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Terence Kealey gives a talk on why science is not a public good, and why it is be better off done in the private sector.

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Rainwater Observatory is a world class observatory located in the small town of French Camp, MS. When I visited there I was shocked to find out they didn't have any type of promotional videos on the internet. They believe science supports faith, just as I do. The directors were kind enough to stay late and allow me to create a shoot this footage so I could make a short film for them. There's lots of time lapse footage, as well as images taken from their Sangre telescope. Call them to set up a tour! We looked at the moon when I was there. In my experience Faith supports science, and vice versa. "The Heavens Declare the Glory of God". Pennywhistle Productions

Rainwater Observatory

Rainwater Observatory is a world class observatory located in the small town of French Camp, MS. When I visited there I was shocked to find out they didn't have any type of promotional videos on the internet. They believe science supports faith, just as I do. The directors were kind enough to stay late and allow me to create a shoot this footage so I could make a short film for them. There's lots of time lapse footage, as well as images taken from their Sangre telescope. Call them to set up a tour! We looked at the moon when I was there. In my experience Faith supports science, and vice versa. www.rainwaterobservatory.org "The Heavens Declare the Glory of God". Pennywhistle Productions

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Hubblecast 06: A Battle Of Giants: Telescopes In Space And On The Ground (HD). --- Subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com • www.YouTube.com --- Have you ever wondered why some telescopes are launched into space while others are built on remote mountain tops? What is actually the best for astronomy? Here we provide a ringside view of the fight for the elusive photons from deep space - is it a battle of the telescope giants? Credit: • ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser, LL Christensen & R. Shida), Luis Calçada, ESO, Spitzer Space Telescope, Keck Observatory, Subaru Observatory • Narration: Dr. Robert Fosbury • Design: Martin Kornmesser • Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen, Raquel Yumi Shida • Cinematographer: Peter Rixner (www.perix.de) • Script: Lars Lindberg Christensen, Ana Margarida Lopes • Executive Producers: Raquel Yumi Shida, Lars Lindberg Christensen • Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen Dr. J is a German astronomer at the ESO. His scientific interests are in cosmology, particularly on galaxy evolution and quasars. Dr. J's real name is Joe Liske and he has a PhD in astronomy. Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre Garching/Munich, Germany • www.eso.org • http • hubblesite.org .

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NASA rocks out as the space shuttle Atlantis zooms spaceward to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. www.nasa.gov From NASA: It's a mission to once more push the boundaries of how deep in space and far back in time humanity can see. It's a flight to again upgrade what already may be the most significant satellite ever launched. And, for the space shuttle, it's a final visit to a dear, old friend. The STS-125 mission will return the space shuttle to the Hubble Space Telescope for one last visit before the shuttle fleet retires in 2010. Over 11 days and five spacewalks, the shuttle Atlantis crew will make repairs and upgrades to the telescope, leaving it better than ever and ready for another five years or more of research. The shuttle Discovery launched Hubble in 1990, and released it into an orbit 304 nautical miles above the Earth. Since then its circled Earth more than 97000 times and provided more than 4000 astronomers access to the stars not possible from inside Earths atmosphere. Hubble has helped answer some of sciences key questions and provided images that have awed and inspired the world. Weve actually seen an object that emitted its light about 13 billion years ago, said Hubble senior scientist Dave Leckrone. Since the universe is 13.7 billion years old, thats its infancy, the nursery. From the nearest parts of our solar system to further back in time than anyone has ever looked before, weve taken ordinary citizens on a voyage through the universe. But Hubble has ...

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Terence Kealey gives a talk on why science is not a public good, and why it is be better off done in the private sector.

Big Bang v2.0

Dr Brian Cox takes us on a tour of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva - the biggest, most complicated machine ever built. Once switched on, it will allow scientists to recreate the conditions that existed in the first moments after the Big Bang. Brian and other CERN scientists explain what results they hope will emerge from the most exciting scientific experiment of our time. To learn more, visit www.labreporter.com

Total Science – Life On Mars (Interlude)

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The first national observatories were built for two practical reasons: to provide accurate timekeeping, and to assist surveyors with mapping. As technology developed, telescopes became larger and provided more detailed images. Astronomers, in turn, became increasing interested in understanding the stars and objects that they could now see using these higher-resolution telescopes. The 15" refracting telescope featured in this video was built by the Warner and Swasey company of Cleveland, Ohio. It was originally located at Ottawa's Dominion Observatory. With the closure of this observatory in 1970s, it was moved to the Canada Science and Technology Museum. It is now housed in the Museum's Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory, where it is used for public astronomy education. To learn more about telescopes, and the Helen Sawyer Hogg Observatory, visit the Canada Science and Technology Museum. www.scientech.technomuses.ca

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April 23, Thursday 2009 8 am - STS-125 Video B-Roll Feed - JSC (All Channels) 9 am - STS-125 Program, Mission and Spacewalk Briefing - JSC (All Channels) 10:30 am - Hubble Space Telescope Program and Science Overview Briefing - HQ (All Channels) 2 pm - STS-125 Crew News Conference - JSC (All Channels)