Documentary

Crash Course Astronomy

The series breaks down complicated astronomy concepts in an easy to understand way using animation and narration by astronomer Phil Plait.

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Introduction to Astronomy

Introduction to Astronomy 1-1

Naked Eye Observations

Naked Eye Observations 1-2

Cycles in the Sky

Cycles in the Sky 1-3

Moon Phases

Moon Phases 1-4

Eclipses

Eclipses 1-5

Telescopes

Telescopes 1-6

The Gravity of the Situation

The Gravity of the Situation 1-7

Tides

Tides 1-8

Introduction to the Solar System

Introduction to the Solar System 1-9

The Sun

The Sun 1-10

The Earth

The Earth 1-11

The Moon

The Moon 1-12

Mercury

Mercury 1-13

Venus

Venus 1-14

Mars

Mars 1-15

Jupiter

Jupiter 1-16

Jupiter's Moons

Jupiter's Moons 1-17

Saturn

Saturn 1-18

Uranus & Neptune

Uranus & Neptune 1-19

Asteroids

Asteroids 1-20

Comets

Comets 1-21

The Oort Cloud

The Oort Cloud 1-22

Meteors

Meteors 1-23

Light

Light 1-24

Distances

Distances 1-25

Stars

Stars 1-26

Exoplanets

Exoplanets 1-27

Brown Dwarfs

Brown Dwarfs 1-28

Low Mass Stars

Low Mass Stars 1-29

White Dwarfs & Planetary Nebulae

White Dwarfs & Planetary Nebulae 1-30

High Mass Stars

High Mass Stars 1-31

Neutron Stars

Neutron Stars 1-32

Black Holes

Black Holes 1-33

Binary and Multiple Stars

Binary and Multiple Stars 1-34

Star Clusters

Star Clusters 1-35

Nebulae

Nebulae 1-36

The Milky Way

The Milky Way 1-37

Galaxies, Part 1

Galaxies, Part 1 1-38

Galaxies, Part 2

Galaxies, Part 2 1-39

Gamma-Ray Bursts

Gamma-Ray Bursts 1-40

Dark Matter

Dark Matter 1-41

The Big Bang, Cosmology Part 1

The Big Bang, Cosmology Part 1 1-42

Dark Energy, Cosmology Part 2

Dark Energy, Cosmology Part 2 1-43

A Brief History of the Universe

A Brief History of the Universe 1-44

Deep Time

Deep Time 1-45

Everything, The Universe...And Life

Everything, The Universe...And Life 1-46