Journey to the Edge of the Universe
College student Discovers Achievable Planet
Quickly, Wesleyan College may be able to record the discoverer of a planet amongst its alumni. Marshall Johnson ’11, a member of the Vast Angle Research for Planets (SuperWASP), an international academic organization, believes he may perhaps have learned a new planet orbiting the WASP-33, a star 378 light-years absent from Earth that was also observed by a member of SuperWASP.
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by Employees Writers Higher education Park MD (SPX) Feb 24, 2011 New info for gasoline wealthy galaxies precisely match predictions of a modified principle of gravity know as MOND according to a new examination by University of Maryland Astronomy Professor Stacy McGaugh.
February 27th, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Stunning,
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This program will be marvelous when it can be watched uninterrupted by commercials. It is almost a meditation on the awesome splendor out there. Awesome is a word that has lost much of its value these days but this program invokes awe. I can’t wait to put the headphones on and disappear into the interstellar spaces. After watching it I found it a real challenge to balance the depressing things going on down here with the billion year beauty out there. Splendid graphics, excellent narration, it weaves a spell. Thank you National Geographic I have waited years for a program like this. This is what computer graphics were made for.
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|February 27th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
The Best Documentary on the Universe ever made.,
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This documentary is, hands down, the most well made documentary on the Universe I have ever seen. I have been watching Discovery Channel and other channels like it since I was a child.
I’ve seen a thousand documentaries on our universe. Nothing even comes close to this. I have spent many years contemplating our place in the universe both from religious and philosophical standpoints. I can honestly say that this documentary has played a pivotal role in shaking me out of my “bubble” on how I view nearly everything. After first seeing it on National Geographic, I spent months thinking about it. When I look out at the Ocean now I am aware of who I am and where we really are.
When you finish this video, you will walk away from it with an awareness that you never had before, of the unseen astronomically massive universe that we float around on like a spec of dust in the ocean. The most brilliant and awe inspiring thing about it, is that its all completely true. This video takes you on a journey through the universe as if you are watching a Sci Fi adventure. Yet you constantly have to remind yourself that what you’re seeing is really out there. This is all fact.
Someone else aptly described this video in better words than I can:
“it was as if time were standing still. The narrator takes you on an amazing journey from the face of the earth to the edge of the Universe (as we know it) in a stunning visual articulation of the cosmos. I have literally watched this almost everyday since first seeing it on TV. The graphics are top notch and extremely smooth. It feels as though you are right there, soaring thru the galaxies at home and way beyond. The verbage in this program is comprehensible and the terminology basic enough for these in-depth concepts of Physics and Geology to come to life and understanding for even the most un-mathematical type of minds. This program is the most fascinating and knowledge envoking of any I have seen yet about the Universe.”
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|February 27th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
The most amazing CGI filled Blu-ray avialable!,
Let me keep it simple and state what I liked first:
It has some amazing animation which looks superb if you have a Hi-Def set
Flows very nicely, never feeling lost with technical talk
It’s probably the best (Resolution) CGI filled disc on Blu-ray
It based on current facts and theories
I had fun learning while watching
What I didn’t like:
Too much talk about humans coming from Mars (I don’t disagree but it was overkill for me)
Felt very anti religious at times (Doesn’t bother me too much but it will for others)
Would have liked more footage or facts of the planets visited
The warp speed animation was recycled too much
In short, if you own a Blu-ray player, there should be no reason not to have this. This feature is Pure Eye Candy which will awe you.
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