Lectures tagged "outer space"

Space and Beyond: US Policy, Space Security, and Arms Control
Space and Beyond: US Policy, Space Security, and Arms Control
Joan Johnson-Freese
December 9, 2009
01:22:33
Joan Johnson-Freese, chair of the Department of National Security Strategy at the Naval War College, and Laura Grego, scientist for the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, discuss space security and the future of space relations in a panel moderated by leading political ana
Frank Wilczek: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces
Frank Wilczek
April 27, 2009
00:55:16
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek discusses his work and his life in science.
Life Beyond Earth?
Sara Seager
October 30, 2008
00:19:20
Sara Seager says that there is life beyond Earth. What’s more, she predicts that we will detect its biosignature on planets beyond our solar system in her lifetime.
New Horizons Mission to Pluto
Richard Binzel
April 18, 2007
00:58:14
Richard Binzel describes the New Horizons robotic spacecraft that was launched in January 2006 and is the first-ever mission to Pluto and the outer solar system.
Pluto and the Outer Solar System
Michael Brown
April 11, 2007
01:15:23
Planetary scientist Michael Brown lectures on Pluto and the other objects orbiting the sun on the edges of the solar system.
Exploring Space with Humans and Robots
Jeffrey Hoffman
April 26, 2006
01:12:31
Jeffrey Hoffman, a former space shuttle astronaut, discusses personal experiences of space flight and shares his thoughts on the synergy between human and robotic exploration of space.
Onset of Civilization and Prospects for the Future II
Fred Spier
October 12, 2005
01:08:09
Fred Speir and Jill Tarter examine the continuously unfolding story of cosmic evolution, the modern scientific story of who we are and whence we came.
Early Universe and the Origin of Galaxies II
Frank Wilczek
September 21, 2005
01:02:28
Frank Wilczek and Colin Normane examine the "arrow of time" of cosmic evolution.