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This playlist contains important concepts in Astronomy.

National Geographic: Mercury Overview

3m 32s

The planet Mercury is named after the messenger of the Roman gods because of its fleeting nature across the sky. Find out the reason behind its incredible speed, if it is indeed the hottest planet in the Solar System, and why the smallest planet in the solar system is slowly shrinking.

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Numb3rs: Spherical Astronomy Example thumbnail

Numb3rs: Spherical Astronomy Example

The characters use Spherical Astronomy to calculate the latitude and longitude of a location usin...

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Agora: Heliocentric Model thumbnail

Agora: Heliocentric Model

Hypatia and her students ponder about the solar system and believe there is a simpler model for e...

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Ice Age: Collision Course: Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe thumbnail

Ice Age: Collision Course: Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe

Scrat accidentally enters a flying saucer and propels himself into outer space. He travels throug...

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KaBlam!: Why Does The Sun Shine? thumbnail

KaBlam!: Why Does The Sun Shine?

This song explains facts about the Sun, such as its composition, mass, and distance from the eart...

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The Magic School Bus: Lost In Space thumbnail

The Magic School Bus: Lost In Space

While traveling through the solar system, Ms. Frizzle and her class encounter the asteroid belt. ...

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The Lion King: Look at the Stars thumbnail

The Lion King: Look at the Stars

Mufasa expresses his disappointment to Simba for disobeying his orders and putting himself in dan...

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The Big Bang Theory: The Big Bang Theory Intro thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: The Big Bang Theory Intro

This intro song to The Big Bang Theory covers topics such as the origins of the universe, univers...

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Powers of Ten: Field of View and Scale thumbnail

Powers of Ten: Field of View and Scale

Scale is illustrated as the viewer is given a center of focus (the individuals who are picnicking...

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Malcolm in the Middle: Acceleration vs. Velocity thumbnail

Malcolm in the Middle: Acceleration vs. Velocity

Malcolm explains to his brothers the difference between acceleration and velocity while watching ...

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Contact: Journey Through The Universe thumbnail

Contact: Journey Through The Universe

Illustrates the journey of radio waves traveling through the universe. As the waves continue thei...

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Brielle Is Out of This World thumbnail

The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Brielle Is Out of This World

Four-year-old Brielle identifies and describes some planets and celestial objects in our solar sy...

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Despicable Me: Gru Shrinks The Moon thumbnail

Despicable Me: Gru Shrinks The Moon

Gru travels to the Moon and shrinks it using his shrink ray. After he changes the Moon's size, th...

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Bill Nye, the Science Guy: Outer Space thumbnail

Bill Nye, the Science Guy: Outer Space

Bill Nye lists out the planets in our solar system and helps us visualize the proximity of them t...

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GENIUS by Stephen Hawking: The Movement of Galaxies in Space thumbnail

GENIUS by Stephen Hawking: The Movement of Galaxies in Space

Participants in an experiment attempt to understand how runners in an indoor track relates to the...

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GENIUS by Stephen Hawking: Replicating the Big Bang on Ice thumbnail

GENIUS by Stephen Hawking: Replicating the Big Bang on Ice

Stephen Hawking tasks a team of volunteers with replicating the Big Bang on in a hockey rink. The...

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The Big Bang Theory: We Hit The Moon thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: We Hit The Moon

Leonard and Sheldon explain to Zach their experiment in which they shoot lasers at the moon to de...

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The Theory of Everything: The Black Hole Thesis thumbnail

The Theory of Everything: The Black Hole Thesis

Penrose describes his black hole theory, which sparks an idea in Stephen's mind. Stephen reverses...

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The Big Bang Theory: Schrodinger's Cat thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: Schrodinger's Cat

Penny asks Sheldon for advice on whether or not she should date Leonard, and during the conversat...

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CrashCourse: What Are Eclipses? thumbnail

CrashCourse: What Are Eclipses?

Phil defines eclipses and describes the different types of eclipses: Solar and Lunar. He explains...

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Galileo: Galileo's Heliocentric Model thumbnail

Galileo: Galileo's Heliocentric Model

Galileo explains his ideas on astronomy and observation to a young boy. He demonstrates his under...

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National Geographic: Mars Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Mars Overview

From its blood-like hue to its potential to sustain life, Mars has intrigued humankind for thousa...

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National Geographic: Saturn Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Saturn Overview

How did the rings around Saturn form? How many moons does the planet have? See stunning NASA imag...

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National Geographic: Neptune Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Neptune Overview

Neptune is the most distant of the solar system's eight planets. Find out about the blue world's ...

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National Geographic: Venus Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Venus Overview

Named after the ancient Roman goddess of beauty, Venus is known for its exceptional brightness. F...

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National Geographic: Solar System Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Solar System Overview

How many planets are in the solar system? How did it form in the Milky Way galaxy? Learn facts ab...

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National Geographic: Sun Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Sun Overview

The sun keeps the planets in its orbit with a tremendous gravitational force. What would happen i...

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National Geographic: Mercury Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Mercury Overview

The planet Mercury is named after the messenger of the Roman gods because of its fleeting nature ...

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National Geographic: Our Unique Earth thumbnail

National Geographic: Our Unique Earth

Earth is the only planet known to maintain life. Find out the origins of our home planet and some...

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National Geographic: Moon Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Moon Overview

What is the moon made of, and how did it form? Learn about the moon's violent origins, how its ph...

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National Geographic: Uranus Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Uranus Overview

Uranus is a planet beyond convention. Find out why it boasts the coldest temperatures in the sola...

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National Geographic: Pluto Overview thumbnail

National Geographic: Pluto Overview

Pluto is one of the most mysterious and controversial celestial objects in the solar system. Find...

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National Geographic: Meteor Showers thumbnail

National Geographic: Meteor Showers

About 30 meteor showers can be seen from Earth throughout the year. Learn the science behind mete...

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National Geographic: Exoplanets thumbnail

National Geographic: Exoplanets

Exoplanets challenge the notion that we are alone in the universe. Learn what types of exoplanets...

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National Geographic: Black Holes thumbnail

National Geographic: Black Holes

At the center of our galaxy, a supermassive black hole churns. Learn about the types of black hol...

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National Geographic: The Universe thumbnail

National Geographic: The Universe

How old is the universe, and how did it begin? Throughout history, countless myths and scientific...

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National Geographic: Solar Eclipses thumbnail

National Geographic: Solar Eclipses

A total solar eclipse happens somewhere on Earth once every year or two. What is an eclipse? Lear...