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Issue 1 - EXPLORING OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
In this issue we take a celestial journey with Voyagers 1 & 2 from Planet Earth to the outer fringes of our solar system. Viewers get inside Voyager cameras and instruments as they unveil fascinating new information about the four giant outer planets - from Jupiter's huge red spot to Neptune's complex atmosphere. - 14 Minutes
Issue 2 - THE SKY ISN'T FALLING
Introduced by the classic tale of Henry Penny, this issue presents the widely accepted Big Bang theory of the origin of our universe. A prism, a demonstration of the Doppler Effect, and a loaf of raisin bread show students how astronomer Edwin Hubble determined that the universe is expanding, perhaps because of a tremendous explosion many cosmologists believe happened billions of years ago. - 14 Minutes
Issue 3 - THE SUN: HEAT, LIFE AND LIFE
Our lives quite literally revolve around the sun, the closest star. A blazing ball of gases 93 million miles away, it does what no planet can do - it radiates life-sustaining light and heat. Without this tumultuous source of energy, Earth would be dark, cold, and lifeless. But what is the source of the sun's energy? This issue explains the latest theory as it shows how scientists are using instruments in space and within the Earth to study the sun. - 14 Minutes
Issue 4 - SPACE EXPLORATION IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
This intriguing double issue looks at the latest developments in space technology from the building of the International Space Station to the ideas and plans for terraforming Mars. Students will see how a new age of exploration is beginning and opening a whole new world of possibilities. - 25 Minutes
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