S2014 E1 • Kepler's Planetary Bonanza

You've know that the Kepler Space Telescope has discovered HUNDREDS of new planets outside our solar system -- but how does it find them? And how do scientists tell the real planets from the celestial fake-outs? It involves a lot of patient searching -- and math!

Première diffusion : 1 avril 2014

S2014 E2 • NASA's Plan to Capture an Asteroid

Caitlin Hofmeister walks you through NASA's planned Asteroid Retrieval Mission, which aims to capture a space-rock and put it in lunar orbit for study -- all by 2025!

Première diffusion : 3 avril 2014

S2014 E3 • What Are Seasons Like On Other Planets?

Ever wonder what seasons are like on other planets? Astronomers are beginning to find out, and SciShow Space explains how they know, what causes the change in seasons, and what "summer" might mean on distant worlds.

Première diffusion : 8 avril 2014

S2014 E4 • Oceans on Saturn's Moon Enceladus!

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a huge ocean under the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. But how? And what does it really mean? Hank lays out the data -- straight from space to your brain!

Première diffusion : 10 avril 2014

S2014 E5 • Why Is Pluto Not A Planet?

Pluto's not a planet. We're sorry, but we think it's time you move on. If you've gone through all your breakup music and Meg Ryan movies, and you still can't get over it, then SciShow Space will get out the ice cream, cuddle up with you on the couch, and talk about how this could have happened.

Première diffusion : 15 avril 2014

S2014 E6 • Asteroids, Exomoons, and a Crash on the Moon

Caitlin serves up the latest in space-science news, this week featuring developments in missions dedicated to sampling asteroids, detecting exomoons, and solving the mysteries of the moon.

Première diffusion : 17 avril 2014

S2014 E7 • Where Does the Solar System End?

SciShow Space explains how different experts define our the boundaries of our solar system and why it's way more complicated (and interesting) than it sounds.

Première diffusion : 22 avril 2014

S2014 E8 • New Earth-Size Planet and a Solar Eclipse

Caitlin Hofmeister gives you the latest news from around the universe, including Kepler's latest exoplanet discovery, an upcoming solar eclipse, and a breathtaking image from Hubble.

Première diffusion : 24 avril 2014

S2014 E9 • Where Did the Moon Come From?

SciShow Space takes you to the moon! Learn about the competing theories about how Earth's closest neighbor formed.

Première diffusion : 29 avril 2014

S2014 E10 • Microbes From Space and Bits of Halley's Comet

SciShow Space gives you the latest in Space News, including fascinating facts about the latest visitors to the ISS, how to spot the Eta Aquarids meteor shower, and a new discovery in our own celestial neighborhood.

Première diffusion : 1 mai 2014

S2014 E11 • White Holes: An Impossible Possibility

Reid Reimers expands your mind with an explanation of white holes -- celestial objects that almost definitely are not real things that can be found in nature. Except, we might have actually seen one.

Première diffusion : 6 mai 2014

S2014 E12 • 'Secret' Space Plane, and Curiosity's New Rock

Caitlin delivers the latest developments from around the universe, including Curiosity's latest drill, the low-down on that "secret" space plane, and the dimmest galaxy ever detected.

Première diffusion : 8 mai 2014

S2014 E13 • The History, and Future, of Space Suits

Reid Reimers explains one of the often-overlooked technologies that humans need to live in, and explore, space: space suits. Learn about the hundred-year history of the pressurized suit, and see what the future of space couture might look like.

Première diffusion : 13 mai 2014

S2014 E14 • Solar Flares and a Virtual Universe

SciShow Space takes you inside solar flares, and how we've managed to get the best look at one yet, along with news about a new, Web-based simulation of the earliest days of the universe that you can explore yourself!

Première diffusion : 15 mai 2014

S2014 E15 • The Asteroid Belt: Not What You Think!

Buckle up for a trip to the asteroid belt -- though it's not nearly as dangerous out there as you might think. But there's a LOT waiting to be discovered, including some crucial clues about the formation of the solar system itself.

Première diffusion : 21 mai 2014

S2014 E16 • Space Station Science and NASA's Flying Saucer

SciShow Space shares the latest news from around the universe, including a wrap-up of the experiments conducted in the last space station mission, a test of a new "flying saucer" device from NASA, and new life for our old friend, the Kepler Space Telescope!

Première diffusion : 23 mai 2014

S2014 E17 • Minerva and the New Hunt for Alien Worlds

SciShow explains the science of detecting exoplanets -- planets in orbit around distant stars -- and how a new observatory being built in California may open up whole new worlds to us, literally!

Première diffusion : 27 mai 2014

S2014 E18 • New Supernova, and Internet on the Moon

SciShow Space shares the latest news from the around the universe, including the first supernova observed in real time, and Internet service on the moon. Finally!

Première diffusion : 30 mai 2014

S2014 E19 • What Is Gravitational Lensing?

Learn more about gravitational lensing with host Caitlin Hofmeister.

Première diffusion : 3 juin 2014

S2014 E20 • SpaceX's Awesome New Craft, and 'Mega-Earth' Discovered

SciShow Space gives you the latest news from around the universe, including the discovery of a new class of exoplanet dubbed a "mega-Earth," and a tour of SpaceX's new crewed vehicle, the Dragon V2.

Première diffusion : 5 juin 2014

S2014 E21 • 4 Awesome NASA Inventions You Use Every Day

SciShow Space shares four wonderful things that you probably use every day, all made possible by NASA technology.

Première diffusion : 10 juin 2014

S2014 E22 • The First Star-Within-A-Star

SciShow Space shares the latest news from around the universe, including the first observation of a star-within-a-star, and the debut image from the newest telescope to be enlisted in the hunt for alien worlds.

Première diffusion : 12 juin 2014

S2014 E23 • The Oort Cloud: Believe it or Not

Learn about the Oort Cloud with host Reid Reimers on this episode of SciShow Space!

Première diffusion : 17 juin 2014

S2014 E24 • NASA's Next Target: Earth

SciShow Space News tells you about NASA's latest launch -- the first mission dedicated to measuring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere -- and gives you a primer on what the June solstice really is!

Première diffusion : 19 juin 2014

S2014 E25 • What Would Earth Be Like Without a Moon?

SciShow Space takes to you a world where the night is always dark, the tides are paltry -- and the days are only 8 hours long. See how different Earth would be if there were no moon!

Première diffusion : 23 juin 2014

S2014 E26 • The Great Attractor: A Truly Massive Mystery

There's something out there SO massive that it's pulling on every object within hundreds of millions of light years. But we can't see it! So what DO we know? Today on SciShow Space, Reid Reimers tells us more about the Great Attractor.

Première diffusion : 2 juillet 2014

S2014 E27 • Titan's 'Magic Island' and A Triple Black Hole!

Join Caitlin Hoffmeister in this episode of SciShow Space News as we explore the universe!

Première diffusion : 4 juillet 2014

S2014 E28 • How Do Satellites Get & Stay in Orbit?

SciShow Space takes you into Low Earth Orbit to explain how artificial satellites get up there and stay there -- at least for a while.

Première diffusion : 9 juillet 2014

S2014 E29 • Water Weirdness: Sweaty Comets, and Titan's Hidden Oceans

SciShow News gives you some wet and weird developments from around the solar system, including new insights about what liquid lurks under the surface of Titan, and a sweaty comet that's been spotted on its way toward the sun.

Première diffusion : 11 juillet 2014

S2014 E30 • Rogue Planets, Loners of the Universe

Meet one of the newest celestial bodies to be discovered: rogue planets, worlds that hurtle around the galaxy without any parent star. Caitlin Hofmeister explains how we found them, and where we think they might have come from.

Première diffusion : 15 juillet 2014

S2014 E31 • 4 Important Lessons from the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

SciShow Space celebrates the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing by highlighting just four of the most important things we learned from the Apollo 11 mission.

Première diffusion : 17 juillet 2014

S2014 E32 • Moonquakes and Marsquakes

SciShow Space explores the origins of Earthquakes that aren't on Earth. Moonquakes and Marsquakes can happen, too!

Première diffusion : 22 juillet 2014

S2014 E33 • Watch the Delta Aquarids, and Meet NASA's 'Aquanauts'

SciShow Space preps you for the Delta Aquarids, a meteor shower, and explains what makes them so unique. Plus, join “aquanauts” on one of NASA’s least-known missions, a nine-day tour in its NEEMO undersea laboratory.

Première diffusion : 24 juillet 2014

S2014 E34 • Is Earth Getting Heavier?

SciShow Space tackles a viewer question: Is the Earth getting heavier? The answers -- there’s actually more than one -- may surprise you!

Première diffusion : 29 juillet 2014

S2014 E35 • Dry New Planets and The Search for Dirty Aliens

SciShow Space shares the latest news from space research, including the first definitive detection of water on an exoplanet, and a new theory for how we should search for alien civilizations.

Première diffusion : 31 juillet 2014

S2014 E36 • How Do Astronauts Do Their Business?

So how do astronauts manage to pee and poop in microgravity? And what happens to all of their waste? Do you really want to know? If you do, the answers are inside!

Première diffusion : 5 août 2014

S2014 E37 • Our Next Mission to Mars, and How the Sun Will Kill the Internet

SciShow Space shares the latest news from around the universe, including new details about our next mission to Mars, and a study that predicts a catastrophic solar storm may be more likely than we thought.

Première diffusion : 7 août 2014

S2014 E38 • What's It Like On Mercury?

SciShow Space takes you on a tour of Mercury, the sun’s closest friend, where a year is just a day and half long, and the surface holds many surprises -- like ice!

Première diffusion : 12 août 2014

S2014 E39 • Comet Chase & Molten Moons

In this episode of SciShow Space News, Hank details the work of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft. He also explains the new discoveries of Jupiter's moon Io.

Première diffusion : 14 août 2014

S2014 E40 • The Supernova of 1054, Our Very Special 'Guest Star'

All of humanity likely saw it, a brilliant supernova that lit up the daytime sky in 1054. But 960 years later, there’s still a lot we don't quite understand about the famous celestial phenomenon.

Première diffusion : 19 août 2014

S2014 E41 • Stardust Discovery, and 2 Planetary Conjunctions

SciShow Space shares the latest developments from around the universe, including news about the first material ever collected from outside the solar system, and a backyard astronomers’ guide to two upcoming planetary conjunctions.

Première diffusion : 21 août 2014

S2014 E42 • Astronaut Weightlessness Training

SciShow Space takes you behind the scenes of astronaut training, to show how crew members and their equipment are tested in microgravity, all while never having to leave Earth.

Première diffusion : 26 août 2014

S2014 E43 • Epic Meteor Adventure and Ozone Mystery

SciShow explores two celestial mysteries: the origins of a meteorite that crashed into a house in California, and who’s releasing chemicals into the atmosphere that were banned more than 25 years ago?

Première diffusion : 28 août 2014

S2014 E44 • The Smallest Star in the Universe

SciShow Space takes you to the smallest star in the universe, and explains how astronomers figured out that’s what it was!

Première diffusion : 2 septembre 2014

S2014 E45 • The Most Powerful Rocket Ever, and Gecko Sex in Space

SciShow Space News shares the latest developments from around the universe, including NASA’s plan to build the world’s most powerful rocket, and the fate of Russian geckos sent to have sex in space.

Première diffusion : 4 septembre 2014

S2014 E46 • How Much of Me Is 'Star Stuff?'

Carl Sagan famously observed that we are all made of “star stuff.” But what does that mean? And how much of you is really made of dead stars? SciShow Space explains!

Première diffusion : 9 septembre 2014

S2014 E47 • Our New Galactic Neighborhood, and a Tar Comet?

SciShow Space shares the latest news from around the universe, including new insights into the giant supercluster of galaxies that we call home, and the first “data baby” from Rosetta’s rendezvous with a comet.

Première diffusion : 11 septembre 2014

S2014 E48 • What's It Like on ... Venus?

SciShow Space takes you on a tour of Venus, a world with such an extreme environment that you might call it “Earth’s evil twin.”

Première diffusion : 16 septembre 2014

S2014 E49 • Curiosity's Sequel, and the Key to Finding Alien Life

SciShow Space News shares the latest developments from around the universe, including the Curiosity’s arrival at its final destination, and new insights into what clues we should really be looking for in our search for alien life.

Première diffusion : 18 septembre 2014

S2014 E50 • The Future of Our Sun and Earth

SciShow Space gives you a blow by blow account of what’s going to happen to the sun -- and Earth.

Première diffusion : 24 septembre 2014