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Learn how our own atmosphere plays a role in what we see. Visit some of the largest telescopes on the planet and see the clearest images of the universe.
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Learn how tiny we really are compared to the rest of the galaxy. Did you know there are more stars in the galaxy than grains of sand on the beach? Build a model of our solar system that easily fits inside a baseball stadium.
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Learn how the force of gravity influences the shapes of planets. Visit a gravity trap and learn about the ultimate gravity trap, a black hole.
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So you think launching a rocket into space is easy? Think again. Mission planners have plenty of elements to contend with. We profile all sorts of space-aged tricks learning how to do it.
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Fly right through the tail of a comet and pick up some dust to study when we come back to earth. What are they made of? Meet a modern-day comet hunter who has found new ones.
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Meet the astronomers who patrol the skies for asteroids that can potentially strike the earth and cause massive damage. We visit the crater where one fell over 50 thousand years ago.
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This 13-part earth science and astronomy series is a continuation of the best selling Head's Up! 26-part series. Scientist Bob MacDonald takes a close look at 13 different, fascinating subjects that takes teens on many exploratory lessons from tornados to killer whales; everything under the ocean, and places high above our planet. Students will learn why Pluto is no longer called a planet, how to make automobiles greener, and what is happening to the World's Glaciers. So keep your Head's Up and prepare your students for 13 great new learning adventures.
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What would it be like to live on Mars? Could we re-form its surface to make it more like Earth? Hitching a ride on board the Pathfinder probe, this film reveals the real progress being made towards that dream.
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HUBBLE TELESCOPE UPDATE- The latest pictures from the most powerful observatory ever built. FROM UNDERSEA TO OUTER SPACE- Micro-organisms from the ocean go to outer space in the name of life sciemces. EXPERIMENTS- The physics and chemistry existing in scientific experiements are explained. SYMPHONY OF LIGHT- Opening a window to the universe- How distant stars and galaxies have arisen from space technology.
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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION- The tasks set for the crew that will soon occupy this orbiting marvel. ULYSSES ENCOUNTER WITH JUPITER- How this spacecraft used the gravity of Jupiter to bend its flight path. MAGELLAN OVER VENUS- Observe an unprecedented flight over Venus.
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JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOLAR SYSTEM- 1-Galileo began an endless fascination with the sun and its effects on the earth. JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2- Landsat- using space technology in the quest for information about the earths environment
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Circling Jupiter, the solar system's biggest planet, sensors reveal deadly radiation. But secure in virtual reality, we plunge down through Jupiter's giant red spot, deep into a hostile, gassy world.
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Why do astronauts float when they go into space? What happens to the human body in a microgravity enviroment? Can we play marbles in space? This well-researched series utilizes animation, graphics, astronauts, the space shuttle, and space itself as it relates many forms of scientific endeavor (oceanography, meterorology, astrophysics, physics, medicine, geography, etc.) to extraterrestrial travel.
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Mercury is too close to the sun for most telescopes to see it, yet space probes show its surface is hot enough to fry a human body like bacon. Next door is weird Venus, where a day is longer than a year.
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MAGNETOSPHERE OF MARS- The phenomenal findings of the Mars global surveyor are explained. IMAGES OF THE UNIVERSE- A unique satellite probe unlocks the mysteries of the early evolution of the universe as it examines cosmic fosiils. BENEFITS FROM BEYOND- Using the science of space to solve earthbound mysteries. How ground breaking medical advancements have arisen from space technology.
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Children understand the moon and its features. They use simple models to answer commonly asked questions about the moon. Adults recall the first moon landing and comparisons of the earth and the moon are made.
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Our planet is unusual in only having one moon, Saturn has more than 20. These strange worlds are little known, yet humans may visit them sooner than their parent planets.
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NASA HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE- The challenge and complexity of operations-taking our vision beyond the atmosphere. AUTOMATION SPACE ROBOTICS- The rapid developement of automation for spce exploration and earthly endeavors.
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NEBULAS AND GALAXIES - PART I AND PART II
Many of the recent discoveries by the Hubble Space Telescope have
been catalogued by letters and numbers. Gone are the poetic, mythical
names like Milky Way or Andromeda or Pegasus. No claim of miracles,
no mystical story connected to the map of stars.
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For centuries, the red planet has fascinated people on earth. Now, computer graphics can take us there, revealing the secrets of a world where traces of ancient alien life may yet be confirmed.
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In our children's lifetimes, spaceflight may become as common as catching a plane. What will it be like on board a spacecraft of the future, traveling to distant worlds?
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We learn about what went into the development of Einstein's theory of relativity, a new direction in science that forever changed the way we see the universe and all that's in it. Through careful explanation, the viewer learns how Einstein's theories shaped what we know today about the nature of light, the Big Bang, the space-time continuum, and how it all shapes the cosmos.
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The crew of the space shuttle on STS-41 consider the science of orbitry, explaining how and why objects orbit a planet and demonstrate the requirements for getting into space, orbiting, and returning safely as well as the major components of the shuttle itself. They also trace the evolution and development of American rocketry from 75 years ago.
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Return to space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia, as they re-fly the tethered satellite. Join the crew as they real out almost 12 miles of cable to show the dynamics of space flight between two objects that are attached. Astronauts will work with this and other experiments to explain the physics and principles required to fly this sort of experiment in space.
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How is a space rendezvous like catching a football? The interdependence of mathematics and science is graphically revealed in this episode as math is applied in launching, orbiting, and landing spacedraft; a class of high school students help the crew of the space shuttle solve math problems before visiting the space station Mir. A new fleet of unmanned planes helps NASA examine our atmosphere in ways never before possible.
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How important is microgravity for the earth? This segment demonstrates how space experiments in microgravity make huge possible advances in scientific studies on earth in fluid physics, biotechnology, materials processing and combustion research.
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The scientific conclusion: STS-73 crew and high school students reexamine and evaluate the experiments conducted during the two weeks in earth's orbit; the commander of NASA's zero gravity plane discusses how objects orbit the earth. The Columbia crew demonstrate how space research will benefit all of us.
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Einstein's theories are directly applied to these ominous entities lurking somewhere in the universe. Not only does this installment explore what black holes are and what kind of research is being done today, but it also delves into how Einstein's theories led to their discovery...at least on paper.
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This segment examines how life in space compares with everyday earthly routine, considering how astronauts eat, sleep, exercise, and work in space. It also focuses on how Sir Isaac Newton's three laws of motion affect space travel and the principles of mass vs. weight; and how physics functions in space travel.
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What sciences are involved as the astronauts go EVA and venture into the hostile environment of space in a smaller spacecraft, performing many tasks for which they have previously trained in a weightless environment?
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Biology and medical science meet as scientists determine what happens to a human body as it moves from the gravity of the earth to the microgravity of space, as bones, blood and nervous system react to long term spaceflight.
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This segment emphasizes the importance of careful planning in scientific research, whether on earth or above it, as the STS-40 crew records the effects of spaceflight on the body. A practical demonstration of the knowledge gained is shown in the use of a new type of spaceflight trainer to prevent motion sickness in space.
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Oceanography, climatology, and meteorology come into play as this segment explores the phenomena of global warming, the hole in the ozone layer, and El Nino in the earth's atmosphere. Research that scientists are conducting in space helps them understand the atmospheric mutations earth is experiencing.
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How does the earth appear when viewed from space? Photography makes a contribution as it records the history of changes to our planet; wind shears for example are studied from specially designed planes.
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This episode compares the 1768 voyage of the sailing ship "Endeavor" under Captain James Cook with the 1992 maiden voyage of the space shuttle "Endeavor" as it considers how exploration then and now is inherent in man, and how the knowledge gained contributes to mankind. For example, a robotic explorer named Dante explores an Antarctic volcano and contributes to the future exploration of Mars.
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What do water-skiing and the physics of spaceflight have in common? How is electricity generated simply by two objects moving through space? How does NASA conduct investigations into experiments when things go wrong? What physics are involved in the tethered satellite system? This segment demonstrates the interactions of many scientific disciplines in experiments and problem-solving processes.
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Earth's Moon was born in a catastrophic collision more than 4 billion
years ago. It started out very close to the planet but has been moving
away ever since. It's drifting away every year.
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A fascinating in-depth look at the formation of the universe and what exists now.
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PLANETS- VOYAGER Voyagers grand tour of Neptune and its moon Triton, COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS- The science that describes how aircraft and missiles move through the air
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POINT OF VIEW- Studying meteorites and taking a mega-fast journey over California. MISSION STS91- Travel on a space shuttle mission to recover an astronaut from space station MIR.
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Beyond Mars lie worlds nothing like our own. What made the rings, intense radiation and strange magnetic fields around the giant gassy planets?
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From Earth to Saturns amazing skies. Besides its rings among 22 moons, this planet hides an extraordinary secret world. Titan is almost a second Earth in deep freeze. Could it ever spring to life?
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ROAD TO SUCCESS- Disappearing Frontier reflects on space disasters that have astonished the world. WHITE SANDS TEST FACILITY- The worlds finest facility for propulsion and materials testing is visited. Situated in the desert White Sands Challenges every aspect of each item signed for space.
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To the limits of knowledge with the most incredible machines ever built! Graphics and animation bring to life the potential for robot missions to explore worlds where no human could survive.
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Our solar system formed three other rocky worlds like earth, yet they're nothing like our home. A tour reveals how our solar system formed and envisions of the future for planet Earth.
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The solar system is alive. At its heart is our Sun, offering the very mol-
ecules of its body to create the energy fueling the system. The planets
are the concentrated remnants of an enormous cloud of dust and gas
that had transformed into a disk, condensed at its center until finally ig-
niting into a star.
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How big is the moon? This series offers a fascinating look at the world above us and explains the sun, the moon, the stars and space travel. Taking special care to relate to the lives and interests of children, this series makes learning enjoyable.
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Space Travel provides a glimpse of changes in air transport from airplanes to rockets and space shuttles. Basic technical details of how a space shuttle works are explained. An astronaut, Dr. Andy Thomas, answers questions about space travel, including how he sleeps, bathes, eats and stays fit in space. NASA footage illustrate these descriptions. The program helps to stir the imaginations of young children as to whether there is life on other planets and whether one day they will be able to travel into space themselves.
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Our sky is strewn with glittering jewels. Where did the stars come from? Zooming out to a place where stars are forming, we find human life is possible because we're made from the dust of dying stars.
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Stars introduces children to astronomy. It begins with children's own definitions of what a star is. The show explains what stars are, and why they cannot be seen during the day. Some constellations such as the Southern Cross and the Saucepan are identified, and children design their own star pattern. Seven astronomers explain what inspires them to use telescopes to gaze into the sky.
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