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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)
Esplora il contenutoAnthropologist 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.
Esplora il contenutoThe 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)
Esplora il contenutoAstronomical discoveries depend on advances in optics, detectors, computers and engineering that continually improve telescope performance. Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
Esplora il contenutoThe 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)
Esplora il contenutoHubble 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)
Esplora il contenutoIn 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.
Esplora il contenutoAstronomy 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)
Esplora il contenutoThis 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)
Esplora il contenutoThe 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)
Esplora il contenutoA 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)
Esplora il contenutoHubble'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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