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The Flow of Electric Charge (05-28-2013)
While most of us use electricity every day without thinking about it, maybe take a moment to look around.
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-- Here, There, and Everywhere
While most of us use electricity every day without thinking about it, maybe take a moment to look around.
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Shadows: Light That Does Not Pass (04-17-2013)
Shadows occur on other planets as well. One excellent place to look for shadows in our Solar System is the planet Jupiter.
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Shadows occur on other planets as well. One excellent place to look for shadows in our Solar System is the planet Jupiter.
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STOP for Science: When Stars Go Boom (03-27-2013)
Our Sun is a star. In fact, it is the closest star we'll ever see. The Sun is about 5 billion years old and will live for about 5 billion more. But not all stars live this long.
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Our Sun is a star. In fact, it is the closest star we'll ever see. The Sun is about 5 billion years old and will live for about 5 billion more. But not all stars live this long.
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Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (Part II) (02-04-2013)
While astronomers know that Cassiopeia A, or Cas A for short, is the aftermath of a massive star that exploded, it is unclear exactly when the explosion took place.
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-- Ice Core Records - From Volcanoes to Supernovas
-- Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (Part I)
While astronomers know that Cassiopeia A, or Cas A for short, is the aftermath of a massive star that exploded, it is unclear exactly when the explosion took place.
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-- Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (Part I)
Spirals in Nature (11-07-2012)
Looking at a hurricane from this point of view, we can see that the storm is, in fact, a giant spiral shape.
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Looking at a hurricane from this point of view, we can see that the storm is, in fact, a giant spiral shape.
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Stop for Science: Listening to Light (04-11-2012)
When we look up on a dark night, we see a sky filled with stars. The light from a star, like the light from a flashlight or a lightning bug, is one form of electromagnetic radiation.
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-- STOP for Science: Over the Rainbow
-- X-rays & Light
When we look up on a dark night, we see a sky filled with stars. The light from a star, like the light from a flashlight or a lightning bug, is one form of electromagnetic radiation.
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A Tour of 3C 186: An Interview with Dr. Aneta Siemiginowska (03-23-2012)
A galaxy cluster containing a structure never previously seen so far from Earth has been observed by Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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-- Precocious Galaxy Cluster Identified by Chandra
-- Tour of 3C186
A galaxy cluster containing a structure never previously seen so far from Earth has been observed by Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (01-27-2012)
Researchers have been traveling for decades to some of the coldest places on the planet to uncover some of the secrets from space that have been left behind on Earth.
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-- Ice Core Records - From Volcanoes to Supernovas
-- Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas (Part II)
Researchers have been traveling for decades to some of the coldest places on the planet to uncover some of the secrets from space that have been left behind on Earth.
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Aesthetics and Astronomy (12-10-2010)
Every year, hundreds of astronomical images are released to the general public by the many telescopes on the ground and in space.
Every year, hundreds of astronomical images are released to the general public by the many telescopes on the ground and in space.
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A Tour of GOODS (10-14-2010)
The most powerful telescopes on the ground and in space have joined forces over the last decade in a unique observing campaign, known as GOODS, which reaches across the spectrum and deep back into cosmic time.
The most powerful telescopes on the ground and in space have joined forces over the last decade in a unique observing campaign, known as GOODS, which reaches across the spectrum and deep back into cosmic time.
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Please note: These podcasts include artist illustrations and conceptual animations in addition to astronomical data.
Revised: February 04, 2013