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Evidence for Big Bang Cosmology
At the beginning of this series, we talked about the Big Bang, which was the beginning of our universe, and what happened in the early epochs thereafter. But what we didn't talk about was how we know all that stuff! What is the evidence...
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Edwin Hubble, Doppler Shift, and the Expanding Universe
So we've made it all the way to the 20th century with the history of astronomy. Plenty had to happen to get us to that point, but the most amazing stuff is yet to come! Shortly after Einstein did his best work, a guy named Edwin Hubble...
Professor Dave Explains
Cosmology: A Big Bang and the Beginning of the Universe
If we want to learn about the universe, we have to start at the very beginning. How and when did the universe begin? Is it even possible to know about such things? Yes, it is! That's what cosmology is all about, the origin and...
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Astronomy
Do you want to learn about space stuff? Do you want understand stars and galaxies, black holes and quasars, dark matter and all the rest? This is the playlist for you! We will start at the beginning of the universe, and get all the way...
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US: Hubble: Studies of galaxy collisions
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What happens when two galaxies collide?
Astronomers have been studying the question for years and recent Hubble Space Telescope images may help supply some answers.
The galaxy under study is M82, a small nearby galaxy that crashed...
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Americans John C. Mather and George F. Smoot win Nobel Prize in Physics
1. Various of Stockholm skyline
2. Tilt up of exterior of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
3. Close up of sign reading "Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences"
4. Mid shot of Nobel committee
5. Audience listening
6. SOUNDBITE (English)...
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Comic-Con pop culture convention opens in San Diego
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San Diego, 20 July 2011
1. Wide exterior San Diego Convention Centre
2. Medium Comic-Con signage
3. Close Comic-Con signage
4. Wide Comic-Con attendees enter show floor
5. Medium attendees enter show floor
6. Wide...
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The roots of Kabbalah beyond the celebrity headlines
Tsfat, Israel - 20 September 2012
1. Medium Jewish men praying and kissing grave site of kabbalist sage Rabbi Isaac Luria, known to devotees as the "Ari"
2. Close-up Jewish men praying and kissing grave site of kabbalist sage Rabbi Isaac...
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US: NASA - FIRST IMAGES FROM CHANDRA TELESCOPE
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The first images from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope are impressing scientists with their clarity and detail.
On Thursday, the U-S space agency unveiled the images from the world's most powerful X-ray telescope.
Chandra's...
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Dry landscape gardens in Japan
Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto -13 April 2009
1. Ike Niwa (the Lake Garden) at Ryoanji Temple
2. Pull focus on Plum Blossom
3. Bird in maple tree
4. Camellia flower on mossy ground
Ryogen Inn Temple, Kyoto -12 April 2009
5. Various of...
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Spacecraft set for lift off to study oldest light
1. Animation of the MAP mission launch and orbit
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Elizabeth Citrin, NASA Goddard-flight centre spokeswoman
"The entire voyage will take about three months and then MAP will settle into its science observing mode....
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Nobel prize winner Saul Perlmutter celebrates physics win
1. Close-up of Astrophysics sign on door with Nobel Prize winner Saul Perlmutter and his daughter in background
2. Wide of Perlmutter speaking to reporters in his office
3. Various of Perlmutter pointing to his computer screen
4....
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USA: SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR
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Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour are aiming their telescopes into deep space today (Friday) on their first full day of star gazing.
The team of seven astronauts began their experiments yesterday (Thursday) but...
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Nobel prize winner Adam Riess holds presser
1. Mid shot as Nobel Prize winner Adam Riess walks in
2. Cutaway of audience
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Adam Riess, Nobel Prize winner for physics:
"The phone rang. I had been up because my son, who is 10 months old, was making a lot of...
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USA: NASA'S NEW IMAGES OF DEEP SPACE
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Scientists at the U-S space agency NASA say new images of deep space now offer the most detailed snapshot ever of the early universe.
The images captured by a balloon-launched telescope in 1998 are believed to show the...
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Heidi Klum, Katharine McPhee, Malin Akerman provide cool looks to one blazing Creative Arts Emmys carpet
The temperature was pushing 100 degrees Fahrenheit, but some cool couture helped starwatchers beat the heat one the 2013 Creative Arts Emmy Awards arrivals line.
Fashion standouts included Emmy winners Heidi Klum ("Project Runway") and...
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A blast of 2012 Emmy nominees reveal what it'll take to calm Emmy-day nerves
Many mentioned alcohol.
But other nominees will go decidedly different routes to calm those Emmy-day nerves.
A random sampling of contenders attending last month's Emmy nominee peer-group reception gave sneak previews of how they'll...
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Zooey Deschanel, Anna Gunn, Maya Rudolph and others discuss being first-time nominees
Actress Maya Rudolph is a 40-year-old virgin - pretty miraculous for a couple of reasons:
First, she has given birth to three children with director-husband Paul Thomas Anderson. Second, she is a television veteran, having spent seven...
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Hubble images show deepest view of the universe
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New York - March 9, 2004
1. Wide shot press briefing at the American Museum of Natural History's "Rose Center for Earth and Space"
2. Scientists working on Hubble...
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Fatah gives press conference in Ramallah
1. Wide of Azzam al-Ahmed, head of the Fatah block of the Palestinian Parliament walking towards podium
2. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Azzam al-Ahmed, head of the Fatah block of the Palestinian Parliament:
"Haniyeh has made a series of...
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Jennifer Lawrence says she still can't describe her latest film 'mother!'
JENNIFER LAWRENCE SAYS 'MOTHER!' IS ABOUT 'DECIMATION OF THE UNIVERSE'
Jennifer Lawrence says her new movie "mother!" is more than it appears.
"It's a compelling narrative. But it's also about the beginning...
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Hailee Steinfeld embraced acting challenge of 'BumbleBee'; John Cena teases villain role in the 'Transformers' spinoff
HAILEE STEINFELD EMBRACED ACTING CHALLENGE OF 'BUMBLEBEE'; JOHN CENA TEASES VILLAIN ROLE IN THE 'TRANSFORMERS' SPINOFF
Hailee Steinfeld will tell you it's not easy spending your days talking to a tennis ball on a stick -...
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Stephen Hawking's wheelchair, thesis for sale
STEPHEN HAWKING'S WHEELCHAIR, THESIS FOR SALE
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Construction of large telescope
1. Wide shot of Sierra Negra mountain range and zoom-in of telescope
2. Wide of telescope
3. Wide of construction workers
4. Wide of construction workers
5. Wide of Orizaba Peak from telescope; tilt down of workers soldering
6. Wide...