Searching for Life On the Trail of Exoplanets /
2021 will bring with it the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, successor to the famed Hubble Space Telescope. With greatly improved resolution and sensitivity, this telescope is set to revolutionize astronomy and cosmology. This program focuses on how this incredible new telescope will aid as...
| Other Authors: | Infobase,, 3Boxmedia (Firm) |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
3Boxmedia,
[2018]
Distributed by Infobase, |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (53 min., 3 sec)) : sound, color. |
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| Summary: |
2021 will bring with it the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, successor to the famed Hubble Space Telescope. With greatly improved resolution and sensitivity, this telescope is set to revolutionize astronomy and cosmology. This program focuses on how this incredible new telescope will aid astrophysicists, geologists, engineers, and astrobiologists in their quest to find life beyond earth. |
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Originally released by 3Boxmedia, 2018. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 24, 2018. Exoplanets: Introduction (2:01); Existence of Extraterrestrial Life (3:32); Idea of an Infinite Universe (3:29); Studying the Universe (3:58); Discovering 51 Pegasi b (6:49); Transit Photometry (3:06); 2M1207b (3:01); Proximal Exoplanet Search (1:55); Star Systems Suited for Life (2:21); Habitable Zone (2:59); Red Dwarf Systems (4:03); Surveying Earth-like Planets (3:10); James Webb Space Telescope (2:22); Plato Mission (2:17); Espresso and ELT (3:40); Proving Extraterrestrial Life (3:39); Credits: Searching for Life: On the Trail of Exoplanets (0:34); Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. 2021 will bring with it the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, successor to the famed Hubble Space Telescope. With greatly improved resolution and sensitivity, this telescope is set to revolutionize astronomy and cosmology. This program focuses on how this incredible new telescope will aid astrophysicists, geologists, engineers, and astrobiologists in their quest to find life beyond earth. 9 - 12, Academic/AP. Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (53 min., 3 sec)) : sound, color. |
| Format: |
Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
9 - 12, Academic/AP. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |