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Heads Up!
Bob McDonald hosts this 13-part series that takes viewers beyond the basics of the Big Dipper and the Moon, and introduces them to the magical content and practical context of the night sky. In each episode viewers take an entertaining and informative tour of the heavens through several featured segments such as Ask an Expert, Space Place, and Constellation Corner. |
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How Do I Become An Astronaut?
BPN 815301
We visit the Johnson Space Centre in Houston to meet Canadian astronauts training for their flights into space. Kids get a taste of this training by going to Space Camp in Montreal, a place where space simulators give the illusion of being in orbit.
(28:00)
When Can I Go To Mars?
BPN 815302
Join the excitement of a Mars landing as we watch two remote control rovers land on the red planet. The robots are much less expensive - and far less risky - than sending humans. We look ahead to future rovers and eventually people who will make the long journey and set up the first up habitats on our neighbour in space.
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Why Is the Sun So Hot?
BPN 815303
We take a short trip around the sun to find out how stars are made and what makes them hot. In the process we explore dark sunspots, bright solar flares, and the invisible solar wind.
(28:00)
Why Do Stars Twinkle?
BPN 815304
Astronomers have found a way to make celesital objects look clear and steady in their huge telescopes. In this episode we learn how they work.
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Where’s Our Place In Space?
BPN 815305
Did you know that we live in a suburb of the Milky Way Galaxy? We learn that the Milky Way Galaxy is a stellar metropolis complete with downtown core, suburbs, and city limits.
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Why Are Planets Round?
BPN 815306
We learn that gravity is a force that works everywhere, even in space and it always pulls towards the centre of an object.
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How Do We Get Around In Space?
BPN 815307
We learn about the maneuvers that mission planners have to work out before launching a space probe to a planet or asteroid. They include launch windows, gravity slingshots, and other tricks of the trade.
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Why Do Comets Have Tails?
BPN 815308
The long wispy tails of comets have amazed and frightened people for centuries, and there are lots more of them out there. Learn tips on how to find one yourself.
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What are Shooting Stars?
BPN 815309
Rocks from space fall to Earth every day. Called “meteoroids,” these rocks are mostly small pebbles that drift our way from the asteroid belt beyond Mars. But every now and then a large object like a comet or asteroid strikes the Earth, causing explosions.
(28:00)
Is Earth the Only Planet with Water?
BPN 815310
Earth is the only planet we know that is covered with liquid water. That’s why it’s blue, but many other worlds have water too. Unfortunately, it’s either underground or in the form of ice. So does that mean if we find water, we will also find life?
(28:00)
Why Do Some Planets Have Rings?
BPN 815311
Fly through the rings of Saturn aboard the Cassini spacecraft and find out how rings form and why only some planets have them.
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How Cold is Pluto?
BPN 815312
Pluto is the only major body in the solar system not yet explored by a space probe. We visit the observatory where Pluto was discovered to see the unusual machine that spotted the tiny planet.
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Is Anyone Out There?
BPN 815313
Scientists who look for signs of intelligent life among the stars work in a field of astronomy called the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). This program takes us to these strange worlds and considers the possibility of any of them being inhabited.
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