Deciphering The Vast Scale of the Universe | STELLAR
July 25, 2019
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One of the fundamental questions humanity has always asked is how big is our Universe? For much of human history, people believed that Planet Earth was the very center of the entire universe. And Earth is pretty big. But compared the rest of the universe, we are infinitesimally small.
The animation in this video the Digital Universe data collection curated by the American Museum of Natural History. The software is used to visualize these datasets is OpenSpace, which is developed through a collaboration between AMNH, Linköping University in Sweden, New York University, and the University of Utah. The software and datasets are open source and are free to download and explore.
Credit: From the ESO Supernova to the end of the Universe at 00:52
Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/M. Kornmesser/spaceengine.org
Credit: Cepheid Variable 4:06
NASA, ESA, M. Kornmesser
I know, this video is a bit different from most Space Time videos. It's part of a PBS miniseries called Stellar, done in collaboration with Diana Cowern from @physicsgirl and Joe Hanson from @It'sOkayToBeSmart. Over six episodes we travel to telescopes, go inside space research centers, and chat with amazing scientists. Next up is Joe's episode where he explores where life might be outside our solar system.
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The Quasar from The Beginning of Time | STELLAR
Seeing a Black Hole with a Planet-Sized Telescope | STELLAR
I Visited the First Gravitational Wave Detector! LIGO | STELLAR
How We’ll Find the Aliens in Our Solar System! | STELLAR
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Written by: Sophia Chen, Matt O’Dowd, Andrew Kornhaber, Eric Brown
Directed by: Andrew Kornhaber & Eric Brown
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Sound: Justin Pope & Brett Van Duesen
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Editing: Pavel Ezrohi, Tom Levin, Rebbecca Senn
Graphics: Murilo Lopes
Assistant Editing: Daniel Sircar
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