Cosmic Journeys
Exploring the various aspects of the cosmos.
Venus Death Of A Planet
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From The Fires Of Our Suns Birth Twin Planets Emerged Nature Draped One World In The Greens And Blues Of Life While Enveloping Venus In Acid Clouds High Heat And Volcanic Flows Why Did Venus Take Such A Disastrous Turn
The Largest Black Holes in the Universe
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Among the millions black holes in the Milky Way Galaxy are massive black holes with the greatest potential for destruction.
When Will Time End
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Scientists use Stephen Hawking's theory about the decay of black holes to determine when all matter and energy in the universe will finally dissipate.
The Incredible Journey of Apollo 12
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Pete Conrad and Alan Bean make humanity's second trip to the moon and return with rocks holding valuable scientific secrets.
Is the Universe Infinite?
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Astronomers reach far out into the cosmos using giant telescopes that peer into the earliest days of the universe to reconstruct its history.
Birth of a Black Hole
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Scientists discover the existence of black holes after studying gamma ray bursts from deep space.
Earth's Most Destructive Volcanoes
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Exploring the most destructive volcanoes that impacted Earth's history, triggering climate collapse and mass extinctions.
Interstellar Flight
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Exploring the possibilities and challenges of interstellar flight and the various reasons for heading out into space including exploration and survival.
Day of the Asteroid
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Scientists develop new defensive technology to prepare Earth for a close encounter with a destructive asteroid.
Black Holes and the High-Energy Universe
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Astronomers explore the fundamental workings of the universe and its energies through programs including Fermi, Swift, Chandra, NuSTAR and Hubble.
Black Hole Starship
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Two scientists design a starship using a black hole as its power source; exploring the feasibility of such a design and how far into space it could ferry human beings.
Star Crash: The Explosion That Transformed Astronomy
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A collision detected in the Hydra constellation reveals what scientists believe to be the birth of a black hole from two neutron stars.
Are There Other Earths?
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Scientists attempt to determine whether the many newly discovered exoplanets capable of supporting life actually have it.