Zoom out from Earth's solar system to the Milky Way Galaxy, the Local Group, and beyond

Name: Zoom out from Earth's solar system to the Milky Way Galaxy, the Local Group, and beyond
Uploaded: 2020-02-24T08:00:00
Duration: 1 min 2 s
Description: Scale of the universe.

Scale of the universe.

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Zoom out from Earth's solar system to the Milky Way Galaxy, the Local Group, and beyond
Understand the phenomenon of the yellow color sun and the blue sky
Hear about the band of dust and debris left by comets, which are visible as meteors (shooting stars)
Study the magnetic fields in a sunspot pair as observed by the Helioseismic Magnetic Imager, March 29, 2010
Study the sequence of images depicting the magnetic field structure on the surface of the Sun as captured by the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager
warm-season flows on a slope in Mars's Newton Crater
How the Hubble Space Telescope works—and why it's important
Study how Ptolemy tried to use deferents and epicycles to explain retrograde motion
Listen to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson narrate a brief history of the formation of the universe, from the big bang to the present