Universe

Older Than the Stars

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In a way, we are all as old as the universe itself. In fact, every bit of every one of us was created in the Big Bang, billions of years ago.



Stunning illustrations and lively verse tell the story of the cosmic connections that tie human beings to the beginning of the universe. Simple, informative prose provides additional facts.

Older Than the Stars

To Scale: The Solar System (2015)

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On a dry lakebed in Nevada, a group of friends build the first scale model of the solar system with complete planetary orbits: a true illustration of our place in the universe.
A film by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh

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To Scale: The Solar System

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 4 (2013)

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From Carl Sagan’s collaborators on the original series, Ann Druyan and Steve Soter, comes this spectacular follow-up to one of the most beloved programs of all time. Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr.

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02:09
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 4

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 3 (2013)

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From Carl Sagan’s collaborators on the original series, Ann Druyan and Steve Soter, comes this spectacular follow-up to one of the most beloved programs of all time. Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr.

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High
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02:09
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 3

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 2 (2013)

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From Carl Sagan's collaborators on the original series, Ann Druyan and Steve Soter, comes this spectacular follow-up to one of the most beloved programs of all time. Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr.

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High
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02:09
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 2

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 1 (2013)

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From Carl Sagan’s collaborators on the original series, Ann Druyan and Steve Soter, comes this spectacular follow-up to one of the most beloved programs of all time. Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Dr.

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02:52
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Disc 1

Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution (2004)

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How did the universe, our planet, and life begin?

Who would have predicted that a hot spot left over from the Big Bang would eventually lead to our galaxy, the solar system, the Earth—and to us? Origins explores how the universe and our planet began amid chaos and eventually gave birth to the first stirrings of life.

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Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

Black Holes and Beyond (2000)

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Program Five: Black Holes and Beyond

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Black Holes and Beyond

On the Dark Side (2000)

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Includes 2 programs. Program 1: Cosmic Alchemy (60 min.) In the beginning, the universe started as a single point. Yet from this tiny beginning came all the matter that we can see around us today. How could pure energy become matter? Over the last century, a series of discoveries have shed light on our understanding of matter.

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On the Dark Side

The Big Bang (2000)

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Includes 2 programs. Program 1: Seeing Is Believing (60 min.): Today we take for granted that the earth is round, that we orbit the sun. But these things are not obvious - our knowledge today is built on the foundation of hundreds of years of study. This program explores mathematics and how it revolutionized our view of the universe. Discusses Ptolemy, Newton, Einstein, and Hubble.

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The Big Bang

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