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| 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. |
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| Astronomy I: Earth, Sky and Planets
by James Kaler
The Earth, the sun and moon, the planets, comets, asteroids and meteors—the solar system is all around us, yet how much do we truly know about it? |
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| 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 |
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| Aurora Borealis
by iMinds Audio
Learn about the science of the Aurora Borealis with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series.
iMinds brings knowledge to your MP3 with 8 minute information segments to broaden your mind. |
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| 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. |
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| The Black Hole War
by Leonard Susskind
The inside account of the battle among Stephen Hawking, Leonard Susskind, and Gerardt Hooft over the true nature of black holeswith nothing less than our understanding of the entire universe at stake |
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| 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... |
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| 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. |
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| Cosmology: The History and Nature of Our Universe
by Mark Whittle
Cosmology: The History and Nature of Our Universe introduces you to the biggest story of all in 36 half-hour lectures that cover the origin, evolution, composition, and probable fate of our universe. |
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| Don't Know Much About the Universe
by Kenneth C. Davis
From the ancients who charted the stars, to Jules Verne and Flash Gordon, to The X-Files, Apollo 13, and Armageddon, people around the world have long been intrigued with the heavens and outer space. |
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| 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. |
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| The Fabric of the Cosmos
by Brian Greene
Space and time form the very fabric of the cosmos. Yet they remain among the most mysterious of concepts. |
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| The Grand Design
by Stephen Hawking
A succinct, startling, and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished belief systems, The Grand Design is a book that will inform—and provoke—like no other. |
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| 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? |
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| Life Beyond Earth
by Timothy Ferris
The story of man's search for life elsewhere in the universe... |
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| The Moon
by Rick Stroud
Explore the physics that created the moon, with this charming journey into the technology that took us there. This download is also a delightful taster for Rick Stroud’s ‘The Book of the Moon'. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Origins of the Universe
by Jack Arnold
The story of the cosmos, its beginning and its changes through time, has been a topic of much speculation and myth. It also has attracted intense attention from scientists. |
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| The Planets
by Dava Sobel
With her blockbuster New York Times best sellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel used her rare and luminous gift for weaving difficult scientific concepts into a compelling story to garner rave reviews and attract readers from across the literary spectrum. |
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| 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... |
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| Science@Nasa Podcast
Stories from NASA about current research, things to see in the sky, and other science topics. |
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| Stephen Hawking Asks Big Questions About the Universe
by Stephen Hawking
In keeping with the theme of TED2008, professor Stephen Hawking asks some Big Questions about our universe -- How did the universe begin? How did life begin? Are we alone? -- and discusses how we might go about answering them. |
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| 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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| What is a Star?
by James Kaler
Professor James Kaler shares his genuine awe and lifelong fascination with the stars in this opening lecture. He describes what a star and provides info about our closest star, the Sun. |
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| When Is a Planet Not a Planet?: The Story of Pluto
by Elaine Scott
Q: When is a planet not a planet? Scientists have argued for years over the answer to this question. And central to their debate has been Pluto, the tiny orb circling the Sun at the outermost reaches of our solar system. |
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