Planets

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

Video playlists about Planets

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.

What's the big deal about Mars?

6 talks • 1h 37m
Learn all the hubbub going on with the big Red Planet in these insightful and utterly fascinating talks.

Mind-bending questions from physics

5 talks • 1h 23m
Fascinating talks that seek to unravel some of the most fundamental, yet unexplainable parts of the cosmos.

What makes Earth so special?

8 talks • 1h 56m
There’s something special about our busy, blue marble of a planet. These talks explore why we should make strides to preserve our shared, galactic home.
See all 8 playlists on Planets

Talks about Planets

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
11:10

Sarah T. Stewart

Where did the Moon come from? A new theory

Posted Mar 2019
16:52

Matt Russo

What does the universe sound like? A musical tour

Posted Oct 2018
13:18

Stephen Webb

Where are all the aliens?

Posted Jul 2018
11:55

Anjali Tripathi

Why Earth may someday look like Mars

Posted Dec 2016
13:42

Dave Brain

What a planet needs to sustain life

Posted Aug 2016
13:46

Tabetha Boyajian

The most mysterious star in the universe

Posted Apr 2016
12:51

Lisa Nip

How humans could evolve to survive in space

Posted Mar 2016
5:25

Aomawa Shields

How we'll find life on other planets

Posted Jan 2016
5:50

Lucianne Walkowicz

Let's not use Mars as a backup planet

Posted Dec 2015
15:38

Wendy Freedman

This telescope might show us the beginning of the universe

Posted Aug 2015
16:14

Sara Seager

The search for planets beyond our solar system

Posted May 2015
16:02

Nathalie Cabrol

How Mars might hold the secret to the origin of life

Posted Apr 2015
17:47

Fred Jansen

How to land on a comet

Posted Apr 2015
6:38

Jeremy Kasdin

The flower-shaped starshade that might help us detect Earth-like planets

Posted Apr 2014
See all 32 talks on Planets

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