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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 theori…

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    Astronomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010 1:10


    A short introduction to this album.

    Transcript -- Astronomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010


    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

    Our Invisible Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 10:15


    Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.

    Transcript -- Our Invisible Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.

    VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 9:21


    What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.

    Transcript -- VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.

    Is Our Sun Normal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 3:05


    Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun.

    Transcript -- Is Our Sun Normal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun.

    Mapping the Milky Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 7:45


    The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.

    Transcript -- Mapping the Milky Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.

    The Shape of Our Galaxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 5:18


    Infra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way.

    Transcript -- The Shape of Our Galaxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- Infra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way.

    The Scale of Our Galaxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 3:01


    A route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before.

    Transcript -- The Scale of Our Galaxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- A route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before.

    Radio Telescopes and Stellar Jets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 8:24


    The advent of radio astronomy. How radio telescopes like the Maxwell telescope in Hawaii work and what they can tell us about cosmic jets.

    Transcript -- Radio Telescopes and Stellar Jets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- The advent of radio astronomy. How radio telescopes like the Maxwell telescope in Hawaii work and what they can tell us about cosmic jets.

    Detecting Galactic Jets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 7:17


    How do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico.

    Transcript -- Detecting Galactic Jets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- How do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico.

    Measuring Black Holes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 4:02


    What is the connection between black holes and cosmic jets? Scientists measure the mass and gravitational energy of black holes.

    Transcript -- Measuring Black Holes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- What is the connection between black holes and cosmic jets? Scientists measure the mass and gravitational energy of black holes.

    What Causes Jets?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 3:23


    What goes on deep in the centre of galaxies? Revealing the power source for stars and galactic jets.

    Transcript -- What Causes Jets?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- What goes on deep in the centre of galaxies? Revealing the power source for stars and galactic jets.

    The Expanding Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 6:08


    Russell Stannard uses simple analogies to explain difficult concepts. The expansion of space, and the cosmological red-shift, or doppler shift.

    Transcript -- The Expanding Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- Russell Stannard uses simple analogies to explain difficult concepts. The expansion of space, and the cosmological red-shift, or doppler shift.

    Geometry of the Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009 11:43


    Russell Stannard explains why standard Euclidean geometry doesn't apply when considering the geometry of outer space.

    Transcript -- Geometry of the Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2009


    Transcript -- Russell Stannard explains why standard Euclidean geometry doesn't apply when considering the geometry of outer space.

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