Audio/Video Astronomy for Classrooms

History, Asteroids, Black Holes, and the Rest of the Universe

We are explorers Space Exploration Facts

Journeys through space and time.

Destiny in Space National Air and Space Museum IMAX video looks at the Space Shuttle missions (including HST repair), planets, extra-solar planets, and possibilities of life on other planets. Narrated by Leonard Nimoy.

NOVA: One Small Step Produced for NOVA, this historical video looks at the Space Race through the eyes of a journalist and NASA professionals who lived through this exciting time.

The Tribute:Mercury, Gemini, Apollo & Skylab A time capsule of America. s first steps into space, these four NASA produced films chronicle the missions and the era of the 1960. s and early 1970. s. The World Was There about Project Mercury is narrated by Alexander Scourby. Legacy of Gemini is about two-man spacecraft. Burgess Meredith narrates Time of Apollo about the moon missions. Four Rooms, Earth View narrated by E. G. Marshall is the story of Skylab.

History of Spaceflight: Reaching for the Stars Using rare paintings, historical footage, NASA pictures and animation this video traces the development of spaceflight from earliest speculation to future frontiers. Hosted by Alan Shepard. Finley-Holiday films

Asteroids: Deadly Impact A National Geographic video with Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker. The narration describes their study and discovery of comets, asteroids, and impact evidence on the Earth, moon and other planets as they pursued these fascinating cosmic travelers.

Stargazers:100 Years of the Lowell Observatory Learn about the origin of the theory about artificial canals on Mars, the discovery of Pluto, mapping the moon for the Apollo missions, and other scientific exploration at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Narrated by Patrick Stewart. Discovery Channel

Where is our place in the universe?

The Universe Explore the stars, planets, galaxies and theories about the Big Bang, black holes, pulsars, quasars and the mysteries of the sun. Narrated by William Shatner. Finley-Holiday Films

Solar Empire The complete series by the Learning Channel, narrated by Michael Dorn. A Star Is Born examines how the solar system was formed according to current astronomical theory and looks at the planets. Alien Neighbors reviews recent discoveries of planets around other stars, possible oceans on Jupiter. s moons and other thought-provoking ideas. Space Trek reports on the progress of current space exploration and future missions. Impact examines the possibility of a galactic collision between an asteroid or comet with the Earth. Heavens Above describes ancient ideas about the sun and stars and how some were remarkably accurate. Edge of Darkness is about the large, frigid planets and their moons in the outer solar system.

Some Video Sources

Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 390 Ashton Ave., San Francisco CA 94112
800-335-2624 www.aspsky.org

Finley-Holiday Films, PO Box 619, Whittier, CA 90608 (800) 345-6707

Spacelink Educational Services from NASA

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