Ninety-six lectures, about 30 minutes each, divided into ten sections, are designed to provide a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. Updated edition integrates discoveries reported in the 2003 course and includes recent findings (through mid-2006).

Tristan hopes to win the heart of his beautiful, but shallow love, Victoria. He promises to recover a star that fell somewhere beyond the stony Wall that sets between the mundane England and the fantasy kingdom of Stormhold. So Tristan sets forth on his own journey in Stormhold. Meanwhile in that magical land, the dying king has set his four surviving sons on a quest for the crown. And the witch Lamia is seeking the heart of the star for an entirely...

Sees stars: When the kids see Horace Scope on the Star Shopping Network, they decide to buy Dorothy Ann a real twinkling star for her birthday. But Keesha doesn't want to buy anything sight unseen. So, Ms. Frizzle rockets the class off on a field trip to outer space. Gains weight: Phoebe is chosen to give a slam-dunk exhibition during the big basketball game. When she finds she can't jump high enough because gravity is "pulling on" her, Ms. Frizzle...

This program investigates a very important star - our sun. The key features of our sun, as well as other stars are explored. Special attention is also given to other things in space such as asteroids and comets.

Reviews the big bang theory, explains the role of the sun, and details important aspects about all the planets: location, temperature, composition, atmosphere, and natural satellites. Chronicles the cycle of stars, including how they die and are born, and relates the benefits of studying stars.

This course will tell the story of the lives and deaths of stars, from birth in gigantic nebulae of glowing gas and dust to their fiery deaths as planetary nebulae or supernova explosions.

A cinematic reverie on the beauty of the night sky, as experienced in the Atacama Desert, Chile, one of the best places on the planet to contemplate its splendor. The film drifts between science and spirituality, the arid land, desert shores, and lush galaxies, expanding the imagination. From astrophysicists to the desert dwellers, all share their evocative visions of the stars and planets, their mythic stories and existential queries with remarkable...

Students will learn about the ways scientists look at the stars and how they can use what they see. They will learn about the life span of stars and the various stages they pass through. Includes NASA footage.

Explains how the fiery nuclear processes inside stars generate most of the atoms found on Earth, but when no fuel remains for these processes, how the stars usually transform into white dwarfs.

This course provides an in-depth examination of why and how life exists in our universe. Where else in our own solar system, or on which alien planets, could there be life? This course has been crafted to address some of the most fascinating questions about all types of life in our universe.