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The Cosmic Reach of Gamma-Ray Bursts
Lecture no. 17 from the course: A Visual Guide to the Universe with the Smithsonian
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Taught by Professor David M. Meyer | 30 min | Categories: Science
Search for the origin of the most powerful explosions since the big bang. Known as gamma-ray bursts, these colossal beams of high-energy radiation are among our deepest views into the cosmic past. Also consider the chance that a nearby gamma-ray burst could cause a mass extinction on Earth.
18 Lectures
1
Probing the Cosmos from Space
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of 28 min
2
The Magnetic Beauty of the Active Sun
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of 28 min
3
Mars-Water and the Search for Life
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of 29 min
4
Vesta and the Asteroid Belt
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of 29 min
5
Saturn-The Rings of Enchantment
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of 29 min
6
The Ice Moons Europa and Enceladus
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of 27 min
7
The Search for Other Earths
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of 31 min
8
The Swan Nebula
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of 31 min
9
The Seven Sisters and Their Stardust Veil
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of 30 min
10
Future Supernova, Eta Carinae
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of 31 min
11
Runaway Star, Zeta Ophiuchi
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of 30 min
12
The Center of the Milky Way
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of 31 min
13
The Andromeda Galaxy
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of 30 min
14
Hubble's Galaxy Zoo
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of 30 min
15
The Brightest Quasar
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of 30 min
16
The Dark Side of the Bullet Cluster
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of 31 min
17
The Cosmic Reach of Gamma-Ray Bursts
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of 30 min
18
The Afterglow of the Big Bang
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of 44 min
