Our World: Arecibo – The Largest Radio Telescope on Earth

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 12 25th, 2010 | no responses

Learn about radio waves, a special type of light that has a longer wavelength and less energy than the light we see. Find out how NASA uses radio waves to learn more about the universe and our own atmosphere with a giant telescope in Puerto Rico.

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Hubble’s History Told by Hubble’s Scientists

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 12 15th, 2010 | no responses

Hubblecast 41: Hubble’s History Told by Hubble’s Scientists Hubble’s history of scientific breakthroughs has made us think afresh about our Universe. But behind the astronomical successes is a rollercoaster ride of scientific and technical challenges going back decades. The Hubblecast caught up with some of the key players in Hubble’s history, including an astronaut, a Nobel Prize winner and one of the scientists who diagnosed Hubble’s blurred vision in 1990. In this episode, narrated by veteran ESA scientist Bob Fosbury, they tell Hubble’s story through their personal experiences. — Please subscribe to Science & Reason: • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com • www.youtube.com — Venice is just a few centimetres above sea level, about as far from space as you can get. But in 1609, Galileo Galilei brought this city a bit closer to the stars when he gave one of the very first demonstrations of his telescope. A few months after that, he discovered Jupiter’s moons, Io, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. Four centuries later, another telescope is making history here, as scientists gather to discuss the latest results from Hubble. Hubble was launched in 1990. And that’s of course when its history of scientific discoveries starts. But Hubble’s history isn’t just about science and technology. Like Galileo’s story, it’s also one of politics, money … and extremely smart people doing very difficult things. Bob O’Dell: “I became the first project scientist for the …

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IMAX: Cosmic Voyage HD pt 4/4 (Narrated by Morgan Freeman)

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 10 3rd, 2010 | no responses

Explore the Universe from its tiniest particle to its greatest expanse. Cosmic Voyage begins on Earth, firmly grounded in human perspective, and asks a fascinating question: Where exactly do we stand in the vastness of the cosmos? Where, between quark and quasar, is our place in space and time? You depart from Venice, where Galileo first demonstrated the use of the telescope. In 26 “”powers of ten”" stages, you ascend through our solar system and the Milky Way to the outer edges of the observable universe. Returning to Earth, you enter a drop of water and descend through sixteen ever-diminishing circles to the universe’s tiniest particle, a quark. The film features a “”cosmic zoom”" as viewers are transported across millions of years as galaxies collide, the solar system forms and life begins on a young planet Earth. Follow UFO Report on Twitter @ twitter.com Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman: Episodes 1-8- www.youtube.com IMAX: Hubble 3D Trailer- www.youtube.com Solar System 101- www.youtube.com The Size of The Universe- www.youtube.com The Known Universe (Take A Journey through The Stars)- www.youtube.com UFO Report Live Website- www.uforeportlive.ning.com

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IMAX: Cosmic Voyage HD pt 3/4 (Narrated by Morgan Freeman)

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 09 25th, 2010 | no responses

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IMAX: Cosmic Voyage pt 1/4 (Narrated by Morgan Freeman)

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 09 9th, 2010 | no responses

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IMAX: Cosmic Voyage HD pt 2/4 (Narrated by Morgan Freeman)

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 09 8th, 2010 | no responses

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Profiles in Science: Galileo Galilei

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 07 18th, 2010 | no responses

Thanks for watching and please visit my website www.scientificallyminded.com Digg it! digg.com Support the series and my website, buy a shirt! www.cafepress.com This is the first educational video I’ve made. I plan to make more so if you like this one let me know! If you have any questions, comments, or corrections, please leave me a comment or send me a message. I would love to know how I can make my videos better. This video was made for educational purposes and may be reproduced and shared. The sources I used were: Science and Technology in World History, An Introduction by James E. Mcclellan III and Harold Dorn. inventors.about.com en.wikipedia.org All images were obtained from Wiki Media Commons and are in the public domain. The animation was made using Celestia, a free program you can find more information about and download here: www.shatters.net The background music is Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 – II. Andante con moto by Beethoven, performed by Paul Pittman. Obtained from MusOpen.com

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Shoulders of Giants – Science Music Video

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 05 22nd, 2010 | no responses

Hail Science!! Celebrating 400 years since Galileo first peered into the milky dark with the 2009 International Year of Astronomy. With images from the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes. Find free space images at nasaimages.org The Chromatics’ “Shoulders of Giants” free download and lyrics available at: www.astrocappella.com Music and Lyrics by Padi Boyd © 2008, The Johannes Kepler Project It was a calm and cloudless night but it was all still a blur A shaking of our Universe was just about to occur It was Summertime… 1609 when Galileo used his telescope for the very first time and he saw mountains and craters on the moon and a Milky Way with thousands of stars and he saw Jupiter, with four tiny moons he was the only man on Earth that night who knew That Copernicus was right come outside with me tonight and I can show you wonders of the world to surprise and delight I’ve got my telescope with me just wait until you see that on the Shoulders of Giants…. … we’ll see beyond! The world turns round and round now around 400 years have flown since Galileo’s telescope first focused the unknown Now we use bigger glass to peer into the past And we’re discovering the Universe’s secrets at last And there are geysers on Saturn’s icy moon and planets circling hundreds of stars while all the Universe expands like a balloon from Galileo’s tiny scope we’ve come so far Galileo was right when he looked out in the night and he discovered wonders of the world to surprise and delight I …

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