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When the Space Telescope Hubble was launched into orbit around Earth on April 24, 1990, Discovery launched a new era of breathtaking discoveries for science and all humanity. For almost 20 years, the...
Edwin Hubble’s telescope, built 70 years ago, revealed the galaxies and the expansion of the universe. But now the space telescope named after Hubble is uncovering much more, including dramatic changes in...
Documentary. For years David Malin was the world’s top astronomy photographer. His pictures unveiled our galaxy, the Milky Way - and the infinity of galaxies beyond - in the glory of full natural colour....
Through recent observations made by radio telescopes scientists are now beginning to understand the origin of the universe, which had a hot and explosive beginning. As a result galaxies were formed during...
This film explores the many facets of the telescope: its historical development, scientific importance, technological breakthroughs, and also the people behind the invention. It is presented by Dr. Joe...
Looks at the solar eclipse over Hawaii on 11 July 1991. The Path of Totality swept over the telescopes of the observatory on Mauna Kea mountain as it passed from the Pacific to South America. Magnetic storms...
At Culgoora, 650km north-west of Sydney, CSIRO scientists study the sun and its atmosphere, using both radio and optical instruments. The main optical instrument is a 30cm high-resolution telescope which is...
Begins with an historical look at our knowledge of the solar system, from the ancient stone circles to the Greek view that the sun and planets rotated around the earth. Galileo and his opposing view is...
Mars, the red planet, is historically believed to contain life because of its straight canals, seen through earlier astronomers’ telescopes. Looks at the exploration of the planet by the Mariner and Viking...
Using animation and three-dimensional models, shows how the motion of the moon around the earth causes both solar and lunar eclipses. An eclipse of the sun occurs when the moon passes between the earth and...
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