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ScienceCasts: August 2017: A Big Month for Astronomy

Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. The Perseid meteor shower will peak on August 11, 12, and 13, and a Total Solar Eclipse will be visible in the United States from coast to coast on August 21. (This video is from 2017)

Was The Wow! Signal From Aliens?

Back in 1977, Jerry Ehman detected what he thought could have been radio signals coming from an alien civilization. This signal, called the “Wow” Signal after the notes written in Ehman’s findings, has for decades been used as evidence that there is other intelligent life out there. But was this act

What Is Dark Matter?

Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifesBiggestQuestions 80 percent of our universe is made up stuff that doesn’t emit light or energy, and can't be directly observed. This is called dark matter. Many scientists believe its there, because there are, how to put this, hints that it exi

What Is The Purpose Of Life?

We’re going to do something a little different today. We’ll explore a series of potential purposes, and see what exactly they might tell us about life and how we live it. Then we’ll leave it up to YOU to create your own answers. Make sure to let us know the answers you create in the comment section

What If The Earth Was Bigger Than The Sun

In case you didn’t know, the sun is bigger than the Earth. Yes, form here, the sun looks like its no bigger than the Moon. But that’s because of how far away it is from the Earth. 150 million kilometers to be exact. So how big is the Sun? The Sun’s radius is 695700 km. The Earth’s radius is 6371 kil

Where Did Life Come From?

Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifesBiggestQuestions Our earth is really old. Estimates put the age of our earth at 4.5 billion years. For 1.5 billion years, it was desolate, no life existed. But Somewhere around 3 billion years ago, life began to sprout on planet earth. Scientis

What If The Moon Crashed Into Earth?

Our moon is 2,150 miles wide and orbits the earth at a distance of 384 thousand kilometers, but since its formation, the moon has actually been moving away from the earth. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifesBiggestQuestions VIDEO CONCEPT: Landon Dowlatsingh - http://bit.ly/2bwF

Galileo Galilei's discoveries

Galileo Galilei's telescope was a milestone for his astronomical observations. One major finding: The Milky Way is not a nebula, but consists of millions of stars. However, he was wrong about the cause of the tides. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/S. Hillmann/B. v. Dadelsen/S. Utzt/C. v. Westphalen/M. Mohr T

Astrobiology: Life in the Universe

Are we alone in the Universe? You have probably asked yourself this question at some point. We will show you how planetary scientists are looking for signs of life in other planets, using our very own Earth a laboratory. Europlanet 2020 RI http://www.europlanet-2020-ri.eu/ Europlanet Outreach http:

Nuclear Fusion in the Sun

A constant fire burns in the Sun, powered by nuclear fusion. In this process, light atomic nuclei fuse to form heavier chemical elements. This process releases an enormous amount of energy. Authors: ZDF/Terra X plus/Bilderfest/Nina Beier/Benjamin Herzberger/Fabian Brokmeier/ Phillip Becker/Maximili

What If We Nuked Venus?

What would happen if the planet Venus got nuked away? What effect will it have on our planet earth and for our solar system? Watch to find out as we ask the question: What If We Nuked Venus? Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifesBiggestQuestions VIDEO CONCEPT: Landon Dowlatsingh