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Hubble – The Wonders of Space Revealed

Science / 2 minutes of reading / April 25, 2020 / By HDclump

Hubble – The Wonders of Space Revealed: To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its launch, this film tells the remarkable story of how Hubble revealed the awe and wonder of our universe and how a team of daring astronauts risked their lives to keep it working. Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you’ve never seen before. Hubble – The Wonders of Space Revealed The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was […]

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Ancient Aliens – The NASA Connection

Conspiracy / 2 minutes of reading / April 15, 2020 / By HDclump

Ancient Aliens – The NASA Connection: NASA scientists, former astronauts and secret government files all point to the conclusion that there has been contact with extraterrestrial life in the past. Researchers examine this and other recent scientific evidence that may provide proof of alien contact in both the recent and ancient past. Ancient Aliens explores the controversial theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for millions of years. From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the US, each episode in this hit HISTORY series gives historic depth to

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The Saturn V Story

Science / 2 minutes of reading / February 10, 2020 / By HDclump

The Saturn V Story: In 1961 when President Kennedy pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade, no rocket existed with the power or capability to rise to the challenge. In order to win the race to space, the United States would need to establish a multi-billion dollar space program. One man, Werner Von Braun believed he had the knowledge and vision to make Kennedy’s dream a reality. This is the story of the most powerful machine ever built, and the men and women who believed it could fly. The Saturn

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NASA – Triumph and Tragedy

Science / 2 minutes of reading / December 15, 2019 / By HDclump

NASA – Triumph and Tragedy (2 parts): This documentary series offers audiences a unique chance to glimpse an astronaut’s view of space flight. It is an epic story of heroes and their breathtaking successes as they further humanity’s innate desire to explore. NASA – Triumph and Tragedy part 1 – One Small Step In 2009, NASA celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing. This documentary series offers audiences a unique chance to glimpse an astronaut’s view of space flight. It is an epic story of heroes and their breathtaking successes as they further humanity’s innate desire

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The Sky at Night – Space Mission Special

Science / 2 minutes of reading / August 12, 2019 / By HDclump

The Sky at Night – Space Mission Special: Only a handful of missions are sent into space every decade, but how do we decide which missions are cleared for launch and which are grounded? This month the Sky at Night goes behind the scenes as the European Space Agency select their next F-class mission, scheduled to be launched in 2028. And we meet the British teams vying to have their ideas selected, including a revolutionary mission to a comet. The Sky at Night – Space Mission Special The Science Programme of the European Space Agency

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The Moon

Science / 2 minutes of reading / June 23, 2019 / By HDclump

This film tells the epic story of our love affair with The Moon – what inspired it, how it faded away and how we are now falling in love all over again. 1972 was the year a great affair ended, as the human race fell out of love with the moon. Just three years after the world was gripped by Neil Armstrong’s giant leap for mankind, the last man left the moon and we have never been back. The Moon The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth’s only permanent natural satellite.

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The Sky at Night – Return to the Moon

Science / 2 minutes of reading / June 10, 2019 / By HDclump

In the first of two programmes to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landings, the Sky at Night team take a look at the latest plans to return to the Moon. Recently, China, Israel and India have all sent major missions to the Moon. The Europeans and Americans are planning to build a space station in permanent orbit around the Moon. And NASA has just announced that they plan to land astronauts on the Moon’s surface within five years. It all suggests that we are on the verge of a new golden age in lunar exploration.

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Rise of the Rockets

Science / 2 minutes of reading / February 17, 2019 / By HDclump

Rise of the Rockets: new technologies are making rockets cheaper and more powerful than ever before. As companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic make space more accessible, and NASA returns to crewed spaceflight, a new era of space exploration may be on the horizon. Rise of the Rockets SpaceX SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company capable of returning a spacecraft from low Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in 2010. The company made history again in 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial spacecraft

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Pluto and Beyond

Science / 2 minutes of reading / January 20, 2019 / By HDclump

In Pluto and Beyond: the New Horizons spacecraft attempts to fly by a mysterious object known as Ultima Thule, believed to be a primordial building block of the solar system. Three years after taking the first spectacular photos of Pluto, New Horizons is four billion miles from Earth, trying to achieve the most distant flyby in NASA’s history. If successful, it will shed light on one of the least understood regions of our solar system: the Kuiper Belt. NOVA is embedded with the New Horizons mission team, following the action in real time as they uncover the secrets of what

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The Sky at Night – Beyond Pluto episode 1 2019

Science / 2 minutes of reading / January 14, 2019 / By HDclump

The Sky at Night – Beyond Pluto: On 1st January 2019, Nasa’s New Horizons probe notched up another historic first: the first ever Kuiper belt fly-by. Its target was 2014 MU69, a chunk of ice and rock about four billion miles (approximately 6.4 billion kilometres) from Earth, dubbed Ultima Thule, a Latin phrase meaning a distant, unknown region. It is the most distant fly-by in history, and it is believed the data New Horizons gathers will shed new light on the solar system’s early days. Chris Lintott reports from the John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland to bring the

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The Farthest: Voyager in Space

Science / 2 minutes of reading / December 17, 2017 / By HDclump

An emotional, cinematic documentary, The Farthest tells their story through first-hand accounts from the passionate men and women who built the ships and guided their journeys.

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The Space Age NASA’s Story part 4

Science / 3 minutes of reading / December 10, 2017 / By HDclump

After visiting the Moon, humanity seeks to explore deep space and learn to live beyond the Earth. This requires extensive experimentation, and the building of NASA’s first space station – Skylab. Thus begins a new stage in space exploration, heralding the replacement of rivalry with partnership;

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