Browsing 90 - 100 results of 185 programs for subject - Astronomy/Space Science
Join us as we talk to South Pole scientists about Ice Cube, a major new telescope being built deep below the surface to detect ghostly neutrino particles. The neutrino telescope will use thousands of detectors spread over a square kilometer of ice below the South Pole to study cosmological mysteries such as black holes, gamma ray bursts, and the remnants of supernova explosions.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: January 6, 2007
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science After years of preparation, scientists from the University of Chicago are making the long journey to the South Pole to begin construction on the new 10-meter telescope. Join us as we talk to scientists at the pole about their long journey, learn about the pre-building of the telescope in Texas last summer; and find out what challenges they face in constructing a major scientific instrument in freezing conditions.
Project: Science from the Poles | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science On November 8, 2006, Mercury slowly slid across the face of the sun during a relatively rare event known as a transit. The Exploratorium's Live@ crew was at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona to cover the event. This webcast includes a brief history of Kitt Peak and its 21 telescopes.
Project: Transit of Mercury | Browse All
Date: November 8, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse occurred as the moon moved directly between the earth and the sun. The moon's shadow fell on the earth, first darkening the eastern tip of Brazil, and then moved across the Atlantic Ocean to make landfall in Ghana, Africa. It continued moving northeast through Nigeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt, across the Mediterranean and into Turkey, where an Exploratorium team was waiting.
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: March 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse occurred as the moon moved directly between the earth and the sun. The moon's shadow fell on the earth, first darkening the eastern tip of Brazil, and then moved across the Atlantic Ocean to make landfall in Ghana, Africa. It continued moving northeast through Nigeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt, across the Mediterranean and into Turkey, where an Exploratorium team was waiting.
Project: Solar Eclipse: Stories from the Path of Totality | Browse All
Date: March 29, 2006
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Astronomy/Space Science
