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Thanks to cutting-edge radio and infra-red astronomy, our understanding of the universe is moving very fast. Ideas about black holes and cosmic jets are constantly being refined as new disco...
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A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.

Transcript -- Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.

What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.

Transcript -- What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.

Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun.

Transcript -- Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun.

The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.

Transcript -- The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.

Infra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way.

Transcript -- Infra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way.

A route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before.

Transcript -- A route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before.

The advent of radio astronomy. How radio telescopes like the Maxwell telescope in Hawaii work and what they can tell us about cosmic jets.

Transcript -- The advent of radio astronomy. How radio telescopes like the Maxwell telescope in Hawaii work and what they can tell us about...

How do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico.

Transcript -- How do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico.

What is the connection between black holes and cosmic jets? Scientists measure the mass and gravitational energy of black holes.

Transcript -- What is the connection between black holes and cosmic jets? Scientists measure the mass and gravitational energy of black hole...
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