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Posts by
Emily Howard
Abandoned ant hill excavation reveals a city
Watch an abandoned ant hill excavation by scientists! In this video, scientists pump concrete into an empty ant colony so you can see the intricate structure.
September 20, 2022
Video: Meet ALMA, a revolutionary new telescope
The ALMA telescope, high in the northern Chilean desert, was officially inaugurated this spring. EarthSky was there. Check out our video!
June 24, 2013
Two video feeds: The International Space Station in real time
To see our home planet from above - in real time - is awesome. Livestream video from ISS here, plus we link to a page showing the space stations's current position.
June 13, 2013
Video for your ears: What do planets sound like?
NASA Space Sounds: what happens when spacecraft are used to record radio emissions from planetary environments, which are then converted to sound waves.
May 30, 2013
Alchemy, beautiful nature video
A tour of light and landscape in the American Southwest
May 13, 2013
Video: Extreme closeup of a Giant Galapagos Tortoise
Tortoise notices the camera and comes over to investigate.
April 29, 2013
Video: Three years of the sun in three minutes
This video includes two eclipses by the moon, the largest flare of our current cycle, the Comet Lovejoy and the transit of Venus.
April 25, 2013
Video: Meteor shower in high California desert
Can't wait for tonight's Lyrid meteor shower, or can't watch due to clouds? Check out this beautiful video of the 2010 Geminid shower.
April 21, 2013
Video: The science of cute
Did you know that looking at cute pictures activates the same part of the brain as using cocaine or meth?
April 15, 2013
Video: Bird ballet of starlings over Marseille
This short video shows clouds of starlings flocking over Marseille, France, at dusk.
April 12, 2013
