7 min
I made The Milky Way the size of the US - to see how big we areEpic SpacemanThank you, yes of course, probably easiest to use th YouTube link
Mentioned in r/nextfuckinglevel
Space
The Big Bang, black holes, the scale of the cosmos and how Apollo reached the Moon.
35 entries, about 20 hours of single videos. Bloom scroll this shelf
7 min
I made The Milky Way the size of the US - to see how big we areEpic Spaceman
29 min
TIMELAPSE OF THE FUTURE: A Journey to the End of Time (4K)melodysheepTIMELAPSE OF THE FUTURE: A Journey to the End of Time
Recommended in r/askastronomy
1 h 21 min
Light Years Ahead | The 1969 Apollo Guidance ComputerTNMoCThis presentation is pretty fantastic:
Recommended in r/apollo
7 min
The Known Universe by AMNH #datavisualizationAmerican Museum of Natural HistorySorry don't know how to properly link, but this video changed my perspective on the size of the universe. Breathtaking.
Mentioned in r/space
37 min
IMAX: The Dream Is Alive (1985 NASA Documentary)Jeb's LibraryRecommended in r/space: Space documentaries like nature documentaries?
1 h 47 min
I Asked An Actual Apollo Engineer to Explain the Saturn 5 Rocket (Long Cut) - Smarter Every Day 2Smarter Every Day 2Recommended in r/apollo: Apollo documentary recommendation
17 min
The First Three Minutes - Part 1 of 2Astronomy 1101: From Planets to the Cosmos OnlineThe First Three Minutes - 2 Parts
Mentioned in r/space
15 min
What happened before the Big Bang?FermilabWhat happened before the Big Bang? March 31 2020
Mentioned in r/space
1 h 20 min
Episode 24: Kip Thorne on Gravitational Waves, Time Travel, and InterstellarSean CarrollFantastic podcast episode hosted by Sean Carroll - a theoretical physicist, specializing in quantum mechanics - and Kip Thorne. Totally worth a listen!
Recommended in r/space
13 min
How to take a picture of a black hole | Katie BoumanTEDmight help? Not had time to view it myself yet, probably better videos out there explaining it. Try jumping maybe 3 minutes ahead.
Mentioned in r/space
15 min
The First Three Minutes - Part 2 of 2Astronomy 1101: From Planets to the Cosmos OnlineThe First Three Minutes - 2 Parts
Mentioned in r/space
6 min
Misconceptions About the UniverseVeritasiumVeritasium: 5 Common Misconceptions
Mentioned in r/space
36 min
Supermassive Black Holes : Rethinking Their Origin | World Science FestivalWorld Science FestivalI strongly recommend the World Science Festival youtube channel, which has a huge number of incredible lectures and panel discussions on a broad range of topics, many of which centre around precisely what you’re seeking, all with scientists who are experts in their fields.
Recommended in r/space
5 min
Witnessing the dawn of a new solar systemESO Chasing StarlightAt the European Southern Observatory we produce Chasing Starlight, a YouTube show about the discoveries made with our telescopes. It’s still small but have a look at it
Mentioned in r/space
19 min
"Apollo 50: Go for the Moon" Full ShowSmithsonian National Air and Space MuseumThis movie has amazing quality! It basically did to the Moon landing what 'They Shall Not Grow Old' did to WWI for me, giving a real sense of how it was that you can rarely experience through old black and white photographs and grainy footage. Anyone interested and moved by this stuff I'd also…
Recommended in r/space
16 min
1979: How to LAND ON THE MOON | Project Apollo | Retro Tech | BBC ArchiveBBC ArchiveRecommended in r/apollo: Apollo documentary recommendation
7 min
To Scale: THE SOLAR SYSTEMTo Scale:I usually share this scale model of the solar system in the desert right after the Powers of Ten video:
Mentioned in r/askastronomy
6 min
Black Holes Explained – From Birth to DeathKurzgesagt – In a NutshellI miss the intro jingle from 2015 - for example.
Recommended in r/kurzgesagt
1 h 30 min
Journey to the Edge of the Universe (Sean Pertwee) - Full HD 1080pTim VerkerkCan't believe no one has said Journey to the Edge of the Universe with Sean Pertwee narrating!
Mentioned in r/space
11 min
TIMELAPSE OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSEmelodysheepTIMELAPSE OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE
Recommended in r/askastronomy
14 min
What Makes Lagrange Points Special Locations In SpaceScott ManleyScott Manley Mostly about space flight and the Kerbal Space Program game. But some fabulous videos on Lagrange points, Jupiter resonant asteroids and more.
Mentioned in r/space
11 min
How Did The Apollo 11 Documentary Get Film Of The Upper Stage Ignition?Scott ManleyMentioned in r/space: If you haven't seen it, check out last year's «Apollo 11». It's all archival footage from 1969, restored to 4K in mind-blowing quality. The level of presentation, editing, and score make it feel like a dramatic sci-fi epic. I did not expect to cry at a "space documentary"
1 h 30 min
Failure Is Not An Option A Flight Control History of NASABrendan WAlthough it's not what you asked for, I'll always recommend the documentary Failure Is Not An Option: A Flight Control History of NASA. It's the story of mission control in the 1960s, engineers fresh out of college dealing with life or death problems in real time space flight. I find it…
Recommended in r/engineering
20 min
Apollo 11: The Complete DescentApollo Flight JournalMentioned in r/apollo: Apollo documentary recommendation
1 h 6 min
Eight Wonders Of Our Solar System | The Planets | BBC Earth ScienceBBC Earth ScienceMentioned in r/space: Do you know any good astronomy channels??
1 h 40 min
Apollo 11 | Moonwalk One in 4kThe Space ArchiveMentioned in r/apollo: Apollo documentary recommendation
9 min
How to Understand What Black Holes Look LikeVeritasiumPosted to r/space: How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole
25 min
The Early UniverseSEAMentioned in r/space: Best documentaries on the origins of the universe?
13 min
How Scientists Developed the Big Bang Theory | Big History ProjectOER ProjectMentioned in r/cosmology: Big bang theory recommendations
1 h 36 min
Cosmology Lecture 1StanfordMentioned in r/askastronomy: What are some mind blowing videos about space you like?
2 h 1 min
First to the Moon | The Journey of Apollo 8 | NASA | History | FULL DOCUMENTARYGravitas DocumentariesMentioned in r/apollo: Apollo documentary recommendation
3 min
Apollo 11: Rare NASA Films from the National ArchivesUS National ArchivesRecommended in r/space: If you haven't seen it, check out last year's «Apollo 11». It's all archival footage from 1969, restored to 4K in mind-blowing quality. The level of presentation, editing, and score make it feel like a dramatic sci-fi epic. I did not expect to cry at a "space documentary"
Questions about space videos
Where should I start with space videos?
The entries on this shelf that came up in the most Reddit threads are I made The Milky Way the size of the US - to see how big we are (7 min), TIMELAPSE OF THE FUTURE: A Journey to the End of Time (4K) (29 min) and Light Years Ahead | The 1969 Apollo Guidance Computer (1 h 21 min).
Are there short space videos?
Yes. 16 run under 15 minutes, including I made The Milky Way the size of the US - to see how big we are (7 min) and The Known Universe by AMNH #datavisualization (7 min).
Are there full space courses or lecture series?
5 entries are full course, lecture or playlist, such as The First Three Minutes - Part 1 of 2 (17 min) and The First Three Minutes - Part 2 of 2 (15 min).
Where on Reddit were these space videos shared?
Most came up in r/space (22), r/apollo (6) and r/askastronomy (4). A mention can be a recommendation, a question or an argument, and each video’s page says which it was.