astrophysics

Image of a black hole at the centre of galaxy M87 and its event horizon, taken by the Event Horizon telescope in 2019. Photograph: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration/EPA

Video Episode 20 | What is a Black Hole?

Want to know what a black hole is, what is inside a black hole including the event horizon and singularity? We talk about quasars too.

Asteroids colliding with the moon billions of years ago.

How The Moon Evolved

A short video showing how the moon was formed, when Earth was hit by a Mars sized object from the solar system, and then shaped with asteroid and comet collisions.

Composite image of asteroids Bennu and Ryugu

Video Episode 15 | Collecting Soil from Asteroids

A new Video Episode on 2 missions Collecting Soil samples from Asteroids. The missions are called Hayabusa2 & OSIRIS REx, visiting asteroids Ryugu and Bennu.

Nightingale Site on Asteroid Bennu for soil collection

Podcast Episode 18 | Collecting Soil from Asteroids

We are talking about collecting soil samples from asteroids Ryugu and Bennu via two space missions and bringing them back to Earth!

Hubbles New Potrait of Jupiter November 2019 NASA ESA A Simon from Goddard Space Flight Center and MH Wong from University of California, Berkeley

Video | Jupiter: Solar System’s Giant

Astronomy and solar system video graphic on Jupiter. We explore its history, composition and impact on the early and current history of the solar system.

fantastic women in science

Fantastic Women Series – Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin

Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin was an astronomer, who literally discovered what the universe is made of. She was one of the Harvard Computers.

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