Video Archive

  • NASA Press Release Says Our Solar System Has a 9th Planet

    NASA has stated that it’s quite likely that our solar system is home to a massive, distant ninth planet. Its existence could shed light on some burning questions about the cosmos.

    READ MORE
  • Charon at 40: Four Decades of Discovery on Pluto’s Largest Moon

    The largest of Pluto’s five moons, Charon, was discovered 40 years ago today by James Christy and Robert Harrington at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona – only about six miles from where Pluto itself was discovered at Lowell Observatory. They weren’t even looking for satellites of Pluto – Christy was trying to refine Pluto’s orbit around the Sun.

    READ MORE
  • Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor Dazzles Scientists

    Astronomers recently scrambled to observe an intriguing asteroid that zipped through the solar system on a steep trajectory from interstellar space—the first confirmed object from another star.

    READ MORE
  • NASA Study: First Direct Proof of Ozone Hole Recovery Due to Chemicals Ban

    For the first time, scientists have shown through direct satellite observations of the ozone hole that levels of ozone-destroying chlorine are declining, resulting in less ozone depletion.

    READ MORE