Astronomy

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Astronomy.

Video playlists about Astronomy

The mystery and wonder of stars

4 talks • 36:03
Zoom into the strange wonder and potential of stars in our universe.

What’s really floating out in space?

7 talks • 1h 7m
The answer is satellites, stars, planets, asteroids and maybe even aliens.

The lights and sounds of the universe

6 talks • 1h 6m
Find out what sound a black hole makes, if (possible) alien life is blocking star light and other astounding things happening in our galaxy -- and beyond.

How we study space

17 talks • 3h 5m
Beyond our galaxy, there lies much more to be discovered. Learn how we explore the universe with talks that are definitely out of this world.

Talks about Astronomy

8:31

Philip Lubin

How humanity can reach the stars

Posted Sep 2020
15:43

Risa Wechsler

The search for dark matter — and what we've found so far

Posted Jan 2020
15:34

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz

Your body was forged in the spectacular death of stars

Posted Dec 2019
13:28

Kelsey Johnson

The problem of light pollution — and 5 ridiculously easy ways to fix it

Posted Dec 2019
13:52

Mike Brown

The search for our solar system's ninth planet

Posted Nov 2019
5:17

Federica Bianco

How we use astrophysics to study earthbound problems

Posted Sep 2019
16:20

Lynn Rothschild

The living tech we need to support human life on other planets

Posted Jun 2019
14:13

Juna Kollmeier

The most detailed map of galaxies, black holes and stars ever made

Posted Jun 2019
7:18

Erika Hamden

What it takes to launch a telescope

Posted May 2019
11:29

Sheperd Doeleman

Inside the black hole image that made history

Posted Apr 2019
13:15

Alexander MacDonald

How centuries of sci-fi sparked spaceflight

Posted Apr 2019
11:08

Phil Plait

The secret to scientific discoveries? Making mistakes

Posted Mar 2019
16:52

Matt Russo

What does the universe sound like? A musical tour

Posted Oct 2018
4:39

Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil

A rare galaxy that's challenging our understanding of the universe

Posted Aug 2018
13:18

Stephen Webb

Where are all the aliens?

Posted Jul 2018
13:24

Karen J. Meech

The story of 'Oumuamua, the first visitor from another star system

Posted Jun 2018
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Exclusive articles about Astronomy

How to catch a ripple in spacetime

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