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Spacefiles: Discovery

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Ancient civilizations such as the Babylonians, the Chinese and the Greeks studied the stars without the benefit of telescopes and yet identified patterns of stars that are still used today. These early scientists collected the first data in the science of astronomy. This program provides students with a summary of the history of astronomy and highlights many important astronomers.

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Runtime: 11 minutes 24 seconds

Internal view of a telescope. Caption: It collects light like the lens of an eye.
Spacefiles
Episode 1
10 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Planets orbiting around the sun. Their elliptic are visible and there is a connection indicated between the two planets shown. Caption: Kepler explained those retrograde loops.
Spacefiles
Episode 2
11 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Dense points of light on a black background. Caption: The oldest could be 11 to 13 billion years old,
Spacefiles
Episode 3
10 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Nebulous clouds and points of light with a black hole at the center. Caption: We can't see a black hole, but it bends passing light.
Spacefiles
Episode 4
10 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12