Hunting the Edge of Space - Season 1 Episode 1 The Mystery of the Milky Way
Season - Episode
1
Season 1 May 05, 2011
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1 - 1The Mystery of the Milky Way May 05, 2011 -
1 - 2The Ever Expanding Universe May 12, 2011
Overview
"The Mystery of the Milky Way," chronicles the history of telescopes, from Galileo's refractor to Newton's reflector and beyond. It looks at key discoveries, such as those made by William Herschel and his sister Caroline, including the discovery of the planet Uranus. Hour 1 also looks at recent missions: the voyage of the Cassini spacecraft to Saturn, the Kepler telescope's search for planets beyond our solar system, and the Herschel Space Observatory's examination of the Milky Way, which is so large that it would take 100,000 years traveling at the speed of light to cross from one edge to the other.
Year 2011
Studio
Director Oliver Twinch, David Axelrod
Crew Oliver Twinch (Director), Peter Jones (Director), Peter Jones (Story), Richard Hudson (Story), David Axelrod (Story), Kate Botting (Producer)
Popularity 0.4417
Language English
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