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The Next Asteroid Impact? (2:52)
Astronomers have found an asteroid that could impact earth in the year 2036.
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The Next Asteroid Impact?
The Next Asteroid Impact?Video Clip (2:52)
Video Clip (2:52)
Astronomers have found an asteroid that could impact earth in the year 2036.
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Man Made Sun
Man Made SunVideo Clip (3:09)
Video Clip (3:09)
Scientists are attempting to create a perpetual source of energy using nuclear fusion.
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Asteroid Impact Prevention
Asteroid Impact PreventionVideo Clip (2:55)
Video Clip (2:55)
In December 2009, NASA launched an infrared satellite to discover asteroids on a collision course with earth.
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Creation of the Moon
Creation of the MoonVideo Clip (2:49)
Video Clip (2:49)
About 400 billion years ago, a catastrophic planetary impact created the moon and stabilized earth's orbit.
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Shoemaker-Levy Impact
Shoemaker-Levy ImpactVideo Clip (2:34)
Video Clip (2:34)
The Shoemaker-Levy asteroid impact on Jupiter in 1994 struck with the force of 6 million megatons of TNT.
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Reconstructing the Big Bang
Reconstructing the Big BangVideo Clip (3:04)
Video Clip (3:04)
Scientists are using particle accelerators to re-create the conditions of the early universe.
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Planet Earth
Planet EarthVideo Clip (2:56)
Video Clip (2:56)
Over billions of years, Earth has developed essential properties that allowed living organisms to form.
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Interstellar Neighborhood
Interstellar NeighborhoodVideo Clip (3:24)
Video Clip (3:24)
Our corner of the Milky Way galaxy is in an ideal area to sustain life.
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Magnetic Apocalypse
Magnetic ApocalypseVideo Clip (3:18)
Video Clip (3:18)
Solar flares on the sun's surface can catastrophically damage the earth's electrical infrastructure.
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The Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron ColliderVideo Clip (3:06)
Video Clip (3:06)
By colliding sub-atomic particles, some physicists believe they can answer fundamental questions about the universe.
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Ancient Eclipses
Ancient EclipsesVideo Clip (3:36)
Video Clip (3:36)
Ancient astronomers developed sophisticated tools to predict solar eclipses.
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The Universe: Comets
The Universe: CometsVideo Clip (3:15)
Video Clip (3:15)
The Universe video series Comets : Prophets of Doom - Could a possible collision with the earth end all life as we know it?
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Fire in the Sky
Fire in the SkyVideo Clip (3:28)
Video Clip (3:28)
The Universe video series Meteors: Fire in the Sky: Martian Life: ALH 84001 - Does this Martian meteorite prove that we are not alone?
