PickVidsBest Cosmology & astrophysics Videos
The 108 Cosmology & astrophysics videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 10 introductory, 8 intermediate, 88 for a general viewer, and 2 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are an explainer. What they share is that one picture or analogy is used to supply a missing concept. Channels you will keep seeing include PBS Space Time, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Isaac Arthur.
The helical model - our solar system is a vortex
An animation presenting a non-standard helical or vortex model of the solar system, in which the planets trail the Sun through space instead of orbiting in flat circles.
White holes and wormholes are probably real. Here's why.
Veritasium explores what general relativity says about black holes, white holes and wormholes, with help from physicists Geraint Lewis and Juan Maldacena.
The Problem With Sabine Hossenfelder
Professor Dave critiques science communicator Sabine Hossenfelder, arguing that her content has drifted toward anti-establishment rhetoric.
Asteroid Discovery - 1970-2015 - 8K resolution
Scott Manley's short animation shows every asteroid discovery from 1970 to 2015 plotted over time in 8K.
5 REAL Possibilities for Interstellar Travel
PBS Space Time surveys five realistic options for interstellar travel, from conventional rocket fuel to antimatter and nuclear pulse propulsion.
Stars orbiting the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way
A time-lapse from ESO's Very Large Telescope showing stars orbiting the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's center over nearly 20 years.
The NEW Warp Drive Possibilities
PBS Space Time explains how general relativity permits warp drive in principle and covers recent theoretical advances toward solving the negative energy problem.
Symphony of Science - 'We Are All Connected' (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye)
A Symphony of Science music video that auto-tunes samples of Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye into a song about the wonder of the universe.
Discovery Channel - Large Asteroid Impact Simulation
A Discovery Channel computer simulation of a large asteroid impact on Earth, showing the scale of the devastation.
The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe
A Kurzgesagt animation on supernovae, the most powerful explosions in the universe.
What If Dark Matter Is Just Black Holes?
PBS Space Time asks whether dark matter could be made of primordial black holes.
Why We Should NOT Look For Aliens - The Dark Forest
Kurzgesagt animated explainer on the Dark Forest answer to the Fermi Paradox.