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"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus,...
3) 16 Sunrises
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In November 2016, the French astronaut Thomas Pesquet set off on his first mission to space. Six weightless months in orbit about 450 kilometres from Earth, together with an international team.
4) Universe
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Universe is a short documentary produced in 1976 which takes a brief look at the sun and planets in the Solar System as well briefly mentioning types of suns, black holes, galaxy formations and more. The film is narrated by William Shatner.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
While the Venusian carbon dioxide atmosphere has resulted in a runaway greenhouse effect and the hottest surface temperature in the solar system, the Earth and Venus actually contain about the same amount of carbon. Explore the forces that resulted in the extreme atmospheric differences between these two otherwise-similar planets.
10) Luminous
Publisher
Honest Eye Productions
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the first astronomer in history to publicly predict the near-future explosion of a star--will he be right? Others in the astronomical community are skeptical, and professional reputations hang in the balance. In production for five years, LUMINOUS follows Larry Molnar's journey to test an unprecedented prediction, knowing that its success or failure will unfold squarely in the international spotlight.
11) Solar Storms
Publisher
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Solar storms, eruptions from the Sun with the power of nuclear weapons, have the potential to hit earth in just two days. A direct hit would obliterate our technology, from satellites to our smart phones. We need advance warning. Follow the scientists working to help us prepare for the next big solar event.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Humanity’s fascination with Mars is never-ending, from the days when we posited a planet covered in straight-line canals and vegetation to NASA’s current Moon to Mars program. Learn how the intriguing similarities and differences between Earth and Mars have resulted in Mars’ planet-wide dust storms, migrating polar ice caps, and 3.9-billion-year-old impact craters.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Beginning in 2009, the Kepler Space Telescope began staring intensively at a single patch of sky, about one quarter of one percent of the sky. Sift through the Kepler discoveries for planets with a variety of Earth-like features, including presence in a "habitable" zone, and learn why billions of Earth-like planets are estimated to exist in our galaxy.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Fans of science fiction know that a collision with an asteroid has the potential to obliterate civilization as we know it. With 20,000 asteroids identified in near-Earth orbit, how can collision be avoided? Learn why these rocky bodies, and those in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter, never accreted into planets and how we might harness their resources for future space travel.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Fly through the corona of what is by far the largest, most massive, and most significant object in the solar system: the Sun. With its gravity, heat, light, magnetic fields, and plasma storms, learn how the Sun affects every object in the solar system, and follow the race to learn more about coronal mass ejections before one destroys trillions of dollars in electronics on Earth.
16) Life Beyond
Publisher
Principal Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Are we alone? The search for an answer has led to new discoveries that will blow your mind wide open and give a profound new perspective on human life. The deeper we look, the deeper we see into nature's imagination, and the more we learn about ourselves.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Get to know your planets with help from Professor Sabine Stanley's thrilling ride of discovery, illustrated by the phenomenal images NASA has gathered through its telescopes, cameras, and laboratories on Earth and among the stars. A Field Guide to the Planets offers a fuller picture of what scientists know about our solar system - and how much there is yet to learn.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Today we know of 79 Jovian moons: the spherical Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, and dozens of other smaller, odd-shaped satellites. Learn why Jupiter’s gravitational forces, plus the orbital resonance of the three interior moons, make these some of the most promising places to search for life, and why scientists believe the Jovian system once included generations of other moons, now gone.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Since 1962, robots have been exploring our solar system to help answer this most important question: Who are we? With fascinating data and images now in hand, explore this family album overview of our planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, Kuiper Belt objects, and long-period comets, and fly through some of our solar system’s most unique features!
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Given the striking similarities between the four terrestrial planets, why is Earth the only one teeming with life? Proposed as a bold theory less than 70 years ago, could plate tectonics be a main driver of life on Earth? Explore the fascinating movement of our planet’s surface and the many ways in which a geologically active Earth has sustained our biologically active planet.
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