Astronomy - for iPad/Mac/PC

Astronomy - for iPad/Mac/PC

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January 23, 2009 Mapping the Milky Way
The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.
8 min
January 23, 2009 Transcript -- Mapping the Milky Way
The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.
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January 23, 2009 The Shape of Our Galaxy
Infra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way.
6 min
January 23, 2009 Transcript -- The Shape of Our Galaxy
Infra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way.
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January 23, 2009 The Scale of Our Galaxy
A route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before.
4 min
January 23, 2009 Transcript -- The Scale of Our Galaxy
A route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before.
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January 23, 2009 Radio Telescopes and Stellar Jets
The advent of radio astronomy. How radio telescopes like the Maxwell telescope in Hawaii work and what they can tell us about cosmic jets.
9 min
January 23, 2009 Transcript -- Radio Telescopes and Stellar Jets
The advent of radio astronomy. How radio telescopes like the Maxwell telescope in Hawaii work and what they can tell us about cosmic jets.
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January 23, 2009 Detecting Galactic Jets
How do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico.
8 min
January 23, 2009 Transcript -- Detecting Galactic Jets
How do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico.
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Thanks to cutting-edge radio and infra-red astronomy, our understanding of the universe is moving very fast. Ideas about black holes and cosmic jets are constantly being refined as new discoveries are…

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