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Follows astronomers from Manchester, Switzerland and California as they scour the skies for signs of planetary systems other than our own. Recently other solar systems have been discovered with what appear...
Earth is the only planet in the solar system to sustain life. Explains how the analysis of meteorites and comet observations give insights into the origins of the solar system. Infra-red telescopes in space...
For decades it was assumed that nine planets comprised the solar system. Pluto was the runt of the litter, drifting 40 times further from the sun than Earth, and just 1/500th of the size. Then in 1992...
Describes the modern concept of the universe. A brief account of observational methods, telescopes, rockets and satellites. Shows the accretion of galaxies, the formation of stars and planetary systems, and...
Dr. Dale Cruikshank from NASA reviews what we know about Pluto (including its atmosphere, of which he was the co-discoverer), why Pluto was re-classified as a dwarf planet in the fall of 2006, and what the...
In April 1998 a number of scientists gathered for the Colston Symposium at the University of Bristol to explore quantum physics. These 19 lectures, in front of invited audiences, are a valuable contemporary...
Monthly astronomy programmes from the BBC SKY AT NIGHT series, presented by Patrick Moore, are available for free viewing online. The archive contains programmes broadcast since December 2001 and new...
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