EXPLO.TV - Webcasts, Video Clips, and Podcasts from the Exploratorium

NASA-JPL/Univ Maryland: Deep Impact (webcast)

Running Time:
00:33:02

Take a look inside a comet! Launched on Jan. 12, 2005, the Deep Impact spacecraft hurtled through space on a collision course with an enormous comet. Join senior scientist Paul Dougherty as he explores this exciting mission.

Project: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratories/University of Maryland collaboration | Browse All

Date: July 8, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Iron Science Teacher: Clothespins (webcast)

Running Time:
1:00:13

Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity. This week’s “secret” ingredient: Clothespins!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: July 8, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics

Iron Science Teacher: CD Cases (webcast)

Running Time:
00:56:57

Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity. This week’s “secret” ingredient: CD cases!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: July 1, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science, Physics

The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity: Awarding the Nobel Prize with Anders Bárány (webcast)

Running Time:
01:26:20

Professor Anders Barany, Deputy Director of the Nobel Museum and former secretary of the physics committee that awards the Nobel Prize, speaks about how laureates are chosen and celebrated. (Audio-only webcast)

Project: The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity | Browse All

Date: June 14, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): History of Science

The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity: Behind the Scenes: Awarding the Nobel Prize (webcast)

Running Time:
1:26:20

Professor Anders Barany, Deputy Director of the Nobel Museum and former secretary of the physics commitee that awards the Nobel Prize, speaks about what makes the Nobel Prize one of the world's most prestigious honors. He gives an insider's tour of Alfred Nobel's will and how laureates are chosen and celebrated.

Project: The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity | Browse All

Date: June 14, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): History, General Science

Origins: Hubble: The Very Latest from Hubble (webcast)

Running Time:
0:40:48

On the occasion of Hubble's 15th birthday we unveil two spectacular mosaic images from the telescope, discuss the amazing accomplishments of Hubble during the past 15 years, and look at some of the images from space.

Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All

Date: April 26, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Chichén Itzá: Live from Chichén Itzá: The Descent of the Serpent (webcast)

Running Time:
02:03:07

Celebrate the spring equinox at the Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá, in the state of Yucatan, Mexico. The alignment of the sun on this day creates the appearance of a shadow, in the form of a serpent, that descends the main staircase of the great pyramid. The Live@Exploratorium crew is there to capture the snake on film and to speak with local archaeologists, archeoastronomers, and solar scientists about this amazing phenomenon.

Project: Ancient Observatories: Chichén Itzá | Browse All

Date: March 21, 2005
Format: Expedition
Category: History of Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science

Iron Science Teacher: Valentine's Day Edition 2005 (webcast)

Running Time:
1:00:11

Watch as the best teachers on the planet battle it out for the title of Iron Science Teacher. In this zany competition teachers will have ten minutes to create a science activity. This week's "secret" ingredient - Valentine gifts!

Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All

Date: February 11, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science

Return to Mars: Where Have All the Rovers Gone? (webcast)

Running Time:
00:45:44

NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have long outlived their life expectancy of three months. Join us as we sum up the rover data and explain how this information changes our view of Mars.

Project: Return to Mars | Browse All

Date: February 8, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science

Saturn: How Far Have We Gone? (webcast)

Running Time:
00:46:28

After a week of analyzing the data from the Huygens probe, do scientists think of Titan differently? What were the unexpected findings? Which hypotheses were wrong? Which were correct? Join us as we talk to mission scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and get the latest on this enigmatic moon.

Project: Saturn: Jewel of the Solar System | Browse All

Date: January 22, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science