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Charts the new wave of experiments and investigations into the 1800 active thunderstorms that occur on earth at any one time. Looks at ball lightning, ribbon lightning and the strange red ‘sprites’ that...
In-depth view of a space shuttle mission. Reveals how the shuttle Discovery is launched, how it is manoeuvred in orbit, the sophisticated systems that keep the onboard astronauts alive, how and where they...
Introductory astronomy, showing how to recognise star patterns, identify planets, spot shooting stars and view eclipses. Includes NASA images from the Hubble telescope and the spacecraft ‘Voyager’.
Six programmes portraying the birth, life and death of stars emphasising their importance for navigation and calendar making.
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...
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It was not thought to rotate on its own axis so a solar day would equal a year. Shows how modern radar telescope techniques disproved this theory. The Mariner 10...
The earth is unique among planets in the solar system. Looks briefly at the major features in the planet’s development, with a look at the significance of water in the balance of the atmosphere and of...
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...
Jupiter and Saturn are the first pair of outer planets and are enormous compared to earth. They are dense, compressed masses of gas. From the data sent back by the Pioneer and Voyager space probes, the...
There are currently nine known planets in the solar system. Mathematics of planetary motion predicts a tenth, outer planet and observations of the orbits of Neptune support this theory. Looks at the...
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