Astronomy - for iPad/Mac/PC

By The Open University

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... more

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The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.

Astronomy - for iPad/Mac/PC episodes:

January 23, 2009 Measuring Black Holes
What is the connection between black holes and cosmic jets? Scientists measure the mass and gravitational energy of black holes.
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January 23, 2009 Transcript -- Measuring Black Holes
What is the connection between black holes and cosmic jets? Scientists measure the mass and gravitational energy of black holes.
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0min
January 23, 2009 What Causes Jets?
What goes on deep in the centre of galaxies? Revealing the power source for stars and galactic jets.
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4min
January 23, 2009 Transcript -- What Causes Jets?
What goes on deep in the centre of galaxies? Revealing the power source for stars and galactic jets.
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January 23, 2009 The Expanding Universe
Russell Stannard uses simple analogies to explain difficult concepts. The expansion of space, and the cosmological red-shift, or doppler shift.
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7min
January 23, 2009 Transcript -- The Expanding Universe
Russell Stannard uses simple analogies to explain difficult concepts. The expansion of space, and the cosmological red-shift, or doppler shift.
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January 23, 2009 Geometry of the Universe
Russell Stannard explains why standard Euclidean geometry doesn't apply when considering the geometry of outer space.
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12min
January 23, 2009 Transcript -- Geometry of the Universe
Russell Stannard explains why standard Euclidean geometry doesn't apply when considering the geometry of outer space.
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