Space Telescope Science Institute — Why Do We Put Telescopes in Space?

Name: Space Telescope Science Institute — Why Do We Put Telescopes in Space?
Uploaded: 2026-10-09T07:12:03.403+00:00
Duration: PT140.7S
Channel: minutephysics (Henry Reich)
Description: A whiteboard-style explainer in which a hand draws stick figures, an atmosphere, sunlight and rockets to show why telescopes work better above the air, then pays off with real Hubble images and an end card.

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Talking-head explainer · Hand-drawn · Flat 2D · 141s

Length

140.7s

Beats

22· 122 hard cuts

Pace

9.4/min

Avg beat

6.4s

A whiteboard-style explainer in which a hand draws stick figures, an atmosphere, sunlight and rockets to show why telescopes work better above the air, then pays off with real Hubble images and an end card.

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Created by Henry Reich, music by Nathaniel Schroeder; supported by the Space Telescope Science Institute · Watch the original ↗ · Measurements and analysis by Cutmap.