Podcasts Education Astronomy - for iPod/iPhone
Astronomy - for iPod/iPhone

Astronomy - for iPod/iPhone

26 episodes

Thanks to cutting-edge radio and infra-red astronomy, our understanding of the universe is moving very fast. Ideas about black holes and cosmic jets are constantly being refined as new discoveries are made using new, more powerful telescopes. This album explores the incredible discoveries and theories developed in recent years and introduces the astronomical observatories, space missions and satellites that have made it possible. The 12 video tracks reveal that our sun, though essential for our existence, is an unremarkable member of the stellar menagerie. They describe how astronomers study the structure and dynamics of our galaxy, the Milky Way and they introduce the challenges inherent in mapping the geometry and expansion of the universe. This material forms part of the course S282 Astronomy.

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Astronomy

Published: April 12, 2010, 11:26 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 10 seconds

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Published: April 12, 2010, 11:26 p.m.
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Our Invisible Sun

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:15 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 15 seconds

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:15 a.m.
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VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:14 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:14 a.m.
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Is Our Sun Normal?

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:13 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 5 seconds

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:13 a.m.
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Mapping the Milky Way

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:12 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 45 seconds

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:12 a.m.
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The Shape of Our Galaxy

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:11 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 18 seconds

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:11 a.m.
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The Scale of Our Galaxy

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:10 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 1 second

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:10 a.m.
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Radio Telescopes and Stellar Jets

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:09 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 24 seconds

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:09 a.m.
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Detecting Galactic Jets

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:08 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 17 seconds

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:08 a.m.
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Measuring Black Holes

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:07 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 2 seconds

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:07 a.m.
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What Causes Jets?

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:06 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 23 seconds

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:06 a.m.
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The Expanding Universe

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:05 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 8 seconds

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:05 a.m.
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Geometry of the Universe

Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:04 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 43 seconds

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Published: Jan. 23, 2009, 3:04 a.m.
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