The Astronomers. Eps. 4-6

Waves of the future looks at the lives and methods of two theorists as they investigate gravity waves and propose extravagant experiments with gravity wave detectors, both here on earth and in space. “Stardust” looks at the life and death of stars, in particular how they are born in dark areas of the universe. “Prospecting for planets” concentrates on the explosion of discoveries made by the Voyager project, the search for other planetary systems and how planetary systems are formed.

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production company

KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)

co-producers/directors

Linda Feferman

Christine Z Wiser

Duration

02:42:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1991

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303850

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomers

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomy

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life on other planets

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Planets

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Stars

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Voyager project

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States

Television → Television series

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Sound

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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1991

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