Hubblecast 19 Special: Bigger is better
Hubble examines energetic activity and powerful magnetic phenomena associated with an erupting galaxy and its extreme central environment. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
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Why we love, why we cheat
Anthropologist Helen Fisher takes on a tricky topic – love – and explains its evolution, its biochemical foundations and its social importance. She closes with a warning about the potential disaster inherent in antidepressant abuse.
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Hubblecast 20 Special: Technology to the rescue
The episode explores why larger telescopes collect more light, resolve finer detail and enable astronomers to study fainter and more distant objects. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
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Hubblecast 21 Special: From silver to silicon
Astronomical discoveries depend on advances in optics, detectors, computers and engineering that continually improve telescope performance. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
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Hubblecast 22: Hubble directly observes planet orbiting Fomalhaut
The episode traces astronomy's transition from photographic plates to electronic detectors and the digital imaging technologies used by modern telescopes. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
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Hubblecast 23 Special: Seeing the invisible
Hubble directly images a planet orbiting the nearby star Fomalhaut, offering rare visual evidence of a world beyond the Solar System. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
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Questioning the universe
In keeping with the theme of TED2008, professor Stephen Hawking asks some Big Questions about our universe -- How did the universe begin? How did life begin? Are we alone? -- and discusses how we might go about answering them.
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Hubblecast 24 Special: Beyond Earth
Astronomy extends beyond visible light, using radio, infrared, ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma-ray observations to reveal the otherwise invisible Universe. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
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Hubblecast 25 Special: What's Next?
This episode explains the scientific advantages of placing telescopes above Earth's atmosphere and surveys the achievements of space observatories. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
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Hubblecast 26: Exceptionally deep view of strange galaxy
The final Eyes on the Skies chapter looks ahead to future ground-based telescopes and space observatories designed to explore new cosmic frontiers. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
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Hubblecast 27: What has Hubble taught us about the planets?
A deep Hubble image of the unusual spiral galaxy NGC 4921 reveals fine structure and a rich background of distant galaxies. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
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Hubblecast 28: The fifth and final Hubble servicing mission
Hubble's observations of planets, moons and small bodies show how the telescope has expanded knowledge of the Solar System. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser, Colleen Sharkey & Lars Lindberg Christensen)
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