Solar Eclipses (1:02)
Will solar eclipses eventually become a thing of the past? If so, when?
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Solar Eclipses
Solar EclipsesVideo Clip (1:02)
Video Clip (1:02)
Will solar eclipses eventually become a thing of the past? If so, when?
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2012: The Sun
2012: The SunVideo Clip (3:09)
Video Clip (3:09)
Could violent solar activity, predicted by some for the year 2012, end life on Earth?
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Age of The Universe
Age of The UniverseVideo Clip (1:05)
Video Clip (1:05)
The universe is approximately 14 billion years old, but how have scientists determined this number? Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko fills us in.
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Mayan Galactic Alignment
Mayan Galactic AlignmentVideo Clip (4:12)
Video Clip (4:12)
The Mayans created a complex set of calendars even more exact than our own that culminates with the alignment of our sun and the Milky Way Galaxy-a 26,000 year cycle.
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What Put the Bang in the Big Bang?
What Put the Bang in the Big Bang?Video Clip (1:09)
Video Clip (1:09)
Find out what most physicists believe caused the "bang" when the universe came into being.
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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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What is the Volume of the Known Universe?
What is the Volume of the Known Universe?Video Clip (1:00)
Video Clip (1:00)
Ever wonder how immense the universe really is? Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko puts it in perspective.
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Viewing a Solar Eclipse
Viewing a Solar EclipseVideo Clip (3:24)
Video Clip (3:24)
Backyard Astronomer video: Solar Eclipse - Viewing a solar eclipse, one of the most magnificent, natural phenomenon.
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Beyond the Big Bang: Copernicus
Beyond the Big Bang: CopernicusVideo Clip (4:25)
Video Clip (4:25)
In a History Beyond the Big Bang video, discover that beneath the marble floor of Frombork Church in northeastern Poland, inside a dusty crypt, local legend believes that the body of famed astronomer, Nicolas Copernicus, is buried.
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Beyond the Big Bang: Galileo Galilei
Beyond the Big Bang: Galileo GalileiVideo Clip (3:36)
Video Clip (3:36)
In a History Beyond the Big Bang video, discover that the sophisticated telescopes used by astronomers today to see distant galaxies are direct descendents of the humble lenses used by Galileo Galilei over four hundred years ago.
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Beyond the Big Bang: Tour of the Universe
Beyond the Big Bang: Tour of the UniverseVideo Clip (2:14)
Video Clip (2:14)
In a History "Beyond the Big Bang" video, take a tour of the universe. For us, the view of the universe begins with earth, a silicone and oxygen based planet with a metallic core. The earth's surface is mostly made up of water and teems with life.
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Ancient Hobbyist: Sundial
Ancient Hobbyist: SundialVideo Clip (4:16)
Video Clip (4:16)
Ancient Hobbyist shows us how to keep track of time by monitoring the sun's path.
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Backyard Astronomer - Viewing the Planets
Backyard Astronomer - Viewing the PlanetsVideo Clip (3:03)
Video Clip (3:03)
Backyard Astronomer video: Viewing the Planets, the basic foundation of our Solar System.
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Matter or Energy: Which is More Plentiful?
Matter or Energy: Which is More Plentiful?Video Clip (1:01)
Video Clip (1:01)
Which is more abundant in the universe, matter or energy?
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Faster Than Light Expansion
Faster Than Light ExpansionVideo Clip (1:06)
Video Clip (1:06)
Is it possible for the universe to expand faster than the speed of light, or would that violate Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
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Where Do Quasars Originate?
Where Do Quasars Originate?Video Clip (1:01)
Video Clip (1:01)
Accelerating nearly as fast as the speed of light, where exactly do quasar jets form?
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Exploding Star Chemicals
Exploding Star ChemicalsVideo Clip (1:02)
Video Clip (1:02)
Are heavy chemical elements produced by star explosions? If so, how do we know this?
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What is a White Hole?
What is a White Hole?Video Clip (0:57)
Video Clip (0:57)
We've all heard of black holes, but what exactly is a white hole?
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What is Dark Energy?
What is Dark Energy?Video Clip (0:59)
Video Clip (0:59)
What role does dark energy play in the universe? Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko describes a discovery that changed our understanding of how the universe works.
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Expansion, What Does it Apply to?
Expansion, What Does it Apply to?Video Clip (1:00)
Video Clip (1:00)
Does the expansion of the universe apply to our bodies, Earth and the solar system? Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko explains.
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Beyond the Big Bang: Sir Isaac Newton's Law of Gravity
Beyond the Big Bang: Sir Isaac Newton's Law of GravityVideo Clip (4:38)
Video Clip (4:38)
In this History Channel video clip on Isaac Newton, we learn a lot about the scientist who is said to be the smartest one to have ever lived. Learn a bit about gravity and Newton's analysis on the moon. His laws explain almost everything.
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Beyond the Big Bang: Albert Einstein
Beyond the Big Bang: Albert EinsteinVideo Clip (3:42)
Video Clip (3:42)
In this History Channel video clip we take a look at the life of Albert Einstein. Learn all there is to know about the genius who re-defined gravity by learning new things about it. Like Isaac Newton, Einstein had a huge imagination.
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Beyond the Big Bang: Einstein World
Beyond the Big Bang: Einstein WorldVideo Clip
Beyond the Big Bang shows us how Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity explored the link between space and time.
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History Rewind: Solar Power Energy, 1954
History Rewind: Solar Power Energy, 1954Video Clip (0:58)
Video Clip (0:58)
In a History Rewind video, scientists at the Bell Laboratories at Murray Hill, New Jersey are turning sunlight into energy! The scientists demonstrate a solar battery which converts light into power.
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