Sinopse
Find out more about our night sky, from new planets to far-off galaxies and the vastness of the Universe. A series of short talks and presentations for the general public from leading astronomy researchers at the Oxford University Physics department - http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/
Episódios
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Redder is better! Exploring the universe with the successor to Hubble
28/03/2017 Duração: 23minRebecca Bowler, University of Oxford give a talk about the successor to the Hubble telescope - The James Webb Space Telescope - which will detect infrared radiation.
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On the trail of the most energetic particles in the universe
28/03/2017 Duração: 19minRafael Alves Batista, University of Oxford, gives a talk about cosmic rays.
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Advanced LIGO: The Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy
28/03/2017 Duração: 19minDr Philipp Podsiadlowski, University of Oxford gives a talk about gravitational waves in light of the recent detections by the LIGO detector.
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Things that go bump in the night: Exploding stars and black holes
28/03/2017 Duração: 20minProfessor Rob Fender, University of Oxford talks through some observations of black holes.
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The Seven Wonders of Galaxy Zoo
13/03/2015 Duração: 15minBecky Smethurst shows how citizen science and the Galaxy Zoo project is helping researchers tackle difficult scientific questions.
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Astronomy at the Highest Energies Possible
13/03/2015 Duração: 09minResearcher Stephen Rayner talks on how astronomers study the highest energies possible to detect particle accelerators in space.
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Spectromania!
13/03/2015 Duração: 10minJames Gilbert, a researcher in astrophysics gives an exciting talk on how astronomy uses Spectroscopy - the study of the interaction between matter and radiated energy.
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How to see the world in a grain of sand
13/03/2015 Duração: 09minPeter Hatfield gives an astronomy talk entitled: How to see the world in a grain of sand and the entire Universe in a super computer.
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The Beagle expedition to Mars
13/03/2015 Duração: 13minThe Beagle 2 probe had not been seen or heard from since December 2003 and had been presumed lost. Researcher Chris Linttot gives an overview and shows newly found images of the probe on the surface of Mars.
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The Philae - Rosetta Mission (update)
13/03/2015 Duração: 17minResearcher Colin Wilson gives an update on the Rosetta mission with the latest news on the Philae comet lander
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From you to the largest structure in the Universe
19/12/2014 Duração: 13minRobert Simpson, an astronomy researcher from Oxford takes us on a tour of the Universe, explaining the incredible distances and relative dimensions of space.
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Gloomy Worlds: Why are planets cloudy?
19/12/2014 Duração: 15minJo Barstow explains the complex science behind the clouds that surround the planets.
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The Philae - Rosetta Comet Mission
19/12/2014 Duração: 17minOn 12 November 2014, the Philae probe achieved the first-ever soft landing on a comet nucleus. Colin Wilson, a researcher from Oxford, gives an update on the landing and explains the history and science behind this incredible mission.
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Is our galaxy special?
31/01/2014 Duração: 11minChris Lintott looks at the distinctive features of our galaxy and whether it is really special. With apologies for the audio at the start of the talk.
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Galaxy Zoo project
31/01/2014 Duração: 09minBecky Smethurst from the Zooniverse team outlines the Galaxy Zoo project that allows members of the public to classify new galaxies.
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Zooniverse: Live
30/01/2014 Duração: 18minGrant Miller and Becky Smethurst give a live demonstration of the Zooniverse tool and explain how it works.
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Atmospheres in the solar system ... and beyond!
30/01/2014 Duração: 14minWhat is it like on the planets in our solar system? How hot are they? Is there any water? Jo Barstow explains this and more in her talk.
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Spin Doctors: Creating a planet's atmosphere in the lab
30/01/2014 Duração: 13minRoland Young discusses his work on studying and recreating the atmospheres of different planets in our solar system.
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Ancient Astronomies - 7000 years in the Kennett Valley
29/01/2014 Duração: 17minCharles Barclay gives a brief overview of the history of Astronomies and some of the fascinating insights that can be gained from these Ancient practices.