While many may know of the more popular and bigger astronomy Youtube channels like SciShow Space, Anton Petrov (‘What da Math’), and even Fraser Cain (Founder of the Universe Today website), as well as Astronomy Cast, there are some less well-known astronomy education channels floating around Youtube, especially those that are, for once, not hosted or created by only white people, with all due respect to aforementioned science communicators/science communication channels.
For example, Dr. Maggie Lieu, who is an astrophysicist at the University of Nottingham (United Kingdom), has a beautiful channel full of professionally-made and well-communicated videos related to space, accessible to people of all ages and expertise levels. She covers a range of topics ranging from foundational topics including how astrophysicists measure distances in space, as explained in this video:
Or perhaps, you just want to go on a tour of the universe in a broad introduction to what is out there well beyond our own solar system, let alone our planet? From Earth to Alpha Centauri to the galaxy and beyond, Dr. Lieu takes you on a beautifully presented tour to the farthest reaches of the universe:
She also covers questions that arise from headlines-grabbing news such as the time last year (and earlier this year) Betelguese dimmed very dramatically, much more so that astrophyscists are used to, making many people wonder if the star was about to go kaboom.
Or what about that time that Venus rocked our world with the possibility of biosignatures in its atmosphere (which has since had much doubt cast upon it, due to rechecking of data and so on.)
Dr. Lieu also has plenty of videos on her channel that cover a range of questions and topics that are original and creative, including such questions as:
What is on the far side of the moon?
And finally, here’s a fantastic and informative video where she introduces ten black astrophyscists you should know about.
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