Astronomy and Astrophysics
by Yale University
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Description
Yale Professors, Lecturers and distinguished guests speak on astronomy and astrophysics: black holes, dark matter and citizen scientists who help researchers look at the stars. Album art image courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.
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Web Users To Write ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxies’ | Yale's Kevin Schawinski talks about Galaxy Zoo, an online project that calls on ordinary people to review and classify images of distant galaxies. | 3/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Cosmic Ghost" Discovered by Volunteer Astronomer | Astronomer Kevin Schawinski discusses the finding of a unique astronomical object, "Hanny's Voorwerp," and the public volunteers spurring Galaxy Zoo. | 8/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Discovery of the Biggest "Small" Black Hole | Charles D. Bailyn, the Thomas E. Donnelley Professor of Astronomy and Physics discusses new findings and theories of black hole formation. | 11/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mapping Dark Matter: What it Tells Us About the Universe | Priya Natarajan, Associate Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale, discusses the development and implications of the recent mapping of dark matter in the universe. | 9/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 4 Episodes |
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