x36
How Do Astronauts Do Their Business?
Episode overview
05, 2014
So how do astronauts manage to pee and poop in microgravity? And what happens to all of their waste? Do you really want to know? If you do, the answers are inside!
2014x37
Our Next Mission to Mars, and How the Sun Will Kill the Internet
Episode overview
07, 2014
SciShow Space shares the latest news from around the universe, including new details about our next mission to Mars, and a study that predicts a catastrophic solar storm may be more likely than we thought.
2014x38
What's It Like On Mercury?
Episode overview
12, 2014
SciShow Space takes you on a tour of Mercury, the sun’s closest friend, where a year is just a day and half long, and the surface holds many surprises -- like ice!
2014x39
Comet Chase & Molten Moons
Episode overview
14, 2014
In this episode of SciShow Space News, Hank details the work of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft. He also explains the new discoveries of Jupiter's moon Io.
2014x40
The Supernova of 1054, Our Very Special 'Guest Star'
Episode overview
19, 2014
All of humanity likely saw it, a brilliant supernova that lit up the daytime sky in 1054. But 960 years later, there’s still a lot we don't quite understand about the famous celestial phenomenon.
2014x41
Stardust Discovery, and 2 Planetary Conjunctions
Episode overview
21, 2014
SciShow Space shares the latest developments from around the universe, including news about the first material ever collected from outside the solar system, and a backyard astronomers’ guide to two upcoming planetary conjunctions.
2014x42
Astronaut Weightlessness Training
Episode overview
26, 2014
SciShow Space takes you behind the scenes of astronaut training, to show how crew members and their equipment are tested in microgravity, all while never having to leave Earth.
2014x43
Epic Meteor Adventure and Ozone Mystery
Episode overview
28, 2014
SciShow explores two celestial mysteries: the origins of a meteorite that crashed into a house in California, and who’s releasing chemicals into the atmosphere that were banned more than 25 years ago?
2014x44
The Smallest Star in the Universe
Episode overview
02, 2014
SciShow Space takes you to the smallest star in the universe, and explains how astronomers figured out that’s what it was!
2014x45
The Most Powerful Rocket Ever, and Gecko Sex in Space
Episode overview
04, 2014
SciShow Space News shares the latest developments from around the universe, including NASA’s plan to build the world’s most powerful rocket, and the fate of Russian geckos sent to have sex in space.
2014x46
How Much of Me Is 'Star Stuff?'
Episode overview
09, 2014
Carl Sagan famously observed that we are all made of “star stuff.” But what does that mean? And how much of you is really made of dead stars? SciShow Space explains!
2014x47
Our New Galactic Neighborhood, and a Tar Comet?
Episode overview
11, 2014
SciShow Space shares the latest news from around the universe, including new insights into the giant supercluster of galaxies that we call home, and the first “data baby” from Rosetta’s rendezvous with a comet.
2014x48
What's It Like on ... Venus?
Episode overview
16, 2014
SciShow Space takes you on a tour of Venus, a world with such an extreme environment that you might call it “Earth’s evil twin.”
2014x49
Curiosity's Sequel, and the Key to Finding Alien Life
Episode overview
18, 2014
SciShow Space News shares the latest developments from around the universe, including the Curiosity’s arrival at its final destination, and new insights into what clues we should really be looking for in our search for alien life.
2014x50
The Future of Our Sun and Earth
Episode overview
24, 2014
SciShow Space gives you a blow by blow account of what’s going to happen to the sun -- and Earth.
2014x51
2 Weird Experiments in Human Space Flight
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25, 2014
SciShow Space News reveals two weird experiments in human spaceflight: one showed us what it really feels like to walk on the moon, the other put ordinary people through space flight simulation to see how they did. Find out inside!
2014x52
What Would Happen If the Planets Lined Up?
Episode overview
30, 2014
Planetary alignments: They’re the favorite astronomical scenario of kooks, con artists, and Hollywood producers everywhere. But has it ever happened? And what would it do to Earth if it did?
2014x53
A 'New Neptune' With Water, and Cyanide in Space
Episode overview
02, 2014
SciShow Space News shares the latest developments from around the universe, including the discovery of water vapor on a new “exo-Neptune,” and cyanide found in the clouds where stars are born.
2014x54
Great Minds of Astronomy: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Episode overview
07, 2014
Welcome to SciShow Space! In this episode Caitlin Hofmeister will talk about Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, one of the most influential women in astronomy!
2014x55
Earth's Underwater Topography & The Recent Space Walk
Episode overview
09, 2014
We just mapped out 80% of our earth and gave the ISS a tuneup! Hank Green explains what is going on in this episode of SciShow Space News!
2014x56
The Most Dangerous Part of Space Travel: Coming Home
Episode overview
14, 2014
SciShow Space takes you through perhaps the scariest part of every space mission -- re-entry. How do astronauts survive the turbulent return to Earth’s atmosphere? Math, y’all!
2014x57
A New Comet's Very, Very Near Miss
Episode overview
16, 2014
This week, a new comet will make its first visit to the inner Solar System, just barely missing Mars (we hope). SciShow Space News takes you there!
2014x58
How Do Spacecraft Survive Re-Entry?
Episode overview
21, 2014
How do spacecraft survive the enormous heat and crushing g’s of re-entry? And why don’t astronauts actually land in rockets, like they do in cartoons and comic books? SciShow Space explains!
2014x59
Saturn's 'Death Star' and Hubble's Latest Masterpiece
Episode overview
23, 2014
SciShow Space News takes you to the solar system’s own Death Star -- Saturn’s moon Mimas, where something mysterious is going on. Plus, we share a stunning new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope that holds a few surprises!
2014x60
Zombie Stars Discovered!
Episode overview
28, 2014
SciShow Space reveals the discovery of a whole new kind of supernova, and the undead stars they leave behind.
2014x61
A Smelly Comet and a Record-Breaking Skydive
Episode overview
30, 2014
SciShow Space News gives you a whiff of comet 67P, and takes you through a record-breaking skydive from an altitude five times the height of Mount Everest.
2014x62
Hardcore Metal Stars
Episode overview
04, 2014
SciShow Space describes a new phenomenon that might be out there: Stars made entirely out of metal. But it’s not quite what it sounds like!
2014x63
Two Tragic Crashes
Episode overview
06, 2014
SciShow Space News looks into two recent rocket failures over U.S. soil, exploring possible causes and sizing up the risks of spaceflight since humans first started reaching for the stars.
2014x64
Terraforming: Can We Turn Mars Into Earth 2.0?
Episode overview
11, 2014
Are there ways to terraform Mars -- that is, make it habitable for humans? Some scientists think so. They have big plans, but they also face some big obstacles.
2014x65
We Land on a Comet!
Episode overview
13, 2014
SciShow Space News gives you the update of the historic mission that has, for the first time ever, landed a spacecraft on the surface of a comet!
2014x66
Great Minds: Robert Goddard, Original Rocket Scientist
Episode overview
18, 2014
Get to know Robert Goddard, one of the original rocket scientists!
2014x67
RIP Philae? The Latest on the Comet Mission
Episode overview
20, 2014
SciShow Space News explains what happened to Philae, the first spacecraft on the surface of a comet, and shares what scientists say about the future of the mission.
2014x68
Could Life Be Older Than Earth?
Episode overview
23, 2014
SciShow Space explores new theories about the timing of the development of life on Earth, and elsewhere in the universe.
2014x69
Get Ready for Orion
Episode overview
27, 2014
On Thursday, December 4th, NASA will conduct the first test flight of its new deep space crew vehicle, going farther than any passenger vehicle has in over 40 years. Get ready to meet Orion!
2014x70
The Gamma Ray Burst of 775
Episode overview
03, 2014
About 1200 years ago, Earth may have experienced one of the rarest and most powerful cosmic events a planet can be exposed to: a gamma-ray burst. If it did, well, let’s just say that we, as living things on Earth, are lucky it wasn’t worse.
2014x71
Airglow: Why The Night Sky Is Really Green
Episode overview
09, 2014
If you look closely enough, you’ll see the night sky is actually a little green. SciShow Space explains the science behind the phenomenon known as airglow.
2014x72
What Happened on Orion's First Flight
Episode overview
11, 2014
SciShow Space News takes you step by step through the first voyage of the Orion spacecraft.
2014x73
Wernher von Braun: From Nazis to NASA
Episode overview
16, 2014
The American space program wouldn’t be what it is today if it weren’t for the contributions of a scientist who was also a former Nazi. Learn about the life and work of rocket scientist Wernher von Braun.
2014x74
SpaceX's Risky Reusable Rocket Launch
Episode overview
18, 2014
SciShow Space walks you through this week’s upcoming nail-biter: SpaceX’s attempt to land a reusable rocket on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean.
2014x75
The Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy: Don't Panic!
Episode overview
23, 2014
SciShow Space explores the supermassive black hole spinning at the center of our galaxy, and how we’ve all learned to live with it in harmony.
2014x76
We Are Sending a Probe into the Sun
Episode overview
30, 2014
Why are we sending a rocket into the sun? SciShow Space explains the why, what and how of Solar Probe Plus, a mission that’ll give us our closest look yet at our nearest star.

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