Animation Explaining Quantum Mechanics
A good introduction to the concepts of Quantum Mechanics. Covers all topics including Schrodinger’s cat.
Category: Physics
The Universe In A Nutshell – Michio Kaku
Dr. Michio Kaku explains how scientists are trying to shrink the Universe into a single equation, ‘The Theory of Everything’. String theory may eventually lead us to this simplified understanding.
The Origin And Creation Of Stars
An interesting video on the creation of Stars and the Solar System with great animations. A good explanation of how life could have began on Earth.
The Journey of Light Through Time and Space
The Planck spacecraft scans the skies for the afterglow of the big bank that created the Universe. Here we follow the life of a proton as it travels through space and time. Planck is...
Earth Day 2013 – NASA
Here is the latest update from all the NASA facilities and projects. It also includes NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver tour of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission control room and was briefed on Goddard Earth...
Hubble’s Successor – The James Webb Space Telescope
Named in 2002 in honour of NASA’s administrator during the Apollo programme, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) mission is a collaborative project between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the European Space Agency...
What Are Gamma Rays
A good introduction to gamma rays. What we call “light” is actually just a tiny fraction of the broad range of radiation on the electromagnetic radiation spectrum. The entire span stretches from very-low-energy radio waves...
Antimatter Detected By ISS
Antimatter positron particles have been detected by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on board the space station. Scientists think that antimatter may be produced by ‘dark matter’ or by ‘pulsars’.
Radiation And Humans In Space
Earths magnetic field and the Ozone layer protects us from most cosmic and solar radiation. But what happens to human bodies when they travel outside low earth orbit? Once astronauts leave the safety of...
NASA’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 budget request for NASA is a $17.7 billion investment in space exploration. An interesting video that looks at where this budget will be spent. The space budget is far...
Latest News From NASA – 8th April 2013
Here is the latest from NASA, including news of the new Antares rocket launcher, the experimental results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer aboard the ISS and its mission to detect ‘dark matter’. Also includes...
Plasma Rockets & Solar Storms
Some scientists see plasma as a future energy source. Since the beginning of technology we have relied on the same method to carry payloads into orbit. But these rockets are not very efficient. Present...
Wonders Of The Cosmos
A short video for high school kids that gives a great introduction to astronomy and the wonders of the Cosmos. The video also shows a glimpse of the Starship Enterprise. Once the big problem...
Laser Propulsion For Spacecraft
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – If humans are ever to colonise the Universe then new forms of spacecraft propulsion systems must be invented. Here we look at experiments with The...
Fermi Traces a Celestial Spirograph – NASA
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends”- A Fermi Gamma Ray Telescope scientist has transformed data from a famous pulsar, Vela, into a mesmerizing movie that visually encapsulates the spacecraft’s complex motion....
Isaac Newton – Neil deGrasse Tyson
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Astrophysicist talks about the genius of Isaac Newton, whom he calls the smartest man ever to walk the face of the Earth. Einstein and...
Fermi Proves Supernova Remnants Produce Cosmic Rays – NASA
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – A new study using observations from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals the first clear-cut evidence that the expanding debris of exploded stars produces...
New ESA Missions
– “For You To Enjoy And Share With Friends” – Information on three forthcoming missions by the European Space Agency. Including project ‘Euclid’ , a project to study ‘dark matter’, which has recently been...
