Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 66 Birth Cries of Black Holes.

Until recently, astronomers had no smoking gun to identify the precise location and cause of gamma-ray bursts. Now they have assembled an abundance of clues pointing to two separate mechanisms: the collapse of a massive star, and the merging of two neutron stars—in each case creating a black hole.

1. Verfasser:

Filippenko, Alex

Weitere Verfasser:

Filippenko, Alex (SchauspielerIn)

Format:

Elektronisch Film

Sprache:

Englisch

Veröffentlicht:

[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2007.
Kanopy Streaming, 2025.

Zusammenfassung:

Until recently, astronomers had no smoking gun to identify the precise location and cause of gamma-ray bursts. Now they have assembled an abundance of clues pointing to two separate mechanisms: the collapse of a massive star, and the merging of two neutron stars—in each case creating a black hole.

Umfang:

1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Anmerkungen:

Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.

Format Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Schlagworte:

Science.

Education.

Instructional films.

Astronomy.

Education films.

Links:

A Kanopy streaming video