Browsing 50 - 60 results of 185 programs for subject - Astronomy/Space Science |
Polynesian Navigation: We Are All Astronomers (Clip)
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The intertwining of astronomy, Hawaiian ancestry, and traditional navigation are the subject of this video featuring astrophysicist Paul Coleman, cultural historian Koa Rice, and captain Billy Richards.
Project: Never Lost: Polynesian Navigation | Browse All
Date: March 23, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, History
Keywords: astronomers, stellar navigation, hawaiian culture
Project: Never Lost: Polynesian Navigation | Browse All
Date: March 23, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, History
Keywords: astronomers, stellar navigation, hawaiian culture
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After Dark: Resolution:Media Artist Ken Murphy (Clip)
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00:04:23
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Ken Murphy, creator of A History of the Sky— a time-lapse visualization that will span an entire year—talks about his project during the After Dark event, Resolution.
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: January 7, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: ken murphy, history of the sky, time-lapse, installation, clouds, sky, video, weather, technology, art
Project: After Dark | Browse All
Date: January 7, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: ken murphy, history of the sky, time-lapse, installation, clouds, sky, video, weather, technology, art
| Links: | Ken Murphy's Website |
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Science Teaching Tips: Which Is Closest? (Podcast)
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00:07:31
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Which is farthest away from the earth, the stars or Pluto? The answer may be obvious to you, but a lot of people get this wrong. Listen to TI director Linda Shore as she presents a little survey about how things are arranged in the heavens—and explains what the surprising results mean.
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: stars, pluto
Project: Teacher Institute Science Teaching Tips | Browse All
Date: December 9, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: stars, pluto
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Miscellaneous: Shoot the Moon! A Moon-Shaking, Crash-Landing Search for Water (Webcast)
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Is water ice present or absent in a crater near the moon's south pole? NASA’s Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) mission is seeking a definitive answer. Join Exploratorium staff for a special Webcast featuring live coverage of LCROSS crashing into the moon! Our team will be broadcasting live from the 36" Refractor Telescope at Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton, where we’ll watch the impact and investigate how this intentional crash could reveal the existence of water ice.
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: October 9, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: moon, nasa, lcross, water, ice, crater. observatory, telescope
Project: Miscellaneous | Browse All
Date: October 9, 2009
Format: Lecture
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, Physics
Keywords: moon, nasa, lcross, water, ice, crater. observatory, telescope
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Exploratorium Audio Salon: Laura Peticolas: Sonification of the Solar Winds (Podcast)
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Dr. Laura Peticolas is a physicist at UC Berkeley's Space Physics Research group. She studies the Aurora to learn more about the Earth and the workings of our Solar System. She's currently working with NASA's Mars data to understand why the Martian aurora looks the way it does. In this podcast she discusses her research, her inspiration and how and why scientists sonify data.
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: September 3, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): physics, astronomy
Keywords: laura peticolas, sonification, mars, physics, solar wind, nasa, auroras, audio salon
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: September 3, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): physics, astronomy
Keywords: laura peticolas, sonification, mars, physics, solar wind, nasa, auroras, audio salon
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Exploratorium Audio Salon: Dr. Paul Coleman-Goddesses and Telescopes (Podcast)
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Astrophysicist and native Hawaiian Dr. Paul Coleman is used to operating in the worlds of both science and spiritual tradition. But in this short podcast, he tells a story of one time when those two worlds clashed, and he was reminded of the importance of remembering his native roots.
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: August 11, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: paul coleman, pele, mauna kea, telescopes, hawai'i, hawaii, polynesian navigation, audio salon
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: August 11, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: paul coleman, pele, mauna kea, telescopes, hawai'i, hawaii, polynesian navigation, audio salon
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Exploratorium Audio Salon: Polynesian Navigation--Kalepa Baybayan and Paul Coleman (Podcast)
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Astrophysicist Paul Coleman and expert ocean navigator Kalepa Baybayan visited the Exploratorium as advisors to our Polynesian Navigation project—a large-scale Web resource (launching April 2010) that will feature the astounding navigation practices of the Pacific Islanders, who were expertly navigating the Pacific thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans.
Paul Coleman works at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, where he concentrates on the large-scale structure of the universe. Kalepa Baybayan is an expert navigator who mentors Hawaiian youth in native navigation practices. Both men are native Hawaiians. We spoke with them about traditional navigation practices, the balance between science and spirituality from a native perspective, and the benefits of being grounded in one’s culture.
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: July 15, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: polynesia, navigation, sailing, navigator, hawaii, stars, pacific, ocean, boat, astronomy, audio salon
Project: Exploratorium Audio Salon | Browse All
Date: July 15, 2009
Format: Interview
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Physics, Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: polynesia, navigation, sailing, navigator, hawaii, stars, pacific, ocean, boat, astronomy, audio salon
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Origins: Hubble: Wrap Up of Hubble Telescope SM4 (Webcast)
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00:53:51
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On May 11, 2009, the space shuttle Atlantis was launched from the Kennedy Space Center and docked with the Hubble Space Telescope 360 miles above the earth. During Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), astronauts installed new, cutting-edge scientific instruments and replaced gyroscopes, batteries, and other equipment. After a difficult but very successful upgrade of the telescope, the astronauts released Hubble on May 19. The Exploratorium Webcast team will bring you two live Webcasts (May 20 & May 23) about this arduous mission and the future of the telescope.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: May 23, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, servicing mission, sm4, kennedy space center, space shuttle, photographs
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: May 23, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, servicing mission, sm4, kennedy space center, space shuttle, photographs
| Links: | Hubble Website |
Origins: Hubble: Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 4 (Webcast)
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00:32:23
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On May 11, 2009, the space shuttle Atlantis was launched from the Kennedy Space Center and docked with the Hubble Space Telescope 360 miles above the earth. During Servicing Mission 4 (SM4), astronauts installed new, cutting-edge scientific instruments and replaced gyroscopes, batteries, and other equipment. After a difficult but very successful upgrade of the telescope, the astronauts released Hubble on May 19. The Exploratorium Webcast team will bring you two live Webcasts (May 20 & May 23) about this arduous mission and the future of the telescope.
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: May 20, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, servicing mission, sm4, kennedy space center, space shuttle, photographs
Project: Origins: Hubble | Browse All
Date: May 20, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
Keywords: hubble space telescope, servicing mission, sm4, kennedy space center, space shuttle, photographs
| Links: | Hubble Website |
Ice Stories: Clockwise (Clip)
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00:00:55
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Why do the hands on clocks go "clockwise?" Seems like a circular definition, but if you looked closely at sundials in the northern hemisphere, you'd notice that the shadow of the sun moves around the sundial in a "clockwise" direction. This was adopted by clock-makers and became the standard we know today.
In the southern hemisphere, the sun's shadow moves around the dial in the opposite direction, so if clocks had been invented there, our watches would move the other way.
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 12, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: sun, astronomy
Project: Ice Stories: Dispatches from Polar Scientists | Browse All
Date: January 12, 2009
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science, General Science
Keywords: sun, astronomy
| Links: | Dispatch: Clockwise |
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