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Ice Stories: Tour of the South Pole Telescope (Webcast)
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00:15:33
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UC Berkeley astrophysicist Bill Holzapfel takes us on a tour of the South Pole Telescope and explains how it is unlocking the secrets of the Universe.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 30, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: antarctica, south pole telescope, astronomy, space, south pole, universe, astrophysics
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: December 30, 2008
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology, Geology/Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: antarctica, south pole telescope, astronomy, space, south pole, universe, astrophysics
| Links: | Project: South Pole Telescope |
Ice Stories: Shedding Light on Dark Energy (Clip)
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00:03:24
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
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: Once & Future Climate, Part 2: The Present (Webcast)
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00:25:43
00:25:43
Join Exploratorium physicists Paul Doherty and Stephanie Chasteen as they examine the past, present, and future of climate change. Watch as Paul and Stephanie demonstrate how you can look at a slice of climate from the past, what a sediment core might look like, and the secrets hidden in an ice balloon!
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, global warming, temperature, atmosphere, tree rings, sediment cores, ice cores, oceans, sedimentation, ice balloon, cake, ping pong balls, sand
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: December 2, 2006
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science
Keywords: climate change, global warming, temperature, atmosphere, tree rings, sediment cores, ice cores, oceans, sedimentation, ice balloon, cake, ping pong balls, sand
Saturn: How Far Have We Gone? (Webcast)
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00:46:28
00:46:28
After a week of analyzing the data from the Huygens probe, do scientists think of Titan differently? What were the unexpected findings? Which hypotheses were wrong? Which were correct? Join us as we talk to mission scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and get the latest on this enigmatic moon.
Project: Saturn: Jewel of the Solar System | Browse All
Date: January 22, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: titan, atmosphere of titan, cassini spacecraft, gravity on titan demonstration, ice balloon activity, weathering, surface erosion, dendridic rivers, sounds of titan
Project: Saturn: Jewel of the Solar System | Browse All
Date: January 22, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: titan, atmosphere of titan, cassini spacecraft, gravity on titan demonstration, ice balloon activity, weathering, surface erosion, dendridic rivers, sounds of titan
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Origins: Hubble: A New View of the Universe (Webcast)
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00:30:43
00:30:43
Join us as NASA releases the first images from the Hubble Telescope's new camera, NICMOS (the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer). We'll discuss the significance and beauty of these pictures of our galaxy with the NICMOS' Lead Scientist, Keith Noll.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: June 5, 2002
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: infrared spectra camera, infrared astronomy, spectrometer, optical astronomy, infrared telescopes, infrared analogy with pit viper snakes,
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: June 5, 2002
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: infrared spectra camera, infrared astronomy, spectrometer, optical astronomy, infrared telescopes, infrared analogy with pit viper snakes,
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Origins: Antarctica: Balloon Launch with Paul (Webcast)
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0:31:12
0:31:12
Join the Origins team as they travel to Antarctica. We sent Mary, Noel, Paul, and Julie to explore scientific wonders from McMurdo to the Pole. Learn all about the extreme science being conducted at the South Pole in a daily dispatch from Terra Australis Incognita!
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 28, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ozone balloon in antarctica, long duration balloons, tiger, trans-iron galactic element recorder, galactic cosmic rays, cosmic ray source, polar vortex,
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 28, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: ozone balloon in antarctica, long duration balloons, tiger, trans-iron galactic element recorder, galactic cosmic rays, cosmic ray source, polar vortex,
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Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: DASI Telescope (Webcast)
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0:41:11
0:41:11
Learn more from the South Pole, as Mary and Noel speak to scientists about the DASI telescope
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 20, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: nils halvorson, cosmic microwave background radiation, history of the universe, microwave light telescopes in antarctica, , amundsen-scott south pole station, interferometry,
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 20, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: nils halvorson, cosmic microwave background radiation, history of the universe, microwave light telescopes in antarctica, , amundsen-scott south pole station, interferometry,
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Origins: Antarctica: Antarctica: Check-in with Paul and Physicist Nils Halvorson (Webcast)
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0:22:47
0:22:47
Dr. Nils Halvorson is in the Live@ studio and sheds light on the DASI telescope at the South Pole.
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 20, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology
Keywords: nils halvorson, cosmic microwave background radiation, history of the universe, microwave light telescopes in antarctica, amundsen-scott south pole station, interferometry, dasi telescope, volcanic cratering, rift zone, volcanic vent alignment, mount morning, isotop
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: December 20, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Geology
Keywords: nils halvorson, cosmic microwave background radiation, history of the universe, microwave light telescopes in antarctica, amundsen-scott south pole station, interferometry, dasi telescope, volcanic cratering, rift zone, volcanic vent alignment, mount morning, isotop
| Real: 80K |
Origins: CERN: The Mystery of the Higgs Boson (Webcast)
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0:49:06
0:49:06
What if we did contact another intelligent life form in the universe? What should we say? What traits best represent our humanity? Douglas Vakoch, the SETI Institute’s Director of Interstellar Message Composition, is working with scientists, artists, linguists, composers, and others to imagine how to speak for our planet.
Project: Origins: CERN | Browse All
Date: November 19, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: higgs boson particle, cern, mystery of universe, particle physics, standard model, dectector
Project: Origins: CERN | Browse All
Date: November 19, 2001
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: higgs boson particle, cern, mystery of universe, particle physics, standard model, dectector
Iron Science Teacher: Celebrity Bake Off! (Webcast)
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01:01:28
01:01:28
For science fair competition taken to the third power, watch two veteran scientists as they battle head to head to determine who is the Iron Scientist. Home-town favorite, Exploratorium physicist, Dr. Dr. Paul Doherty will square off against heavy-weight contender, visiting Exploratorium Osher Fellow and Boston University astrophysicist Professor Kenneth Brecher. They have 5 minutes to teach their favorite activities, and then move on to the secret ingredients: marbles and panty hose
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: October 12, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activitiies, contests, experiemtns, bagpipe whirly, 5-tone whirly, astronomy, nature of the universe, balloon analogy for the expanding universe, even distribution of galaxies, brazil nut effect, gravity well exhibit snack, gravity potential well, particle accelerato
Project: Iron Science Teacher | Browse All
Date: October 12, 2001
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: activitiies, contests, experiemtns, bagpipe whirly, 5-tone whirly, astronomy, nature of the universe, balloon analogy for the expanding universe, even distribution of galaxies, brazil nut effect, gravity well exhibit snack, gravity potential well, particle accelerato
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