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S1 E9: Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way Galaxy
Original Air Date: Dec 9, 2009
Astronomers study stars and ultra-dense objects near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to learn more about the black hole at its heart.
1:39-2:20PM
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S1 E32: Black Holes and the High-Energy Universe
Original Air Date: May 14, 2016
Astronomers explore the fundamental workings of the universe and its energies through programs including Fermi, Swift, Chandra, NuSTAR and Hubble.
Jul 13
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1:05PM
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31 Min
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S1 E24: Reinventing Space Flight
Original Air Date: Feb 3, 2014
Ride along on dramatic balloon flights into colorful geomagnetic storms to help revolutionize space travel.
9:53-10:26AM
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33 Min
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S1 E22: Voyager: Journey to the Stars
Original Air Date: Apr 7, 2013
Two Voyager spacecraft speed toward the boundary of the solar system, providing astronomers with valuable data about the cosmos.
Jul 13
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1:36PM
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32 Min
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S1 E19: Crashing Into the Moon
Original Air Date: May 11, 2012
Several countries plan to send spacecraft to the moon, potentially leading to a permanent human presence in space.
12:02-12:35PM
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33 Min
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S1 E18: Mysteries of a Dark Universe
Original Air Date: Oct 14, 2011
Scientists win the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that the universe is infinitely expanding in all directions, changing the field of cosmology.
10:26-10:58AM
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32 Min
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S1 E17: The Riddle of AntiMatter
Original Air Date: Aug 19, 2011
Scientists explore the mysterious substance called antimatter.
Jul 13
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2:40PM
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32 Min
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S1 E13: Venus: Death of a Planet
Original Air Date: Jun 9, 2010
Exploring Venus' history and how it diverged from Earth in its formative years to become a hot, acidic, lifeless world.
Jul 13
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12:01PM
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32 Min
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S1 E11: The Search for Earthlike Planets
Original Air Date: Jan 8, 2010
The Kepler space telescope helps astronomers explore the galaxy for other planets like Earth that are capable of supporting life.
Jul 13
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2:08PM
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32 Min
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S1 E10: Mars: Earth That Never Was
Original Air Date: Dec 21, 2009
Scientists study the history of Mars and explore the possibility that it once contained life.
10:58-11:30AM
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32 Min
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S1 E9: Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way Galaxy
Original Air Date: Dec 9, 2009
Astronomers study stars and ultra-dense objects near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to learn more about the black hole at its heart.
1:39-2:20PM
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41 Min
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S1 E6: How Large Is the Universe
Original Air Date: Oct 20, 2009
Scientists look out deep into space hoping to measure the size of the universe based on the relatively miniscule portion of space observable from Earth.
11:30AM-12:02PM
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32 Min
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S1 E5: The Largest Black Holes in the Universe
Original Air Date: Sep 27, 2009
Among the millions black holes in the Milky Way Galaxy are massive black holes with the greatest potential for destruction.
Jul 13
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12:33PM
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32 Min
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S1 E2: Attack of the Sun
Original Air Date: Jul 27, 2009
Scientists probe the sun to learn more about coronal mass ejections, violent periodic outbursts that disrupt Earth's electrical systems.
1:07-1:39PM
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32 Min
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S1 E1: Birth of the Moon
Original Air Date: Jul 20, 2009
Scientists map the surface of the moon and piece together its history to determine how it formed and learn more about Earth's origins in the process.
12:35-1:07PM
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32 Min
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