Instructional Video10:33
PBS

First Detection of Life

12th - Higher Ed
In 1990, an experiment conceived by Carl Sagan was performed using using the Galileo spacecraft. The purpose? To detect life on a planet based on measurements by a space probe. The experiment was successful, and abundant life was...
Instructional Video3:46
SciShow

The First Star-Within-A-Star

12th - Higher Ed
SciShow Space shares the latest news from around the universe, including the first observation of a star-within-a-star, and the debut image from the newest telescope to be enlisted in the hunt for alien worlds.
Instructional Video17:00
TED Talks

James Cameron: Before Avatar ... a curious boy

12th - Higher Ed
James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving -- and how...
Instructional Video10:20
TED Talks

TED: The colorful, shapeshifting wonder of the Amazon's praying mantises | Leo Lanna and Lvcas Fiat

12th - Higher Ed
In this captivating talk, journey into the surprisingly colorful nights of the Amazon Rainforest, as artistic entomologist Leo Lanna and designer Lvcas Fiat introduce us to the shapeshifting wonder of a creature they've fallen in love...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Nova Science Now: Leeches, the Search for Et, Stem Cells Breakthrough

9th - 10th
Watch this video to learn PBS NOVA: how scientists calculate the probability of intelligent life forms on other planets. Listen to experts' opinions on this topic and learn what scientists are doing to search for extraterrestrials. [51:58]