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VFX Artist Show The Scale Of Stars To Objects On Earth
If Earth were the size of tennis bar this video demonstrates the distance to the moon and size of the Sum and other stars. This is an excellent video made by a video effects artist that does an excellent job of showing the size scale of objects in our universe.
Gravity Visualized
Dan Burns demonstrates space-time warping at a workshop conducted at Los Gatos High School in California. The original demonstration was shared with Dan Burns by Shannon Range from the Gravity Probe B program. Gravity Probe B is a NASA/Stanford University joint project for testing Einstein’s theory’s about the universe.
Live! – View Of Earth From The Space Station
NASA’s High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment brings us live views of Earth from the International Space Station. Note this is a live feed so: If you see a black image the Space Station is currently over the night side of Earth. An image of text means the communications that switches between camera feeds is
What Is Gravity? Theory From Newton To Einstein
Brian Green, a theoretical physicist and professor at Columbia University, explains Newton’s discovery of gravity and how Einstein’s Theory of Relativity changed our understanding of how gravity works. This video is a clip from the NOVA PBS series “THE ELEGANT UNIVERSE’ broadcast in late 2003.
What Is The Universe Expanding Into?
We often hear that our universe is expanding and the galaxies are moving further away from one another. But if the universe is expanding, then what is it expanding into?
