LibGuides: Solar Systems, Stars & Galaxies: Media

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A&E The Universe Series (55 Titles) This epic series takes viewers to the leading edge of humankind’s ever-expanding knowledge of the cosmos. A virtual collision of astronomy and history, each enlightening program use strikingly realistic computer re-creations and stunning graphics to shed light on a diverse array of celestial topics of interest.
BBC Brian Cox’s Adventures in Space and Time Series (5 Titles) Discovering our place in the universe, Brian Cox looks back on a decade of discovery and towards the next space frontier, asking the biggest question of all – what’s next?
BBC Seven Ages of Starlight Series (2 Titles) Stars are at the heart of all life. Humans and all other life forms on our planet—from bacteria in the top of our atmosphere to the creatures in the darkest depths of our oceans—depend on our very own star, the Sun. Much of the matter that makes up the known universe comes from stars and is put into motion by their enormous gravity. Even our planet and our bodies are made from stardust forged in the thermonuclear furnace of brightly burning stars. Using innovative graphics and imagery as well as the latest stunning images from the Hubble Space Telescope and high tech imaging satellites, this series tells the definitive and inspiring story of the most brilliant objects in the universe. Each chapter deals with the different stages that a star goes through during its lifetime—from birth in dense clouds of interstellar gas to fiery and spectacular deaths—with emphasis on our Sun and what these changes mean for Earth.
NOVA: Wonders Are We Alone? (53:05) Stephen Hawking sets three volunteers a series of fun challenges to show them how to think like a genius—and find out how likely it is that aliens exist.
NOVA New Eye on the Universe (53:42) Join scientists as they use NASA’s brand new James Webb Space Telescope to peer deep in time to hunt for the first stars and galaxies in our universe, and try to detect the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant worlds.
NOVA The Planets Series (5 Titles) Among the stars in the night sky wander the worlds of our own solar system -- each home to truly awe-inspiring sights: a volcano three times as tall as Everest, geysers erupting with icy plumes, a cyclone larger than Earth that's been churning for hundreds of years. In this five-part series, NOVA explores the awesome beauty of The Planets. With special effects and extraordinary footage captured by orbiters, landers and rovers, you'll get up-close look at Saturn's 45,000-mile-wide rings, Mars' towering ancient waterfalls, and Neptune's supersonic winds. Scientists share the inside story of the missions that revealed everything from methane lakes on a distant moon to the mysterious unfrozen sea in Pluto's heart. Along the way, NOVA reveals how each of these spectacular worlds has shaped our own planet: Earth.
NOVA Wonders What's the Universe Made of? (53:05) The universe is hiding something. In fact, it is hiding a lot. Everything we experience on Earth, the stars and galaxies we see in the cosmos—all the “normal” matter and energy that we understand—make up only 5% of the known universe. Find out how scientists are discovering new secrets about the history of the universe, and why they are predicting a shocking future.
PBS Space Time Series (153 Titles) Have you ever asked “what is beyond the edge of the universe?” PBS Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth with our astrophysicist host: Matthew O’Dowd. Matt O'Dowd spends his time studying the universe, especially really far-away things like quasars, super-massive black holes, and evolving galaxies. He uses telescopes in space to do it. Matt completed his Ph.D. at NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute, followed by work at the University of Melbourne and Columbia University. He's now a professor at the City University of New York's Lehman College and an Associate at the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium. Previous host Gabe Perez-Giz is an astrophysicist who studies black hole physics. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University and also hosted PBS Infinite Series.
Sky Candy Series (18 Titles) Open a window to the real universe in Sky Candy, a unique 18 part series that explores topics ranging from globular clusters to dark energy, Andromeda to Mars, and star birth to star death. Thought-provoking and engaging, the series features stunning visuals with staggering facts, bound to change the viewer’s perspective on the space around us.

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The Visual Guides: Understanding The Universe The Visual Guides series answers the most important questions on topics that fascinate everyone through a series of videos and animations: weather, the human body, the Earth, the universe and plants. It provides images of natural phenomena and explanations of fundamental concepts, and features the very latest discoveries in these areas.