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Astronomy 101

If you've ever wonder about the cosmos, our place within it and how we are planning to explore it, than you'd be doing yourself a service to browse the topics presented here.

 

Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking

Stephen W. Hawking is the foremost theoretical physicist of his generation. In spite of being disabled by Motor Neurone Disease, he is highly active in physics, writing, and public life. His two major books available on audio, A Brief History of Time and The Universe in a Nutshell are now classic best-sellers.


 
Apollo 13: The Real Mission
Apollo 13: The Real Mission


Features highlights of the actual voices and sounds of the Apollo 13 mission during the most critical times of their near disaster in outer space.
Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy Podcast
Astronomy 161 - Introduction to Solar System Astronomy Podcast
by Richard Pogge

Audio recordings of the lectures for Prof. Richard Pogge's Autumn Quarter 2006 Astronomy 161 class at The Ohio State University.
 
Astronomy II: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
Astronomy II: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
by James Kaler

Over the past century, our vision has taken us far beyond the home Galaxy into the vastness of the Universe, where we find we are hardly alone.
 Astronomy: The Heavenly Challenge
Astronomy: The Heavenly Challenge
by Jack Arnold

As optics improved, man began to see the solar system. Tycho Brahe in Denmark, Nicolaus Copernicus of Poland, Johannes Kepler of Germany, and Italy's Galileo all began to see a new relationship between the world and the stars
 
 The Birth and Death of Stars
The Birth and Death of Stars
by Walter Lewin

We know that some stars exist because we can see them with our own eyes. In this lecture Walter Lewin provides illuminating evidence of stars we cannot see.
A Brief History of Time
A Brief History of Time
by Stephen Hawking

This landmark book is for those of us who prefer words to equations; this is the story of the ultimate...
 
A Briefer History of Time
A Briefer History of Time
by Stephen Hawking

This is the origin of and the reason for A Briefer History of Time: its author’s wish to make its content more accessible to readers –as well as to bring it up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings.
 The Eagle Has Landed (1969)
The Eagle Has Landed (1969)


This film tells the story of the historic first landing of men on the Moon in July, 1969.
 
Earth and the Universe
Earth and the Universe
by James Kaler

In this lecture Professor James Kaler puts Earth in perspective within the solar system, the galaxy, and the whole universe.
Heavens Above: Stars, Constellations, and the Sky
Heavens Above: Stars, Constellations, and the Sky
by James Kaler

Have you ever gone outside at night to admire the stars? And wonder what they all are, and what stories they have to tell? Have you ever thought you'd like to know and understand the constellations or know the names of the stars?
 
Introduction to General Astronomy Podcast
Introduction to General Astronomy Podcast
by Alex Filippenko

This course is designed to provide, for non-science majors, a description of the fantastic Universe in which we live.
Introductory Astronomy
Introductory Astronomy
by Robert J. Nemiroff

This video podcast will include class lectures brought to you by Michigan Tech Online Learning.
 
Life Beyond Earth
Life Beyond Earth
by Timothy Ferris

The story of man's search for life elsewhere in the universe...
NASA Astrobiology Magazine Podcast
NASA Astrobiology Magazine Podcast
by NASA-sponsored Astrobiology Magazine editorial sta

On life beyond Earth and the origin of life. Includes feature articles on a wide range of topics, including the discovery of new planets and terrestrial origins.
 
 Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Death by Black Hole
Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Death by Black Hole
by Ryan Wyatt

Neil DeGrasse Tyson discusses Death by Black Hole .
 New Frontiers in Astronomy
New Frontiers in Astronomy
by Alberto Conti

A revolution is now underway in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The next decade will witness the completion of massive, wide-area, multicolor imaging and spectroscopic surveys of the local and distant Universe.
 
Rocket Boys
Rocket Boys
by Homer Hickam

In this uniquely American memoir, Homer Sonny Hickam beautifully captures a moment when a dying town, a divided family, and a band of teenage dreamers...
Science@Nasa Podcast
Science@Nasa Podcast


Stories from NASA about current research, things to see in the sky, and other science topics.
 
 Space Exploration: The Next 100 Years
Space Exploration: The Next 100 Years
by Dava Newman

High hopes meet high frustration in this panel, whose participants collectively yearn for a new vision to guide our space program.
 A Theory of Everything
A Theory of Everything
by Colin Blakemore

How did the universe start? What are we and where are we going? If we had a "Theory of Everything", we should be able to answer these questions.

 
   
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