Worlds Beyond Earth
25 min Ages 6 and up, Adults What have 50 years of space exploration taught us about the planets and moons closest to us? With each probe and spacecraft launched into the unknown, scientists discover more about the surprisingly dynamic, active, and varied nature of the worlds that share our solar system, and gain a […]
Maya Archeoastronomy
(20 minutes) In a feast of colors and sounds, Maya Archaeoastronomy: Observers of the Universe makes a tour of six Mayan temples: San Gervasio, Chichen Itzá, Uxmal, Edzná, Palenque and Bonampak where the spectator dives into a Mayan world of knowledge about the importance of the orientations of its temples in relation to the movement […]
Worlds of Curiosity
(15 min) Worlds of Curiosity dives into the questions of "What it would be like to live on an Earth with no Moon?" or "What if the Earth was tilted on its side, like the planet Uranus?"
Scouting the Stars: Summer
It’s 10 o’clock: Do you know where your stars are? Let’s do a little scouting.... Each season brings a fresh batch of stars to dazzle our eyes and constellations to tell nighttime stories about. We’ll give you a quick tour of the Summer sky, and tips on how to identify a few of the major […]
Unveiling the Invisible Universe
(28 minutes) For thousands of years humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe. Finally, in the 20th century with the advent of rockets, it became possible to go above the Earth’s atmosphere […]