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What are stars, and where do they come from? Briefly discusses the life cycle of a star, their colors, and super nova. Includes the Hubble Space Telescope, how stars were used in history, and constellations. Offers a short review.
(Source: DCMP)
Learn the three criteria for classifying planets and discover why Pluto is now considered part of the Kuiper belt. When Pluto was discovered in 1930, it was classified as the ninth planet in the solar system. However, advances in technology brought about new knowledge of Pluto, and it is now recognized as a dwarf planet.
Jupiter poses many questions about our solar system. It is a powerful planet of gas whose flowing colors and spots are beautiful, but contain violent storms and jet streams. A mini solar system of over sixty moons rotate around Jupiter--a half billion miles from earth. Could one of these moons contain life under its icy crust?
Ion propulsion might sound like science fiction, but engineers at NASA are using it to drive NASA’s "Dawn" spacecraft through the solar system. Learn how ion propulsion works and why it is the reason "Dawn" will be the first spacecraft ever to orbit two solar system bodies beyond Earth. Part of the “Crazy Engineering” series.
Cassini's sleuthing revealed an active ocean world. The spacecraft found evidence of geysers coming out of the south pole of Enceladus. After over a decade of research, NASA scientists know there is a potential for the ocean on Enceladus to support life, and that has altered the way scientists think about where life might be found in the solar system and in the worlds beyond.
New discoveries regarding the Outer Planets are creating a fundamental rethinking of our solar system. Uranus is a toxic combination of hydrogen, helium and methane. Scientists speculate that the planet was knocked on its side after colliding with another body. Neptune's largest moon, Triton, is cold and barren, but some scientists speculate that liquid water might exist under Triton's icy surface. Cold and inhospitable, Pluto completes one orbit around the solar system every 248 years. Cutting-edge computer graphics are used to bring the universe down to earth to show what life would be like on other planets, and to imagine what kind of life forms might evolve in alien atmospheres.
Timeblazers Sam and Jen meet some geniuses of the past, including Nicholas Copernicus, the first to map out the Solar System; William Shakespeare and his magnificent Globe Theatre; Benjamin Franklin, a great inventor, printer, and philosopher; Thomas Edison, who invented the first practical incandescent light bulb; Eratosthenes, who used a stick to figure out the size of the earth and that the planet was round; Plato, a great philosopher and thinker; Jean-Francois Champollion, who unlocked the mystery of the Rosetta Stone; Magellan, who was the first to sail around the world; and the "Renaissance Man," Leonardo da Vinci.
Discover how impact craters can provide insight into the history of the solar system. Scientists compare impact craters that have changed over time with fresh craters to determine how landforms have evolved.
Highlights the limited information scientists have about the many moons in our solar system. Presents theories of origin and composition. Mixes graphics with pictures taken from spacecrafts.
Nitrogen is the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7. It is a common element in the universe, estimated at about seventh in total abundance in the Milky Way and the Solar System.
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The moon makes a special appearance in this segment. Hannah’s musical friends provide facts about the moon as they “moon dance” through the solar system. Part of the "Space School Musical" series.
Bill Nye explains how Jupiter helped spread the building blocks of life and the planet's role in the formation of the solar system. Part of the “Why With Nye” series.
Take a tour of the moon's surface. Images and topographic maps show craters, rocks, mountains, basins, and valleys found on the moon. These maps help improve scientific understanding of how Earth's moon and other rocky planets in the solar system evolved.
The Red Planet, with the most similar environment to Earth in the entire solar system, is a third alternative being explored for colonization. The discovery of ice on its surface has excited and encouraged many space scientists despite the many challenges to establishing a colony on Mars. Part of the "Space Colonies" series.
How did the universe form? Where did it come from? Where does Earth fit into the equation? This segment focuses on Earth's place in the universe. Other topics covered include the solar system, gravity, planetary experience, and stars. Part of the "Earth Science" series.
Is there life on other planets? How can it be found? Presents the scientific theory of life's beginning and evolution on earth before considering life within our solar system and beyond. Discusses possible planet formation from stellar dust and technology's place in locating such planets.
Hubble has studied all of the planets in the solar system except Mercury. Some of Hubble's notable accomplishments include observations of the climate of Venus, dust storms on Mars, the impact of a comet on Jupiter, the rings of Saturn and Uranus, Neptune's immense storms, and dwarf planets such as Pluto, Ceres, and Eris.
Why does the moon seem to follow a moving car? This and other simple astronomy questions are answered in this short animation. Part of the “Everyday Science for Preschoolers” series.
Through telescopic video and photos combined with animated graphics, students will learn about the layers of the sun, and its effects on earth, the moon, and other objects in the solar system. Part of the Real World Science series.
On January 14, 2005, the European Space Agency's “Huygens” probe made its descent to the surface of Saturn's hazy moon, Titan. Carried to Saturn by NASA's “Cassini” spacecraft, “Huygens” made the most distant landing ever on another world and the only landing on a body in the outer solar system.
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3D models and images of the entire periodic table of elements
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Resources to teach younger students about animals
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