Showing titles in Astronomy

"Che cosa sappiamo sull'universo, e come lo sappiamo? Da dove è venuto, e dove sta andando? L'universo ebbe un inizio e, in tal caso cosa c'era prima? Il tempo avrà mai una fine?". Con questi quesiti Stephen Hawking ci introduce in una straordinaria avventura: un'emozionante cavalcata nel tempo. L'espansione dell'universo, il principio di indeterminazione, le particelle elementari e le forze della natura, l'origine e la sorte dell'universo, l'unificazione della fisica sono le grandi tappe di questo viaggio indimenticabile.

Certaines ne sont visibles qu'avec les plus grands télescopes. D'autres brillent si intensément qu'elles peuplent nos mythes depuis l'aube de l'humanité. Elles sont désignées par de mystérieuses références ou portent haut leur nom - Alcyone, Monocerotis, Ras Algethi, Thuban, Zeta Ophiuchi, etc. Les étoiles nous fascinent, mais les connaissons-nous vraiment ?

La ciencia ficción nos permite visitar lugares que sólo podemos soñar ver: otros mundos, estrellas lejanas, galaxias enteramente nuevas. No todos los relatos se ocupan de la ciencia real que hay detrás de los viajes espaciales y otras empresas futuristas, pero la ficción puede ofrecer una perspectiva asombrosa de hasta dónde podrían llegar nuestras capacidades y de lo que soñamos con hacer.

In The New Camelot, Frank White explorers the nature of the Camelot myth and how it relates to the modern day space program. This leads to a surprising insight into how humanity's future in the stars may unfold.

Dr. Ben Tippett and his team of physicists believe that anyone can understand physics. Black Holes! Lightning! Coronal Mass Ejections! Quantum Mechanics! Fortnightly, they explain a topic from advanced physics, using explanations, experiments and fun metaphors to a non-physicist guest. Visit the website to see a list of topics sorted by physics field.

Looking for a relationship between science and religion? Confused about your thoughts regarding spirituality and technology? As seen on History Channel's 'Ancient Aliens,' Reverend Barry Downing PhD provides his perspective on events such as the parting of the Red Sea, and the Burning Bush through the technological UFO perspective. With his millennial grand-daughter, Mikayla Wright, guiding the conversation -- this Podcast will be sure to stretch your thoughts on what really happened in the Bible and just WHO these 'Ancient Aliens' really are.

Naked Astronomy: the Naked Scientists' Astronomy and Space Science Podcast - audio that's out of this world...

14 Milliarden Jahre in 2 Stunden und 24 Minuten - Kurz und knackig: Das Wichtigste über das Universum - für Leute, die wenig Zeit haben. Die junge Oxforder Astrophysikerin Becky Smethurst führt in zehn kurzen Kapiteln zügig durchs Weltall. Was existierte vor dem Big Bang, gibt es da draußen noch andere Lebewesen, was ist das Geheimnis Dunkler Materie und Schwarzer Löcher? Für alle, die große Fragen ans Universum haben, und diese gerne sowohl wissenschaftlich als auch humorvoll beantwortet hätten. Becky Smethursts Begeisterung für Astrophysik ist mitreißend.

In the aftermath of an asteroid impact, Earth’s power grid is damaged nearly beyond recovery. The survival of our world may well depend on energy sources collected from an abandoned undersea settlement beneath the icy surface of Enceladus. Earth-raised Colonel Carter Rhodes, in charge of Earth’s recovery efforts, calls upon Gwen Baré, a Venusian engineer, to regain control of the deserted moon outpost and collect fuel for Earth’s collapsing power grids.

In a race against time, the Apollo program challenged our scientific capabilities and redefined the boundaries of humanity. To celebrate NASA’s 60 years of exploration, Seeker went back in time to relive each Apollo mission. Listen along as Seeker dives into the whole story from its WWII origins to its present day possibilities available for the first time in audio.

Are there more than four dimensions to physical reality? Is it possible to traverse time as well as space? Is there a reality beyond our traditional concepts of time and space? The startling discovery of modern science is that our physical universe is actually finite. Scientists now acknowledge that the universe had a beginning. They call the singularity from which it all began the "Big Bang".

Mark Watney wasn't the mission commander of Ares 3, a month-long expedition to Mars. He was just the science geek, botany guru, and mechanical engineer: the lowest guy on the totem pole and the only one who didn't make it back to the ascent vehicle when the storm hit. Left for dead on the surface of a barren planet, Watney must plumb the depths of his considerable ingenuity and resourcefulness to find a way to survive - and to let the people on Earth know he's still alive.

“Cosmos” comes from a Greek word for an orderly and systematic universe. In this book, we present the most riveting discoveries and mind-bending ideas about our cosmic home, from what we know of the origins of the universe and the cartography of space to the most bizarre phenomena and the search for life. Discussions include the possibility that the big bang was the consequence of a black hole in a fourth spatial dimension, that cosmic ripples created infinite universes, that entangled black holes could act as wormhole-like passageways through space, and much more.

NASA has plans to land on the Moon again in 2024 and then build a Moon base following that. What is the history of plans to build a base on the Moon and what are all the issues involved? Where should the base be built and what will be do once we have long term habitation on the Moon? There are lots of ideas and lots of issues to consider. My hope is that the reader will learn about all of the issues important to building a Moon Base to better understand what will be required. You might even want to become a Moon Base resident!

Eclipses have stunned, frightened, emboldened, and mesmerized people for thousands of years. They were recorded on ancient turtle shells discovered in the Wastes of Yin in China, on clay tablets from Mesopotamia and on the Mayan "Dresden Codex". They are mentioned in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and at least eight times in the Bible. Columbus used them to trick people, while Renaissance painter Taddeo Gaddi was blinded by one. Sorcery was banished within the Catholic Church after astrologers used an eclipse to predict a pope's death.

Listen to the Stars is an audio experience that was designed to enhance your binocular and/or telescope viewing sessions to the stars. Instead of reading about your favorite celestial object, now you can listen to the fascinating facts and history that will hopefully enrich your enjoyment of astronomy as you view distant stars, galaxies, and nebulae. All this while never having to take your eye away from the view.

How much water do the Great Lakes contain? Who were the first and last men killed in the Civil War? How long is a New York minute? What are the lost plays of Shakespeare? What building did Elvis leave last? Get the answers to these and countless other vexing questions in All Facts Considered. Guaranteed to enlighten even the most seasoned trivia buff, this treasure trove of "who knew?" factoids spans a wide range of intriguing subjects.

"Questo audiolibro narra la storia leggendaria di come una piccola, meravigliosa e complicata specie, nata su un puntino di roccia e acqua, intorno a una normalissima stella tra centinaia di miliardi di altre stelle, in una galassia tra centinaia di miliardi di altre galassie nell'universo, abbia alzato lo sguardo oltre l'orizzonte e abbia deciso di partire per scoprire ciò che aveva intorno. Senza pensare ai mille pericoli che avrebbe incontrato, senza avere idea di quali sfide avrebbe dovuto affrontare, ma con il cuore pieno di curiosità, passione, ingegno e tanto coraggio.

¿Cuáles son los mayores retos con los que se presenta el planeta, cuáles las mayores amenazas, dónde buscar la solución a los descomunales problemas con los que se enfrenta nuestra generación y las futuras? El origen y evolución del universo, la naturaleza del tiempo, la estructura de la materia, el infinito,las estrellas fugitivas, las ondas gravitacionales…Estos son algunos de los grandes temas que Rafael Bachiller aborda en este libro tanto desde un punto de vista científico como desde una perspectiva filosófica y humanista.

Nel febbraio 2017 è stata annunciata la scoperta del più grande sistema planetario mai avvistato fino ad ora, a "soli" 40 anni luce dalla Terra. Si tratta di un insieme di sette pianeti che ruotano intorno a una stella molto più piccola e meno luminosa del Sole. La stella è stata battezzata Trappist-1 dal nome di uno dei telescopi usati per individuare questo sistema solare. Sei di questi pianeti si trovano in una zona temperata e cioè con una temperatura che oscilla tra gli 0 e i 100 gradi.