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Around the world, a new generation of astronomers are hunting for the most mysterious objects in the universe. Young stars, black holes, even other forms of life. They have created a dazzling new set of super-telescopes that promise to rewrite the story of the heavens. This film follows the men and...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lawrie, Ben (Director, Producer), Mendes da Costa, Sara (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2011.
Series:VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Large astronomical telescopes.
Télescopes géants.
Large astronomical telescopes
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Around the world, a new generation of astronomers are hunting for the most mysterious objects in the universe. Young stars, black holes, even other forms of life. They have created a dazzling new set of super-telescopes that promise to rewrite the story of the heavens. This film follows the men and women who are pushing the limits of science and engineering in some of the most extreme environments on earth. But most strikingly of all, no-one really knows what they will find out there.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 21, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (53 min.).
Playing Time:00:52:24