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New! 400 Years of the Telescope
Item# 40873
© 2009
60 Min.
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In 17th century Florence, Italy, Galileo trained his spyglass on the heavens and discovered that Jupiter has four moons, Venus has phases like the Moon, and, most shocking of all: Earth is not the cen...
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Aerospace Technology: The Space Shuttle
Item# 8153
© 1993
45 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-0803-6
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-0757-2
Regularly scheduled space shuttle missions have become a common feature of the NASA space program, allowing astronauts to launch and retrieve communication satellites, repair exploration equipment suc...
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Air and Space
Item# 24668
© 1997
17 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-6971-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-0425-0
Above the surface of the earth, two other forms of transportation occur: air and space transportation. Viewers explore the history of air and space travel as well as the components that make this type...
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Apollo 11: The First Moon Landing
Item# 39064
© 2007
46 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-9126-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-9127-4
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon. This NBC News program hosted by Jane Pauley captures the monumental Apollo 11 mission-from launch, t...
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The Applications of Space Technology
Item# 2116
© 1989
28 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-89113-072-7
This program covers both scientific and and utility satellites. Geostationary utility satellites include communication, meteorological, and broadcasting satellites; the science satellites cover an alm...
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Astronomy: The Earth and Beyond
Item# 11213
© 1999
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CD-ROM ISBN: 978-0-7365-3021-7
Astronomy: The Earth and Beyond covers key areas of the astronomy and earth science curriculum, such as why the seasons are so varied, and why eclipses occur. Featuring outstanding graphics and animat...
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Behind the Big Bang Theory
Item# 34119
© 2004
16 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-0976-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-0977-4
This Science Screen Report demonstrates how the Big Bang is thought to have occurred, and examines principles scientists use to support the theory. Beginning with the establishment of the concept in 1...
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The Birth of the Stars and the Great Cosmic Cycle
Item# 2756
60 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-56950-805-3
Star formation is one of the most important aspects of stellar evolution. With the aid of infrared cameras we can now probe deep into regions where stars are in the process of forming. The data we obt...
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Black Holes, Dark Matter
Item# 8302
© 1998
11 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-2310-3
This program presents the latest ideas on space regarding such questions as: What are quasars? Is there dark matter? Are there wormholes to other universes? Where's the nearest black hole and how does...
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Black Holes, Pulsars, and Other Odd Bodies
Item# 34745
© 2006
23 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-4157-6
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-4760-8
This video introduces some of the oddest objects in space: black holes, bottomless gravity pits that can trap even light; neutron stars, more massive than our Sun but packed into spheres less than ten...
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