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Spin Around the Solar System: Venus

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Learn more about the planet Venus.

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Chandra: Event Horizon (5:38)

Watch this NASA video to learn what a black hole and how it works. Black holes are created whenever matter collapses onto itself. When anything gets too close it gets pulled in - even light. How close is too close? That's called the event horizon.

TLC Elementary School: The Story of the Solar System (24:34)

This video includes four segments. In the first clip, learn how galaxies came together. In the second, learn about solar energy and wind. In the third clip, explore the planets and learn all about comets and asteroids in the final segment.

Does our solar system have boundaries? (3:10)

Watch this NASA video to see if our solar system has boundaries. There are actually many boundaries. Learn the difference between the heliosphere and the "bow shock".

Chandra: All About Supernovas (4:39)

Watch this NASA video to learn about supernovas. When these supernovas are formed, they can be the brightest thing visible in the universe. In our own galaxy, we can see supernovas about twice a century (although the last one recorded was in 1604).

Chandra: All About Stars (4:13)

Watch this NASA video to learn more about stars. Stars are balls of hot gas, and the don't just give off visible light, but rather all wavelengths of light. Watch this video to better understand how stars work.

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TLC Elementary School: The Story of the Solar System (24:34)

This video includes four segments. In the first clip, learn how galaxies came together. In the second, learn about solar energy and wind. In the third clip, explore the planets and learn all about comets and asteroids in the final segment.

Weather on Jupiter: Cloudy with a Chance of Cloudy (25:04)

Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, a vibrant, gaseous ball one thousand times the size of Earth raging with storms that last for centuries. Learn more about the connection between Earth's and Jupiter's weather in this video segment.

Science Investigations: Investigating Astronomy (3:21)

Learn more about investigating astronomy in this video.

Daily Planet: The First Revelations of Genesis (4:33)

The Genesis spacecraft crashed after its parachute did not open upon return into the earth’s atmosphere. The cause of this failure was determined to be the tiny G-Switch, which was installed backwards.

Vehicular Science: Saving a Rusty Saturn Rocket (7:51)

The Saturn V was the first rocket to enter outer space. The last rocket from the series was put on display outside many years ago and has been slowly deteriorating, so plans have been made to restore it.

Daily Planet: When Worlds Collide (4:36)

Scientists used to believe that stars formed out of clouds of gas and dust, but now it seems that violent collisions between planetesimals could have been a large factor as well.

Old Science: The Problem with Martian Spirit (4:21)

Despite the abundance of information initially provided by Spirit, the Mars rover, the machine experienced a critical mechanical failure during its mission to the Red Planet. Find out what went wrong in this video.

Old Science: Fly Me to the Moon (5:41)

Check out this footage of the first trip to the moon.

Weather on Jupiter: From Earth to Jupiter (10:47)

This video provides a comparative overview of Jupiter’s and Earth's weather patterns.

Weather on Jupiter: The Storm Planet (10:28)

This clip provides an overview of Jupiter’s weather.