Sub-Orbital Space Flights & Satellite Exploration
For Grades 2-6. From the acclaimed Science Screen Report DVD series, provided to schools nationwide free of charge since 1970. Second largest of the gas planets, Saturn rules a dazzling domain. Its famous rings are billions of moon-lets that range from the size of tanks to grains of dust. The planet is so light it would float in water, and its largest moon, Titan, is bigger than Mercury. Uranus is twice as far from the Sun as Saturn, while Neptune is so distant it takes 165 years to orbit the Sun. Uranus rotates on its side, possibly knocked over in a collision. Triton, Neptunes largest moon, is the coldest place in our Solar System. From the Space Files series by York Films, London.
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From the acclaimed Science Screen Report DVD series, provided to schools nationwide free of charge since 1970. Between Mars and Jupiter is the asteroid belt. Every so often, asteroids collide and tumble towards the Sun. If they pass Mars, they can be drawn towards Earth, sometimes colliding. Sixty-five million years ago an asteroid impact may have been the cause of the climate change that killed the dinosaurs. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It is a ball of gas with no solid surface. Regal Jupiter is orbited by more than 60 moons of which four are large enough to be small planets
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From the acclaimed Science Screen Report DVD series, provided to schools nationwide free of charge since 1970. Between Mars and Jupiter is the asteroid belt. Every so often, asteroids collide and tumble towards the Sun. If they pass Mars, they can be drawn towards Earth, sometimes colliding. Sixty-five million years ago an asteroid impact may have been the cause of the climate change that killed the dinosaurs. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It is a ball of gas with no solid surface. Regal Jupiter is orbited by more than 60 moons of which four are large enough to be small planets
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ITV News Asteroid Impact did Kill The Dinosaurs The extinction of the dinosaurs and half of all species on Earth was caused by a 15 kilometre-wide asteroid slamming into the planet 65 million years ago and not massive volcanic eruptions, say scientists.
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For grades 2-5. From the acclaimed Science Screen Report DVD series, provided to schools nationwide free of charge since 1970. Baked and irradiated, Mercury is a cratered world; pock-marked by impactors that rained from space during the early development of our Solar System. With double sunrises, its day is twice as long as its year. Mercurys orbit is now perpetually shadowed from the scorching Sun; scientists think there may be ice deposited by comets. In contrast, the un-Earthly Venus is a lifeless planet with a dense, choking atmosphere with temperatures that could melt lead. Constantly shrouded in cloud, Venus could once have been Earths twin with oceans and continents, even simple life, but as the Sun matured, Venus became the hottest planet in our Solar System. From the Space Files series by York Films of London with special thanks to David Taylor.
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From the acclaimed Science Screen Report DVD series, provided to schools nationwide free of charge. PLUTO, FARTHEST PLANET & COMET, VISITORS FROM SPACE (from the Space Files series from York Films of London). Since its discovery in 1930, astronomers have been debating the status of the tiny world at the farthest reaches of our solar system—Pluto. In this program, students are given a firsthand look at the scientific process that initially classified Pluto as a planet and then reclassified it …
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BEST of HST!!! UFO’s during HUBBLE mission May 2009. Here’s just a sampling! Enjoy and comment!
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From the acclaimed Science Screen Report DVD series, provided to schools nationwide free of charge. PLUTO, FARTHEST PLANET & COMET, VISITORS FROM SPACE (from the Space Files series from York Films of London). Since its discovery in 1930, astronomers have been debating the status of the tiny world at the farthest reaches of our solar system—Pluto. In this program, students are given a firsthand look at the scientific process that initially classified Pluto as a planet and then reclassified it …
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Complete video at: fora.tv Celebrity astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson discusses Apophis, a large asteroid forecast to pass dangerously close to the Earth in the year 2029. —– Neil DeGrasse Tyson discusses “Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandries.” Whether discussing the universe’s origins as host of NOVA’s “scienceNOW” or asserting that Pluto is a not a planet on “The Colbert Report,” astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson translates the universe’s complexities for a broad audience …
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INSIDE TRACK – MERCURY& VENUS HOSTILE PLANET Baked and irradiated, Mercury is a cratered world; pock-marked by impactors that rained from space during the early development of our Solar System. With double sunrises, its day is twice as long as its year. Mercurys orbit is now perpetually shadowed from the scorching Sun; scientists think there may be ice deposited by comets. In contrast, the un-Earthly Venus is a lifeless planet with a dense, choking atmosphere with temperatures that could …
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