The Astronomers
(1991)
Overview
A look at the work and worlds of leading scientists and astronomers who are helping to unlock the mysteries of the universe.
Cast
as Narrator
Episodes
Where is the rest of the universe? 0.0
April 12, 1991
Astronomers believe the universe contains at least ten times as much mass as can be seen and accounted for. How are the…
Searching for black holes 0.0
April 15, 1991
At the center of galaxy NGC 1275, some 200 million light years from Earth, there might be a supermassive black hole. In…
A Window to Creation 0.0
April 16, 1991
American and Japanese astronomers are followed as they seek to measure cosmic background radiation, the heat remaining …
Waves of the Future 0.0
April 17, 1991
Gravity waves, as yet undetected but predicted by Albert Einstein, may contain the answers to many questions about the …
Stardust 0.0
April 18, 1991
The deaths of stars allow human lives to come into being. This episode explains how and looks at the complete life cycl…
Prospecting for Planets 0.0
April 19, 1991
Efforts to discover other planetary systems and to learn more about the planets of our own solar system are examined. I…