Found 10 - 20 results of 39 programs matching keyword " telescope" |
Ice Stories: Shedding Light on Dark Energy (Clip)
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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
Keywords: dark energy, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, universe, space, time, expanding, south pole telescope, galaxy clusters, gravity
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
Keywords: dark energy, astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, universe, space, time, expanding, south pole telescope, galaxy clusters, gravity
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Science from the Poles: First Light from the New South Pole Telescope (Webcast)
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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
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy, weather, ice, cold, climate, neutrinos, icecube
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: March 30, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy, weather, ice, cold, climate, neutrinos, icecube
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: South Pole Telescope: Nearly Done (Webcast)
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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!
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: Live From the South Pole: Ice Cube (Webcast)
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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.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, telescope, ice cube, neutrinos, particles, dectectors, supernova
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, telescope, ice cube, neutrinos, particles, dectectors, supernova
| Links: | Ice Cube Homepage |
Science from the Poles: The Ice Cube Story (Clip)
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Check out this amazing footage of how scientists drop detectors miles into the ice to search for elusive neutrinos.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: ice cube, south pole, antarctica, mcmurdo station, neutrinos, telescope, drilling, ice
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2007
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: ice cube, south pole, antarctica, mcmurdo station, neutrinos, telescope, drilling, ice
| Links: | Ice Cube Homepage |
Science from the Poles: South Pole Telescope: Christmas Edition (Webcast)
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00:37:45
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
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy, mirrors, receiver, dish, reflector, camera
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy, mirrors, receiver, dish, reflector, camera
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: South Pole Telescope: A Day in South Pole Life (Webcast)
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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.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: South Pole Telescope: A Virtual Tour of the Station (Webcast)
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00:28:45
00:28:45
South Pole scientists Tom Crawford and Jeff McMahon take us on a virtual tour of the South Pole Station, then discuss working in the polar environment.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: south pole, telescope, antarctica, space, dark energy
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Science from the Poles: South Pole Telescope: Getting There & Starting to Build (Webcast)
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00:34:45
After years of preparation, scientists from the University of Chicago are making the long journey to the South Pole to begin construction on the new 10-meter telescope. Join us as we talk to scientists at the pole about their long journey, learn about the pre-building of the telescope in Texas last summer; and find out what challenges they face in constructing a major scientific instrument in freezing conditions.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: south pole, antarctica, telescope
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: south pole, antarctica, telescope
| Links: | South Pole Telescope Homepage |
Origins: Hubble: The Very Latest from Hubble (Webcast)
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0:40:48
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On the occasion of Hubble's 15th birthday we unveil two spectacular mosaic images from the telescope, discuss the amazing accomplishments of Hubble during the past 15 years, and look at some of the images from space.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 26, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble telescope, digital images, photography, planets, stars, galaxies, orbits, solar panels, atmosphere
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 26, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble telescope, digital images, photography, planets, stars, galaxies, orbits, solar panels, atmosphere
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