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Ice Stories: Tour of the South Pole Telescope (Webcast)
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00:15:33
00:15:33
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
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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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Origins: Las Cuevas: History in a Jar (Webcast)
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0:47:31
0:47:31
We explore behind the scenes in the "tank room" of the Darwin Centre, where thousands of biological specimens up to 300 years old are kept.
Project: Origins: Las Cuevas - From Jungle to Lab: The Story of Life's Complexity | Browse All
Date: November 2, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: origins, biodiversity, tank room, london, england, darwin center, specimens, natural history, jungle, organisms, laboratories, insects, entomology
Project: Origins: Las Cuevas - From Jungle to Lab: The Story of Life's Complexity | Browse All
Date: November 2, 2002
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: origins, biodiversity, tank room, london, england, darwin center, specimens, natural history, jungle, organisms, laboratories, insects, entomology
Origins: Antarctica: Is It Alive? (Webcast)
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0:38:44
0:38:44
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: January 9, 2002
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science
Keywords: life in extreme environments, , life at extreme temperatures, life in extreme conditions, origins of life, life on mars, microbial metabolism,
Project: Origins: Antarctica - Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole | Browse All
Date: January 9, 2002
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Biology/Life Science
Keywords: life in extreme environments, , life at extreme temperatures, life in extreme conditions, origins of life, life on mars, microbial metabolism,
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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
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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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Origins: Hubble: Last Stop Before Space (Webcast)
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0:54:27
0:54:27
The first-ever live event inside the NASA clean room, where space hardware is being prepared for the Hubble Space Telescope. We'll get dressed in "bunny suits" to explore the room and show you the activities of engineers and scientists getting ready for the next Hubble servicing mission in November.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 23, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, kathryn gaulke, goddard space flight center clean room, kevin carmac
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 23, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, kathryn gaulke, goddard space flight center clean room, kevin carmac
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Origins: Hubble: Making Sense of What Hubble Gives Us (Webcast)
Running Time:
0:38:20
0:38:20
Hubble's pictures have changed our understanding of the galaxy. Here we meet scientists who show us how their images have led to new discoveries, then check in on our own imaging project and track its progress.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 21, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, forrest hamilton, hubble heritage team, paolo padovani, active galact
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: April 21, 2001
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, origins of the universe, cosmology, nebula, galaxy, stars, big bang, nasa, space shuttle, space telescope science institute, goddard space flight center, universe, astronomers, forrest hamilton, hubble heritage team, paolo padovani, active galact
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