| This section is courses,
lectures, and lessons about the Universe and the current theories
on it’s construction. Through understanding how the universe works
helps us understand our lives and place in this glorious
cosmos. Revealing the Hidden Universe: Into the Cosmic Time-Machine An overview of the GOODS and SWIRE surveys of the Spitzer Space Telescope mission. Revealing the Universe with the Spitzer Space telescope and what this Space telescope sees from it’s distant orbit. Revealing the Hidden Universe: Our Galactic Neighborhood The Birth of Galaxies Sandy Faber and Raja Gahu Thakurta, noted professors of Astrophysics and Astronomy at UC Santa Cruz , share their knowledge of galaxies with gifted high-school students from around the country. Series: "COSMOS Discovery Lecture" Exploring the Large-Scale nature of the Universe The evidence is that the universe is close to uniform; it has no observable center or edges; and that it is expanding. Cosmologist James Peebles, professor emeritus at Princeton University explores the histories of these ideas and the present state of the evidence for their reliability. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures" [2/2007] The Mystery of Empty Space Get ready to re-think your ideas of reality. Join UCSD physicist Kim Griest as he takes you on a fascinating excursion, addressing some of the massive efforts and tantalizing bits of evidence which suggest that what goes on in empty space determines the properties of the three-dimensional existence we know and love, and discusses how that reality may be but the wiggling of strings from other dimensions. Taking the Pulse of the Universe Explore the people, science, and experience of launching NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer in this fascinating account of its launch and astounding early results. Series: "From Quarks to Quasars" |
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