# Rotation in Space

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Carolin Crawford
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Astronomy and space
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/rotation-space)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Rotation is a fundamental physical process throughout the Universe. So much is spinning, from planets and stars revolving on their axes, to whole spiral galaxies rotating around their centre. We shall start by looking at the fundamentals of rotational motion, including the concept of angular momentum. This then will be extended to show what observations of rotation can tell us about how planetary systems form and develop, how neutron stars evolve with time, and how rotational motion provides crucial evidence for the presence and distribution of the elusive dark matter.

## Lectures

1. [Rotation in Space](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/rotation-space/f7558e943886) (YouTube)