As the title said, I’m looking for good videos to learn astronomy, cosmology and astrophysics (really, anything related to space is fine, such as rocket science).
As the title said, I’m looking for good videos to learn astronomy, cosmology and astrophysics (really, anything related to space is fine, such as rocket science).
My favorites (Space Time and Anton and Dr. Becky) were already highlighted so here are more.
I wish they would bring back SciShow Space, but the occasional space or physics content on regular SciShow is still good for a general audience.
Scott Manley got known for teaching folks to play Kerbal Space Program but he’s turned to great coverage of aerospace engineering and who is launching what major rocket missions this month.
Astrum is pleasant and relaxing with nice images.
Sabine Hossenfelder always has opinions on GR and QM that are somehow both spicy and super practical.
Fermilab has an official channel with good educational videos.
MinuteEarth / Minute Physics is great when you’re in a hurry.
Especially the early QM videos by Sabine Hossenfelder are great. Lately she’s just researching popular science news which may or may not be correct. But I like that she is at least stating her bias when she has one.
But I cringe every time she has a NordVPN ad.
Yeah I don’t always watch her non-physics coverage since I tend to get that elsewhere. But she’s obviously well versed in reviewing the published literature and has a team of folks helping with that, which is more than can be said for many science journalists sadly. So even when I’m skeptical of her conclusions I’m at least confident she’s not just a talking head but actually checked the core papers on the topic.
FYI there’s SponsorBlock if you want to skip the NordVPN stuff. I don’t begrudge any channel for needing to make a buck though.