SciShow Space

IMDb TVDB Trailer
  • :
  • : 878
  • : 1
  • YouTube
  • 12
  • Documentary

:

.

2017
2017x1
Were the Planets Always in the Same Order?
Episode overview
Four rocky inner planets and four gaseous outer planets - makes sense, right? But when astronomers turned their eyes to planets beyond our star system they found out that many systems are set up differently. Why?
2017x2
Future Space News of 2017
Episode overview
We bring you a few upcoming missions that will be testing technology for future asteroid prospecting, trying to find more exoplanets, and continuing China's quest for a crewed moon mission.
2017x3
The Largest Electrical Current in the Universe
Episode overview
The information contained in this video may shock you!
2017x4
Two New NASA Missions!
Episode overview
With two new missions set by NASA, we hope to learn so much more of the asteroids surrounding Jupiter's orbit and the origin of our moon!
2017x5
The Solar Storm That Almost Started World War III
Episode overview
May 23rd, 1967 could have been the beginning of the end - all thanks to the sun.
2017x6
The Giant Wave on Venus
Episode overview
What was that giant swoop on Venus? And SpaceX continues to move forward.
2017x7
Why Is the Night Sky Dark?
Episode overview
If the universe is so vast and full of stars, why is the night sky dark?
2017x8
The New Space Weather Mission
Episode overview
The universe gets a little weirder, and more dangerous, every time we study it. Understanding space weather, which can mess with our communications systems, will take strategic planning to monitor.
2017x9
3 Galaxies That Shouldn't Exist
Episode overview
The universe is a big place full of galaxies that we've only begun to study. SciShow Space presents 3 of the strangest ones we've found so far.
2017x10
Boeing's Sweet New Spacesuits
Episode overview
Boeing has developed a snazzy new spacesuit and a couple studies give us clues about the history of Earth and the moon!
2017x11
How Do We Know What the Milky Way Looks Like?
Episode overview
How do we know what the Milky Way looks like if we've never been outside of it?
2017x12
The Sun's So Bright, It's Spinning Slower
Episode overview
Scientists have known the outside of the sun spins slower than the inside for a while, but they didn't know why until recently.
2017x13
How Cosmic Rays Make Astronauts See Stars
Episode overview
Some astronauts have reported the same specific symptoms: they see mysterious flashes of light out of the corner of their eyes. What causes those bizarre phenomena, and how does it affect astronauts?
2017x14
Landing on Europa!
Episode overview
NASA has proposed a mission that would land on Europa to search for signs of life & we've learned something sad about one of our neighbors, Proxima b.
2017x15
How (a Lack of) Bird Poop Proved the Big Bang
Episode overview
Reid describes how pigeons and bird poop helped prove the Big Bang!
2017x16
More New Earth-like Planets Nearby!
Episode overview
Between the new, potentially Earth-like planets, organic molecules on Ceres, and SpaceX's successful launch, it's been quite a week in space!
2017x17
The Strongest Magnetic Field in the Universe
Episode overview
Hint: It's not your collection of awesome refrigerator magnets!
2017x18
Evidence for Tatooine!
Episode overview
But maybe don't bust out the moisture farm equipment just yet!
2017x19
There's Going to Be a New Star in the Sky
Episode overview
The night sky is about to look a little different, but that's nothing new!
2017x20
SpaceX Is Sending People to the Moon!
Episode overview
SpaceX is spearheading space travel for consumers and one day hopes to take people to the moon!
2017x21
How Moon Rocks Revolutionized Astronomy
Episode overview
Getting our hands on a few moon rocks radically changed our understanding of the solar system!
2017x22
Enceladus's Super-Thin Ice
Episode overview
You might not want to sign up for the Enceladus Ice Hockey League... And some researchers have an idea that might make the Big Bang model more accurate!
2017x23
ALMA: What We've Learned from One of the Best Telescopes on Earth
Episode overview
Move over Hubble, ALMA sees what you can't!
2017x24
Pluto: Still Not A Planet
Episode overview
The ESA is working on a 'fresh-squeezed' spacecraft that will explore Jupiter's moons, and the New Horizons team makes a case for Pluto (and many others)!
2017x25
3 Stars That Shouldn't Exist
Episode overview
Based on what we think we know about the universe these stars really shouldn't exist, but they do!
2017x26
A Runaway Supermassive Black Hole
Episode overview
Black holes are a wondrous force of the universe! Hank explains how we found a supermassive rogue black hole & how DNA behaves in space!
2017x27
The Hunt for Water on the Moon
Episode overview
Crashing satellites into the moon can be fun AND educational!
2017x28
SpaceX Reused a Rocket!
Episode overview
This week SpaceX accomplished a first in the history of spaceflight: They reused a rocket big enough to send things into orbit!
2017x29
The Sun's Center Is 39,000 Years Younger Than Its Surface
Episode overview
In the early 1960s, Richard Feynman was quoted as saying that Earth's center should be a day or two younger than its surface. 50 years later, scientists re-did the math.
2017x30
An Earth-Sized Telescope Just Snapped Two Pictures
Episode overview
We may soon have a direct image of a black hole, and we have the first detection of an atmosphere on an Earth-sized exoplanet!
2017x31
Extreme Hypothetical Stars
Episode overview
You might think we’ve already found every kind of star by now, but astronomers think there are more that should hypothetically exist!
2017x32
New Watery Discoveries on Enceladus and Europa!
Episode overview
These days, it seems like we’re finding water all over the solar system. Still, it takes a lot more than a little H2O to support life.
2017x33
3 of the Strangest Moons in the Solar System
Episode overview
The solar system is full of strange things. But these three moons are especially strange, and kind of ... ugly.
2017x34
China's Almost Ready to Build Their Space Station
Episode overview
The International Space Station might be getting a new neighbor because China has big plans for their future in space!!
2017x35
Did a Planet Escape the Solar System?
Episode overview
Astronomers still aren't sure about how our solar system might have formed, but they have simulations to help them get closer to the answer!
2017x36
Cassini's Dangerous Dives Through Saturn's Rings
Episode overview
The Cassini probe is getting more dangerous assignments as its mission nears its end, and the sun's surface may be simpler than we once thought.
2017x37
Why Are There So Many Telescopes in Hawaii?
Episode overview
You might have realized that lots of ground-based telescopes are located in Hawaii...but why? It's not just for the beautiful sunsets.
2017x38
3D Printing Moon Bricks for a Moon Base
Episode overview
ESA’s newest printer at the DLR German Aerospace Center in Cologne, is designing a way to print bricks for a moon base.
2017x39
How Long Will the Curiosity Rover Last?
Episode overview
Curiosity's 23-month-long mission is already approaching the 5-year-mark! How much longer can we hope it will last?
2017x40
Could Water Survive on the Closest Exoplanet?
Episode overview
Exoplanets are being discovered in the habitable zone to sustain life as we know it. Could water be found on the closest exoplanet to us?
2017x41
15 Futuristic Space Mission Concepts in 5 Minutes
Episode overview
NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program has funded a slew of new space mission concepts! Which one is your favorite?
2017x42
Why Everyone Was Watching Tabby's Star Last Weekend
Episode overview
Tabby's star is at it again. Could it be aliens this time!? Also, astronomers have discovered a planet with the density of styrofoam!
2017x43
What We (Don't) Know About Dark Matter
Episode overview
Scientists are still working on theories that might help explain what the vast majority of our universe is made of.
2017x44
New Jupiter Weirdness From Juno
Episode overview
Astronomers have announced the Juno space probe’s first findings from Jupiter!
2017x45
How Studying Venus Saved Earth
Episode overview
Chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, seemed too good to be true when they were first created, and before long astronomers studying Venus' atmosphere discovered what could go wrong with this "miracle molecule."
2017x46
The Hottest Planet Ever
Episode overview
NASA is launching a mission to send a probe into the sun, and it's the first to be named after a living scientist: Eugene Parker and the Parker Solar Probe! Astronomers have found .. show full overview
2017x47
Mimas: The Real-Life Death Star
Episode overview
One of Saturn's moons looks a lot like an infamous planet-destroying battle station from science fiction, but astronomers have some very real theories about the complex crater that gives Mimas its unique feature.
2017x48
Could Life Have Survived in Mars's Ancient Lake?
Episode overview
Samples from the Curiosity rover suggest that Mars had a potentially habitable lake in its past, and gravitational lensing has helped scientists weigh a star!
2017x49
What Studying Earth Can Tell Us About Life on Mars
Episode overview
Scientists conduct some pretty cool research experiments for Mars here on Earth. These terrestrial analogues have revealed some incredible discoveries!
2017x50
The Truth About the Sun's 'Twin' and the Dinosaurs
Episode overview
Researchers published a paper last month, exploring the possibility that our sun might have once had a stellar twin! Could our solar system have once been a binary, or even a multi-star system?
2017x51
What We Learned from the Apollo 1 Fire
Episode overview
The Apollo 1 fire was a tragedy and a huge wake-up call for NASA, causing them to get much more serious about their safety procedures and technology, and also changed their attitude towards spaceflight in general.
2017x52
What We've Learned from the Dawn Mission So Far
Episode overview
The Dawn spacecraft has been exploring the two largest objects in the asteroid belt since 2007, and here's what we've learned so far!
2017x53
How Vera Rubin Found the First Direct Evidence for Dark Matter | Great Minds
Episode overview
Vera Rubin graphed the rotation curves of galaxies, helping astronomers better understand the accelerated orbits of stars on the outskirts of galaxies. Her life's work generated some of the first solid evidence for dark matter in the universe.
2017x54
The Mysterious Origins of Our Galaxy's Fastest Stars
Episode overview
A new paper that borrows old astrological data from the Voyager 2 probe has used brand-new computer simulations to find some new weird data about Uranus’s magnetic field. Another paper .. show full overview
2017x55
Do Any Stars NOT Have Planets?
Episode overview
Astronomers have used a few different methods to detect exoplanets, and improved telescopes are increasing the rate of discovery. But is it possible that any stars DON'T have planets, or are they just an expected feature of stellar formation?
2017x56
The Coolest Things We Didn't Know About Pluto Two Years Ago
Episode overview
On July 14, 2015, New Horizons flew by Pluto. Scientists have used the data from the mission so far to uncover active geology, an enormous canyon, a unique case of chemical coloration, .. show full overview
2017x57
Why Getting Sick in Space Is the Worst
Episode overview
We've talked about some of the ways microgravity can negatively affect humans, but for bacteria, being in space might be quite beneficial!
2017x58
The 2017 Solar Eclipse: What You Need to Know
Episode overview
On August 21, 2017, the United States will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1979! If you're in the right place at the right time, you're in for a spectacular show!
2017x59
The Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts
Episode overview
FRBs last just a few milliseconds, and astronomers have detected less than a couple dozen of them without our current telescopes. Where do scientists think they come from?
2017x60
'Weird! Signal' Mystery Solved!
Episode overview
Where did astronomers finally conclude that the 'Weird! Signal' was coming from? What has Elon Musk been up to with SpaceX and the Falcon Heavy rocket?
2017x61
Our First-Ever Missions to Mars, and What We Learned From Them
Episode overview
A lot of our knowledge of the inner solar system was gained fairly recently, and the Mariner program led the way!
2017x62
Our Alarmingly Close Shave with an Asteroid
Episode overview
How often do we miss asteroids like 2017 OO1, and what are astronomers doing to limit their impact? Meanwhile, distant icy worlds might not look as promising in our search for extraterrestrial life as scientists once thought.
2017x63
3 Mars Mysteries We Really Should Have Solved By Now
Episode overview
We’ve learned a lot about Mars over the years, but we keep uncovering new mysteries — important, fundamental aspects of The Red Planet that we just can’t explain. Here are three of them.
2017x64
NASA's Planetary Protection Job, and a Brand New Way to Study Neutrinos
Episode overview
The Planetary Protection Office is hiring and we’ve found a much easier way to study neutrinos.
2017x65
That Time Apollo 16 Astronauts Got the Farts
Episode overview
Even with scientifically controlled diets, astronauts can't yet safely prevent gas in space. What gives them gas, and why are they still eating it?
2017x66
A Better Way to Study Earth, and Lessons from Jellyfish Galaxies
Episode overview
A new detector can use neutrinos to help us take a peek inside Earth, and a study of jellyfish galaxies can help us understand more about an unsolved problem in astronomy.
2017x67
The Hot Mess That Was the Mir Space Station
Episode overview
Mir taught us a lot, but most days, it was also a mess of mold and electrical problems... even when it wasn’t literally on fire.
2017x68
Snowstorms on Mars!
Episode overview
New research looks into how snow falls on Mars, and scientists have been looking into other things falling from the sky onto planets: diamonds!
2017x69
The Future of Interstellar Communication
Episode overview
How will we communicate with the ships that we send to other stars? Scientists think the answer might involve using the sun as a giant lens to strengthen the signal.
2017x70
Would Aliens Be Able to See Earth?
Episode overview
Scientists have worked out how likely it is that distant planets can see earth, and we are learning new ways to study the magnetic fields of galaxies.
2017x71
Why Is the Sun's Corona So Hot?
Episode overview
The Sun's corona is hotter than its surface, but where do scientists think such immense heat comes from?
2017x72
Cassini's Last Hurrah & Hints About Saturn's Rings
Episode overview
Cassini is about to take its final dive into the rings of Saturn, and scientists are still debating the status of water on our moon.
2017x73
The Curiosity Rover's Most Amazing Discoveries
Episode overview
It might feel like it was only yesterday that the Curiosity rover touched down on Mars, but in August, the rover celebrated its fifth birthday! For a kindergartener, it’s made some really impressive discoveries.
2017x74
The Strongest Solar Flare in Over a Decade
Episode overview
Peggy Whitson is back from the International Space Station after breaking a list of records, and a major solar storm delivered the biggest solar flare we've seen in over a decade.
2017x75
That Time We Gave Earth a Ring Made of Millions of Tiny Needles
Episode overview
In the 1960s, the USA almost put a ring around the Earth by launching hundreds of millions of tiny copper needles into space in an attempt to create a reliable boost for their communications systems.
2017x76
The Fiery, Pitch-Black Egg-Planet
Episode overview
Last week, the Cassini probe dove into Saturn, never to be heard from again, but thankfully, Cassini wasn’t the only probe out there. And we’ve also found an exoplanet that might be even darker and stranger than we thought.
2017x77
Why Does the Earth's Magnetic Field Keep Flipping?
Episode overview
The geographic north pole doesn't always line up with the magnetic north pole, but what do scientists know about this flipping field?
2017x78
A New Binary Asteroid (That's Also a Comet!)
Episode overview
Astronomers discovered something cool about an object in the asteroid belt (2006 VW139/288P), and the European Space Agency is conducting a bed rest study that could help us get on our way to Mars.
2017x79
How We Used the Moon to Send Radio Messages
Episode overview
In the early days of the Cold War, it was difficult to send and receive messages across the globe. Before the US launched its first satellite in January 1958, the military tried a creative solution: bouncing radio waves off the Moon.
2017x80
Mars Cities and Moon Bases: SpaceX's Big New Plans
Episode overview
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced some ambitious plans at the International Aeronautical Congress. If he's right, we could have humans living on the moon and Mars within a decade, and you might never have an 18 hour flight again!
2017x81
What Movies Get Wrong About Space
Episode overview
Hollywood can be pretty negligent about physics and astronomy, even in really good movies, but there are a few specific misconceptions that pop up again and again. Movies mentioned .. show full overview
2017x82
A New Idea About Tabby's Star!
Episode overview
Astronomers might have finally discovered part of why Tabby's Star acts so strangely and we have some new ideas about what triggers a type Ia supernova.
2017x83
The Space Mirror That Turned Night into Day
Episode overview
Solar sail technology was once only theoretical, but it's now being developed to propel spaceships. How did the first solar sails get into space, and why?
2017x84
The First Neutron Star Collision We've Ever Seen
Episode overview
The results are in from the neutron star collision this past August! Astronomers are revealing what they’ve learned so far, with more pure gold research underway!
2017x85
NASA Might Send a Helicopter to Mars
Episode overview
Nothing’s final yet, but there might be a drone, called the Mars Helicopter, on the upcoming Mars 2020 rover.
2017x86
Two New Ways We Could Live on the Moon!
Episode overview
Last week, engineers announced two possible lunar habitats: a big pillowy space closet and lunar lava tubes.
2017x87
Could Wormholes Really Exist?
Episode overview
If wormholes aren't just convenient plot devices for science fiction writers, they’re still much weirder than anything we could make up.
2017x88
An Asteroid Visited Us From Outside the Solar System!
Episode overview
Earth has received its first speedy visitor from another star system, A/2017 U1, and the Dawn Mission has helped astronomers gather more evidence about possible former oceans on Ceres.
2017x89
What if Earth Was Hit by a Giant Solar Flare?
Episode overview
Solar storms are really common, but occasionally they can be huge, causing more than pretty light shows in the auroras. What would happen nowadays if we had a massive solar storm?
2017x90
We Found One of the Oldest Galaxies Ever!
Episode overview
Astronomers found a galaxy older than almost any we’ve ever seen before, and we have a new, faster method to use in our search for habitable planets.
2017x91
The Coolest Missions from India's Space Program
Episode overview
The Indian Space Research Organisation, or ISRO, is on its way to becoming a leader in space exploration - and they’re just getting started.
2017x92
A Zombie Star That Just Won't Die
Episode overview
What exactly is a ‘Zombie Star,’ and how does it compare to other stars and supernovas? We’ve also learned more about how the haze over Pluto plays a role in its temperature.
2017x93
Could We Build Weather-Controlling Satellites?
Episode overview
In some science fiction movies, satellites control the weather in disastrous, but effective ways. Here in reality, we have attempted to influence the weather, with mixed results.
2017x94
Maybe There Isn't Liquid Water on Mars
Episode overview
Two years ago we were very excited about the announcement of water on Mars, but some new research challenges that idea. And one of our most successful exoplanet finding tools has discovered another one, this time pretty close to home!
2017x95
The VASIMR Engine: How to Get to Mars in 40 Days
Episode overview
Chemical engines can only move us through the solar system so quickly, but a faster method is being engineered right now that could get us to Mars in just 40 days!
2017x96
The First Results on the Interstellar Asteroid!
Episode overview
Our asteroid news edition this week clears up some misleading headlines regarding 3200 Phaethon, and our interstellar visitor has both a new name and a shape we haven’t seen before.
2017x97
How Computers Revolutionized Space Travel
Episode overview
As computers have gotten more powerful, they’ve completely transformed how we explore the solar system. And along the way, the space industry has given computer science a boost too.
2017x98
The Oldest Quasar Ever and the Newest Failed Launch
Episode overview
We have discovered an enormous black hole that’s older and farther away than any we’ve ever seen, and a recent rocket launch did not go as planned.
2017x99
Life Beyond Neptune: The Kuiper Belt & Scattered Disc
Episode overview
The solar system is enormous, and includes the Kuiper Belt and the Scattered Disc, both of which turn out to be really weird in some pretty awesome ways.
2017x100
A Ridiculously Huge Pair of Ancient Galaxies
Episode overview
Astronomers have found a couple galaxies that were much larger than expected, and the Opportunity rover might be in for some harsh Martian weather!
2017x101
The Hardest Things About Living on Mars
Episode overview
Creating a Mars colony is a dream for many people, but it comes with some unique and challenging problems.
2017x102
We Found Two Planets Using Artificial Intelligence!
Episode overview
Artificial Intelligence has helped astronomers discover 2 new planets in systems that we'd already looked at, and new theories about how Mars lost some of its water have surfaced.
2017x103
The UAE's Martian City on Earth
Episode overview
The United Arab Emirates is planning an enormous colony on Mars, but first they are building the biggest Mars simulator right here on earth.
2017x104
Future Space News of 2018
Episode overview
Here's a sneak peek at three missions coming up in 2018. We have rockets launching, spacecraft arriving at their destinations, and missions coming to an end.

Characters