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S1 E9 Taking the Sun's Pulse

Instructional & Educational

TV-G

25m

Dec 31, 1996

Using the new science of helioseismology, solar patrollers are tuning into the sun's heartbeats.

Season 1, 13 Episodes

Cosmic Highway - Return to the Red Planet

Return to the Red Planet,

Is life on Mars really possible? The debate heats up with the discovery of a meteorite.

Cosmic Highway - Target Earth

65 million years ago, an object just ten kilometers across wiped out all of Earth's dinosaurs.

Cosmic Highway - At Home in the Galactic City

At Home in the Galactic City,

Our view outside of the Milky Way is shrouded by a fog of cosmic dust.

Cosmic Highway - Pluto's Problems

Pluto's Problems,

What would it take to put a spacecraft on Pluto?

Cosmic Highway - The Twin Hearts of Andromeda

The Twin Hearts of Andromeda,

Andromeda looks like a typical spiral galaxy, but astronomers suspect that our neighbor has two "hearts."

Cosmic Highway - Nurseries in the Sky

Nurseries in the Sky,

Orion is a favorite of backyard astronomers.

Cosmic Highway - Venus Unveiled

Venus Unveiled,

Venus has baffled generations of astronomers with an opaque shroud of clouds.

Cosmic Highway - Dark Matters

The sky may appear to be full of stars, but 90 percent of "stuff" in the universe is invisible to us.

Cosmic Highway - Taking the Sun's Pulse

Taking the Sun's Pulse,

Using the new science of helioseismology, solar patrollers are tuning into the sun's heartbeats.

Cosmic Highway - Comet Hunters

"Cosmic Highway" tracks down Comet Hale-Bopp, the most distant comet ever discovered by amateur astronomers.

Cosmic Highway - Monsters in the Middle

Monsters in the Middle,

"Cosmic Highway" gets sucked into the theory of black holes.

Cosmic Highway - Scaling the Universe

Scaling the Universe,

How do astronomers explain stars that appear to be at least fifteen billion years old?

Cosmic Highway - Is Anybody Out There??

Is Anybody Out There??,

Are we wasting our time searching for intelligent life in the cosmos? It's a hot controversy.

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Cosmic Highway

Instructional & Educational

TV-G

2 Seasons

25m

From the search for extraterrestrials to the theory of black holes, this hit Discovery Channel series explores the intersection of current science and ancient mythology.

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