Instructional and fun videos about space that can be shown in the classroom or watched at home.
Grades 7-12
Did you know that in everyday language we often use the word "weight," but what we're really talking about is mass? Canadian Space Agency Data Scientist Roksana Sheikholmolouki explains these science concepts commonly misunderstood by students.
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Grades 7-12
In our field of work – space – we have come to meet many women interested in fire. Engineers, students, scientists and even an astronaut! In this video, meet five inspiring women who work with fire.
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Animation of the Artemis I mission, an uncrewed test flight for the Orion spacecraft.
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Grades 7-12
The Canadian experiment MARROW, conducted on the International Space Station, studied how bone marrow (the spongy tissue inside bones) and the blood cells it produces change in space. The study produced interesting results that help us better understand space anemia.
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Grades 10-12
In this video, learn more about black holes with Sarah Gallagher, astrophysicist and Science Advisor to the President of the Canadian Space Agency.
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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12
In this video, we present some characteristics of the Moon, the natural satellite of Earth.
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Grades 7-12
Since its launch on , Webb has successfully completed many milestones: Webb released and deployed its solar array, which means the telescope went off battery power and began to use its own generated power. Webb had two planned mid-course correction burns.
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Grades 7-12
The Webb Telescope has reached its destination. The telescope now orbits the Sun around Lagrange 2, located 1.5 million kilometres from Earth.
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Grades 7-12
One of the two Canadian elements on the James Webb Space Telescope, the Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) is the most sophisticated guidance sensor of any telescope ever built. It locks on to bright stars in deep space to keep Webb's images sharp.
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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful space observatory ever built. Gathering infrared light invisible to the human eye, its penetrating gaze will behold the earliest moments in cosmic time and search distant worlds for evidence of life.
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Grades 7-12
The James Webb Space Telescope will be the most important space observatory of the next decade, serving astronomers from all over the world.
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Grades 7-12
The telescope's four scientific instruments are specifically designed to capture infrared light, and will be able to peer through cosmic dust to study colder or very distant objects. Certain types of objects, such as planets and very distant galaxies, shine most brightly in infrared light.
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Grades 7-12
The James Webb Space Telescope, often referred to as Hubble's successor, promises to push the limits of astronomy even more and study some of the very first galaxies ever created, only 200 million years after the event that began the entire universe.
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Grades 7-12
The Webb and Hubble space telescopes are different, but they complement each other in several ways. Webb will build on Hubble's impressive legacy by helping humanity peer even deeper into the universe.
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Grades 7-12
The James Webb Space Telescope is an international collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
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Grades 1-6
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques and the Canadian Space Agency invite you to try a night sky observation activity. Happy stargazing and happy Canada Day to everyone!
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Grades 1-6 Grades 7-12
Have you ever seen the Perseids? We have some advice on how to watch one of the best meteor showers of the year. This year, the light show will peak on the night of August 12 and 13.
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Grades 10-12
Colin Franklin, Defense Research Telecommunications Establishment Chief Electrical Engineer for Alouette I discusses the design challenges of Canada's first satellite.
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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12
The world of rockets is about to get even more interesting! Learn more about the rockets of today and tomorrow with astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
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CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen presents the basics of astronomy and answers live questions from young Canadians.
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CSA astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons answers questions from Canadian children during a live event on the future of space exploration.
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Grades 7-12
Satellites and their data are part of our everyday lives, and we often don't even realize it! Astronaut Joshua Kutryk gives us an overview.
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Grades 7-12
The Canadian Space Agency presents Juno, an early version of a rover that could one day be sent to the Moon or Mars.
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Grades 7-12
Satellites play an important role in monitoring climate change and reducing its impacts. Dr. Sarah Gallagher, the CSA's Science Advisor, explains 5 ways satellites can help with climate change.
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Grades 7-12
Whether or not we realize it, satellites play an important role in our lives – every day. Dr. Sarah Gallagher, the CSA's Science Advisor, explains five things that would happen if all satellites stopped working.
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Grades 7-12
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and CSA Senior Mission scientist Tim Haltigin discuss the features of Mars, one of Earth's closest neighbours in the solar system.
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Grades 10-12
CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques talks about the importance of the water cycle on Earth and explains how this system is replicated on the International Space Station.
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CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques talks about the importance of the water cycle on Earth and explains how this system is replicated on the International Space Station.
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Grades 10-12
CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques explains how the Bio-Monitor, a Canadian smart shirt system, measures and records astronauts' vital signs on the International Space Station. The sleek, all-in-one garment is used to collect scientific data that is easily sent down to Earth.
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Grades 7-12
CSA astronaut Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and CSA senior mission scientist Tim Haltigin answer some of the Internet's most-asked questions about asteroids.
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Grades 7-12
Check out this video to learn what asteroids are and what these cosmic time capsules can tell us about the earliest days of our solar system.
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Grades 10-12
David Saint-Jacques explains radiation, which can pose serious health risks for astronauts on long-duration space missions.
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Grades 7-12
David Saint-Jacques, Canadian Space Agency astronaut, will do many experiments during his six-month space mission. He explains the effects of environmental conditions aboard the ISS on the mental and physical health of astronauts and the importance of keeping them healthy and strong.
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Grades 1-6 Grades 7-9
Did you know that there's a research laboratory in space? In this video, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques describes its size, its speed compared to a Formula 1 race car, the essential role played by Canadian robots, and how to go on board virtually!
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Grades 7-12
Did you know that many science experiments are being conducted on the International Space Station at any given time? Why do we do science in space?
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Grades 10-12
Did you know that a spacecraft can use a planet's gravity to change its orbit? For example, on , the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will use Earth's gravity to change its orbit and help put it on course to asteroid Bennu, its target destination.
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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12
CSA astronaut Chris Hadfield performed a simple science experiment designed by grade 10 Lockview High School students Kendra Lemke and Meredith Faulkner. The students from Fall River, Nova Scotia won a national science contest held by the Canadian Space Agency with their experiment on surface tension in space using a wet washcloth.
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Grades 10-12
What are gravitational waves? CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques explains the historic detection of gravitational waves that was announced last week.
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Grades 7-12
Earlier this week, our fans asked us some great questions about space debris orbiting Earth. In this video, Michel Doyon, Manager of Flight Operation at the Canadian Space Agency, answers your questions.
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Grades 10-12
Neutron radiation is a serious hazard and challenge for human space exploration. To better understand the amount and frequency in low-Earth orbit, CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield is taking part in a Canadian experiment that uses bubble detectors to measure the neutron radiation levels on board the ISS.
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Grades 7-12
OSIRIS-REx presents a new 321Science video about choosing a target asteroid for this sample return mission. This video explores what circumstances and characteristics make the asteroid, Bennu, the perfect target for the OSIRIS-REx mission.
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Grades 7-12
Will it hit the Earth someday? OSIRIS-REx presents a video that explores Bennu's past.
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