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The Blue Planet and Pale Moon Above
The birth, development, and structure of Earth, what makes it rotate, and why it tilts and has seasons are discussed in this program. It also examines the nature of Earth's magnetic field and how the magnetic poles sometimes flip hemispheres. A wealt...(more details) |
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From Stonehenge to Hubble: Looking to the Stars
Animation and historical footage trace the progress of astronomy from megalithic observatories through the genius of Isaac Newton, to the Hubble telescope. The Hubble's eye, a tour de force in astronomy tools, is used to describe how telescopes work ...(more details) |
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Jupiter and Saturn: Probing the Planets
The drama of the Galileo mission, the dive of its probe into the Jovian atmosphere, and Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's impact on Jupiter are examined in this program. Stunning new photos examine Jupiter's moons, while images taken from spacecraft and throu...(more details) |
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Uranus, Neptune, and the Milky Way: Dark, Deep Space
Uranus and Neptune are studied as unidentical twins-vast gasbags inhabiting the cold, dark outer reaches of our galaxy. Exciting new time-lapse photography of the planets and their weather systems is presented, along with animation that depicts their...(more details) |
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Space Explorers: A History of the Last Frontier
Using rarely seen footage, this program traces the history of human space exploration from Yuri Gagarin's first orbit of Earth, through the moon landings, to the present-day Shuttle program and Mir. Also discussed are how scientists get things into o...(more details) |
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