Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Astronomy.

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The spectacular sights of the cosmos are now as easy to see as the stars above, with the eighteen lavishly illustrated lectures of this course, produced in partnership with the Smithsonian. Orbit Saturn, search for water and life on Mars, and witness an armada of space telescopes uncovering the secrets of the cosmos. Embark on great voyages of discovery, and find the view is truly out of this world!

"18 lectures/30 minutes per lecture."

Lecturer: David M. Meyer

DVD, wide screen

Closed-captioned

Disc 1.

Probing the cosmos from space -- Magnetic beauty of the active sun -- Mars: water and the search for life -- Vesta and the asteroid belt -- Saturn: the rings of enchantment -- Ice moons Europa and Enceladus ;

Disc 2.

Search for other Earths -- Swan Nebula -- Seven Sisters and their stardust veil -- Future supernova, Eta Carinae -- Runaway star, Zeta Ophiuchi -- Center of the Milky Way ;

Disc 3.

Andromeda Galaxy -- Hubble's Galaxy zoo -- Brightest quasar -- Dark side of the bullet cluster -- Cosmic reach of gamma-ray bursts -- Afterglow of the Big Bang