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6videosPluto, Dwarf Planets, and Small Solar System Bodies
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- Ultima Thule Encounter · 5 videos
- Planet 9 and the Outer Solar System · 4 videos
- How to Convert Units in Astronomy · 4 videos
- Terrestrial Planets · 4 videos
- Hubble Space Telescope · 3 videos
- Seasons and the Moon · 4 videos
- Launch Pad Astronomy's Best · 3 videos
- Planet Earth · 3 videos
- Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) · 3 videos
3:511.4.1 Converting Units and Other Tricks with Scientific Notation
A 4-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “1.4.1 Converting Units and Other Tricks with Scientific Notation”.
3:281.4.2 Converting Units 2: How far is Jupiter from the Sun in kilometers?
A 3-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “1.4.2 Converting Units 2: How far is Jupiter from the Sun in kilometers?”.
5:231.4.3 How far is Alpha Centauri in centimeters?
A 5-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “1.4.3 How far is Alpha Centauri in centimeters?”.
5:571.4.4 What is Jupiter's mass in solar masses (and Leo the cat)
A 6-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “1.4.4 What is Jupiter's mass in solar masses (and Leo the cat)”.
4:0712 New Moons of Jupiter Discovered!
A 4-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “12 New Moons of Jupiter Discovered!”.
17:012020 Nobel Prize for the Milky Way's Black Hole!
A 17-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “2020 Nobel Prize for the Milky Way's Black Hole!”.
25:584 Future Space Telescopes NASA wants to build
A 26-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “4 Future Space Telescopes NASA wants to build”.
18:165 Discoveries Parker Solar Probe Made (and HEARD) on the Sun
A 18-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “5 Discoveries Parker Solar Probe Made (and HEARD) on the Sun”.
9:16A Neutrino from a Blazar's Black Hole!
A 9-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “A Neutrino from a Blazar's Black Hole!”.
8:03Analyzing Starlight Part 1: Brightness
A 8-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Analyzing Starlight Part 1: Brightness”.
3:08Analyzing Starlight Part 2: Colors
A 3-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Analyzing Starlight Part 2: Colors”.
5:34Analyzing Starlight Part 3: Stellar Spectral Classification
A 6-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Analyzing Starlight Part 3: Stellar Spectral Classification”.
15:47Ancient Greek Astronomy
A 16-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Ancient Greek Astronomy”.
5:47Are There Lakes On Mars?
A 6-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Are There Lakes On Mars?”.
17:49Asteroids - Debris of the Solar System
A 18-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Asteroids - Debris of the Solar System”.
12:45Black Hole "Graveyard" Found in a Globular Cluster
A 13-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Black Hole "Graveyard" Found in a Globular Cluster”.
11:42Black Hole Image Gets an AI Upgrade!
A 12-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Black Hole Image Gets an AI Upgrade!”.
12:45Can DART Deflect an Asteroid?
A 13-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Can DART Deflect an Asteroid?”.
16:18Can SpaceX save astronomy from Starlink? Elon Musk says Yes
A 16-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Can SpaceX save astronomy from Starlink? Elon Musk says Yes”.
12:09Comet ISON's Flight Imagery Explained
A 12-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Comet ISON's Flight Imagery Explained”.
12:07Controlling the James Webb Space Telescope
A 12-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Controlling the James Webb Space Telescope”.
8:44Copernicus, Galileo, and the Birth of Modern Astronomy
A 9-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Copernicus, Galileo, and the Birth of Modern Astronomy”.
15:35Could James Webb detect alien life on Hycean planets?
A 16-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Could James Webb detect alien life on Hycean planets?”.
13:13Could life exist around red dwarf stars?
A 13-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Could life exist around red dwarf stars?”.
16:34Cratered Worlds: Mercury and the Moon
A 17-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Cratered Worlds: Mercury and the Moon”.
7:31Detectors and Instruments
A 8-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Detectors and Instruments”.
14:20Did FAST Detect an Alien Signal? Probably not, but still...
A 14-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Did FAST Detect an Alien Signal? Probably not, but still...”.
10:06Did dust darken Betelgeuse, and is it dimming again?
A 10-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Did dust darken Betelgeuse, and is it dimming again?”.
16:59Did we really detect a signal from Proxima Centauri? Maybe (not)!
A 17-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Did we really detect a signal from Proxima Centauri? Maybe (not)!”.
9:20Does Pluto have an ocean?
A 9-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Does Pluto have an ocean?”.
9:34Earth as a Planet
A 10-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Earth as a Planet”.
11:13Earth's Atmosphere and the Greenhouse Effect
A 11-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Earth's Atmosphere and the Greenhouse Effect”.
3:47Equatorial Coordinate System Explained: How Astronomers Navigate the Celestial Sphere
A 4-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Equatorial Coordinate System Explained: How Astronomers Navigate the Celestial Sphere”.
17:23Fast Radio Burst detected from a Magnetar in the Milky Way Galaxy!
A 17-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Fast Radio Burst detected from a Magnetar in the Milky Way Galaxy!”.
17:35Gaia's 3D View of Our Galaxy
A 18-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Gaia's 3D View of Our Galaxy”.
7:05Giant Magellan Telescope - World's Largest Multiple Mirror Telescope
A 7-minute video from Launch Pad Astronomy: “Giant Magellan Telescope - World's Largest Multiple Mirror Telescope”.
Books that go with these videos
- Cosmos, Carl SaganThe classic tour of the universe
- Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Neil deGrasse TysonA quick, readable primer on astrophysics
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