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Ice Stories:  Shedding Light on Dark Energy (clip)
Running Time:
00:03:24
What is dark energy? Cosmologist Rocky Kolb explains how the South Pole Telescope will help us understand the properties and nature of this mysterious force.

Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All

Date: December 7, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Science from the Poles:  First Light from the New South Pole Telescope (webcast)
Running Time:
00:41:16
The South Pole Telescope captured its first light on Feb. 16, 2007! Join Exploratorium host Mary Miller as she talks with scientists at the South Pole and finds out more about life at the Pole.

Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All

Date: March 30, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Science from the Poles:  South Pole Telescope: Nearly Done (webcast)
Running Time:
00:15:00
Mary Miller chats with scientists at the South Pole about the nearly-completed telescope. The satellite connection to the pole deteriorated quickly, and we hope to repeat this program in the near future. Stay tuned for updates!

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Date: January 13, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Science from the Poles:  Live From the South Pole: Ice Cube (webcast)
Running Time:
00:35:47
Join us as we talk to South Pole scientists about Ice Cube, a major new telescope being built deep below the surface to detect ghostly neutrino particles. The neutrino telescope will use thousands of detectors spread over a square kilometer of ice below the South Pole to study cosmological mysteries such as black holes, gamma ray bursts, and the remnants of supernova explosions.

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Date: January 6, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Science from the Poles:  The Ice Cube Story (clip)
Running Time:
00:04:34
Check out this amazing footage of how scientists drop detectors miles into the ice to search for elusive neutrinos.

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Date: January 6, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Science from the Poles:  South Pole Telescope: Christmas Edition (webcast)
Running Time:
00:37:45
What's Christmas like at the South Pole? Also learn about the Race Around the World and the installation of the telescope's new receiver.

Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All

Date: December 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Science from the Poles:  South Pole Telescope: A Day in South Pole Life (webcast)
Running Time:
00:28:51
Tom Crawford and Jeff McMahon show us a day in the life of a South Pole scientist, then talk about what the telescope will be searching for: dark matter, galaxy clusters, and evidence of the universe expanding.

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Date: December 9, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Science from the Poles:  Once & Future Climate, Part 3: The Future (webcast)
Running Time:
00:27:15
Join Exploratorium physicists Paul Doherty and Stephanie Chasteen as they examine the past, present, and future of climate change. In this show, Paul and Stephanie discuss the future of our climate. Learn more about the oceans, global warming, feedback effects, glacial ice and sea ice, and some things you can to do help.

Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All

Date: December 9, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Science from the Poles:  Life at the Poles: From Phytoplankton to Polar Bears (webcast)
Running Time:
00:30:11
Exploratorium biologist Karen Kalumuck will examine how increasing temperatures affect specific organisms at the poles—from phytoplankton to polar bears!

Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All

Date: December 8, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
Science from the Poles:  Life at the Poles: Living Organisms and Ecosystems (webcast)
Running Time:
00:29:33
Join Exploratorium biologist Karen Kalumuck as she investigates the characteristics of living organisms and ecosystems, and how climate change affects them.

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Date: December 6, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Life Sciences/Biology
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