Videos
NASA Explains: The Difference Between CMEs and Solar Flares
This is a question we are often asked: what is the difference between a coronal mass ejection (CME) and a…
Timelapse: Sprites, Gravity Waves and Airglow
Look! Fast! Sprite lightning occurs only at high altitudes above thunderstorms, only last for a thousandth of a second and…
Timelapse: Watch Noctilucent Clouds Cover the Entire Sky
This year, the noctilucent cloud season has been especially eventful, and this new timelapse from Swedish astrophotographer Göran Strand shows…
Timelapse: Indonesian Volcanoes at Day and Night by Thierry Legault
Here's a beautiful new timelapse from the extremely talented astrophotographer Thierry Legault. He recently traveled to Java Island in Indonesia…
Awesome Video of a Satellite in Orbit
Here’s a great video from a camera mounted on the exterior of the TechDemoSat-1, an in-orbit technology demonstration mission from…
“Theory of Everything:” Trailer for Movie about Stephen Hawking Now Available
Who says science and love (and science and the arts) don't go together? A new movie set to premiere in…
If the Sun Were the Size of a Person, How Big Would an Asteroid Be?
I love anything that attempts to provide a sense of scale about the Solar System (see here and here for…
Stunning, Majestic New Timelapse from King’s Canyon and Sequoia National Parks
Shooting the night sky from an area filled with canyons and towering trees might sound like a challenge, but Gavin…
Video: A Bright Orange Moon Watches Bastille Day Fireworks from Above
Who had the best view of the Bastille Day fireworks last night? From this lovely video from astrophotographer Thierry Legault,…
Support a Good Cause To Win a Trip To Space
Well, technically not space*, but suborbital, and that'd still be way cool! And what's even cooler is that you can enter…