26 episodes

Thanks to cutting-edge radio and infra-red astronomy, our understanding of the universe is moving very fast. Ideas about black holes and cosmic jets are constantly being refined as new discoveries are made using new, more powerful telescopes. This album explores the incredible discoveries and theories developed in recent years and introduces the astronomical observatories, space missions and satellites that have made it possible. The 12 video tracks reveal that our sun, though essential for our existence, is an unremarkable member of the stellar menagerie. They describe how astronomers study the structure and dynamics of our galaxy, the Milky Way and they introduce the challenges inherent in mapping the geometry and expansion of the universe. This material forms part of the course S282 Astronomy.

Astronomy - for iPod/iPhone The Open University

- Education
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- 12 APR 2010
Astronomy

Astronomy

A short introduction to this album.
- 1 min
- 12 APR 2010
Transcript -- Astronomy

Transcript -- Astronomy

A short introduction to this album.
- 22 JAN 2009
- video
Our Invisible Sun

Our Invisible Sun

Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.
- 10 min
- 22 JAN 2009
Transcript -- Our Invisible Sun

Transcript -- Our Invisible Sun

Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.
- 22 JAN 2009
- video
VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH

VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH

What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.
- 9 min
- 22 JAN 2009
Transcript -- VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH

Transcript -- VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH

What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.