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 New Price: $5.25 Solar Max (IMAX Large Format)
Actor: Alex Scott 
Reviews for the Solar Max (IMAX Large Format)  List Price: $19.95 Price: $17.99 You Save: $1.96 (10%) NOVA: Death Star
Actor: Stacy Keach Product DescriptionThey are so bright, they are a billion billion times more luminous than the sun. They are so distant, their light takes billions of years just to reach Earth. These amazingly violent explosions-or death stars-may even have the power to eradicate life in an entire galaxy. See how these celestial phenomena can teach us about the dawn of the universe. And hear a controversial theory of how a gamma ray burst somewhere in our own galaxy could destroy life on Earth.
Reviews for the NOVA: Death Star  New Price: $14.95 The History Channel Presents THE UNIVERSE: BEYOND THE BIG BANG
Actor: Stacy Keach Product Description***THIS DVD IS CREATED BY A&E IN THE DVD+R FORMAT (As many other titles in A&E DVD+R Library, it does not offer special features. The DVD+R format will play in most DVD players, yet it is recommended to check your DVD player for compatibility) ***Go back to the start of it all, and trace our ever-growing understanding of our own place in the Universe. *** Relive the moments of history's greatest astronomical discoveries. *** The wonders of Space come alive through spectacular computer animations. *** BOOM! In this epic documentary series, THE UNIVERSE takes you to the leading edge of our ever-expanding astronomical knowledge. A virtual collision of astronomy and history, these dense, enlightening episodes of unprecedented programming give unique insight - through recreations and animations - on the great "Eureka!" moments of celestial understanding and into the very latest celestial discoveries. The latest out-of-this-world installment of THE UNIVERSE takes us back to where it all started: an unimaginably dense and hot fireball that rapidly expanded to become, well, everything. BIG BANG uses strikingly realistic computer reconstructions to transport you to this original moment, putting you ringside at the foundation of our Universe. This episode also dramatically connects the dots, from Aristotle to LeMaitre by way of Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Einstein and Hubble, to how we came to this amazing revelation about the origins of Space and Time. Hold on tight for a breakneck, 13.7 billion-year ride through history with THE UNVIERSE: BIG BANG!
Reviews for the The History Channel Presents THE UNIVERSE: BEYOND THE BIG BANG  List Price: $19.95 Price: $17.99 You Save: $1.96 (10%) NOVA: Death of a Star
Actor: Nova
Reviews for the NOVA: Death of a Star  List Price: $19.99 Price: $17.99 You Save: $2 (10%) The Creation of the Universe
Actor: Timothy Ferris
Reviews for the The Creation of the Universe  List Price: $19.95 Price: $17.99 You Save: $1.96 (10%) Earth Under Fire: Understanding Mythology As The Science Of The Past
Actor: Earth Under Fire: Humanity's Survival of the Apoca DescriptionAncient myth and esoteric lore from around the world tell frightening tales of humanity's suffering through destructions by fire and flood, legends of catastrophe so extreme and so pervasive that now we tend to discount them as imaginative exaggerations. Dr. Paul LaViolette thought so too, until he discovered an ancient "time-capsule cryptogram" written in the stars that relates a galactic cause of these events. Based on 14 years of doctoral and postdoctoral research, Dr Paul LaViolette explains how this scientifically advanced message combined with ancient esoteric lore alerts us to a cyclical cosmic disaster, one that could reoccur today, virtually without warning. This program weaves shocking accounts from ancient legends together with stunning scientific data to reconstruct the details of a horrifying tragedy that plagued mankind for endless generations with periods of persistent darkness, frigid cold, searing heat, and mountainous floods, from which only a few survived. The story related in Earth Under Fire will be something you will teach your children and your children's children for generations to come.
Reviews for the Earth Under Fire: Understanding Mythology As The Science Of The Past  List Price: $19.95 Price: $17.99 You Save: $1.96 (10%) NOVA - Mars, Dead or Alive
Actor: Stacy Keach; Peter Thomas (VI); Don Wescott DescriptionInside NASA’s risky field trip to the Red Planet. Two-thirds of all spacecraft previously launched to Mars never reached their destination. Now, in a pioneering and risky mission, twin rovers named Spirit and Opportunity hurtle toward Mars at 12,000 miles per hour, with Spirit scheduled to touch down first. In the final "six minutes of terror" a parachute will open, giant protective airbags will inflate around the lander, and retrorockets will fire for a few seconds before Spirit is cut loose, bouncing its way to what everyone hopes will be a safe landing. To survive, Spirit will have to function perfectly. It will also have to be lucky, since there's no way of knowing when a sharp rock or a gust of wind will ruin your day on Mars. Only then will Spirit be able to roll off the lander and begin its mission as a robot geologist, searching for clues that can tell us whether this harsh and barren planet was ever a place that could have supported life. Join NOVA for a tense and dramatic behind-the-scenes chronicle of the $820 million Mars Exploration Rover (MER) project, developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Beginning a year before launch, NOVA's cameras follow MER scientists and engineers through a gauntlet of potentially fatal problems such as shredding parachutes, punctured airbags, and short circuits, any one of which could scuttle the mission before the rovers ever reach the launchpad. Then, seven months after launch, re-join NOVA and the NASA team in mission control for the final nail-biting minutes of the journey, as Spirit successfully lands on Mars and begins sending back its first spectacular images of the Martian landscape. Special DVD features include: bonus video segment featuring Donna Shirley of NASA; interview with Steve Squyres; Anatamony of a Rover activity; materials and activities for educators; a link to the NOVA Web site; scene selections; closed captions; and described video for the visually impaired. On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Letterboxed. Amazon.comThe great PBS science series Nova scores another hit with Mars: Dead or Alive, capturing all the excitement surrounding the Mars rover landings of early 2004. Originally broadcast just as the first of the twin rovers ("Spirit" and "Opportunity") was experiencing temporary communication problems with Earth-bound mission controllers, this riveting hour-long episode chronicles the risky $820 million Mars Exploration Rover (MER) project from design to touchdown, dramatically illustrating (through the use of detailed simulations and sophisticated computer animation) the considerable chances of failure--a nail-biting gamble considering that fully two-thirds of all previous Mars missions never reached their destination. Through rigorous testing and initial failure of the MER parachute system to the celebrated transmission of pristine photos from the "Spirit" landing site, we see just how intensely complex and emotionally involving the missions are, especially for Cornell University astronomer and lead MER scientist Steve Squyres and his devoted team of colleagues at Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Careers are on the line as technical problems accumulate, and one feels the same mixture of dread, anxiety, and elation that accompanied the historic return of Apollo 13. A bonus interview with Mars-mission pioneer Donna Shirley puts everything into resonant perspective, celebrating science and the MER missions as an essential human endeavor. As with all Nova programs, the DVD includes a generous variety of study materials including an interview with Squyres, a detailed look at the anatomy of the Mars rovers, links to a companion website, and a "math activity" feature allowing viewers to understand the aerodynamic variables of parachute design. If you're among those who feel that NASA and MER tax dollars are wasted, this DVD will probably change your opinion. --Jeff Shannon
Reviews for the NOVA - Mars, Dead or Alive  New Price: $70.00 Apollo 11: Men on the Moon
Actor: Spacecraft Films DescriptionOwn a piece of history! The most complete record ever available of this historic mission. This 3-disc set - over 10 hours in all - chronicles America's "one giant leap for mankind" from launch to landing with comprehensive footage from the film and videotape records of Apollo 11, the landmark event of man's achievement in the 20th Century. Features all TV transmissions, all 16mm on-board film, multi-angle views of the launch and lunar landing, and multiple audio tracks. Bonus features include the launch vehicle build, crew suit-up, recovery, and extra TV feeds including on-board audio. Amazon.comMankind's greatest adventure is remembered for the digital age. The DVD format changed the way we look at movies and especially TV series, with massive complete-season sets. That concept is spectacularly taken one-step further with Spacecraft Films' definitive collections of the Gemini and Apollo space missions, stuffing in nearly every scrap of TV transmissions and on-board footage. The three- to six-disc sets use the full functions of the DVD format; see a liftoff in six different angles (some remixed with 5.1 sound) or listen to a mixture of air-to-ground communications, official NASA narration, or post-flight debriefings, most often carefully synched to the exact moment of footage seen. Like any good research paper, every bit of footage may not be interesting, but taken as a chronicle of history, it's irreplaceable. NASA's most monumental mission was Apollo 11, placing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon. Unfortunately, it's one of the least stunningly photographed missions, with grainy black-and-white TV footage for the two-hour moon walk. However it's so rare that hardly anyone has seen more than a few seconds of this broadcast since 1969. Watch the broadcast as it was (alas, no Walter Cronkite, but this is the NASA feed--not a network), or watch the 16mm color footage shot by a stationary camera inside the lunar module, or watch a composition of both that also displays the famous photographs at the moment they were taken (how cool is that?). The moon walk is only one of three discs and there's another eight hours of footage, including all the onboard film and TV transmissions, pre-and post flight news conferences, and 15 views of the launch. Plus there's plenty of behind-the-scenes footage--the assembly of the giant Saturn 5 spacecraft, moon-walk rehearsals, and capsule recovery. For space junkies, it's the ultimate visual treasure trove. Any kid who has primed himself watching Ron Howard's majestic Apollo 13 (which featured no real space footage) will probably be disappointed in the lack of "cool" footage (oddly, the earlier Gemini missions have more "whoa" photography), but anybody interested in the moon mission finally has a complete chronicle of what it looked like when it happened. --Doug Thomas
Reviews for the Apollo 11: Men on the Moon  List Price: $24.98 Price: $22.49 You Save: $2.49 (10%) NASA: Ultimate Collection From Orbit to Beyond
Actor: From Orbit to Beyond: Ultimate Collection Product DescriptionStudio: St Clair Ent Grp Inc Release Date: 10/02/2007
Reviews for the NASA: Ultimate Collection From Orbit to Beyond  List Price: $39.95 Price: $35.99 You Save: $3.96 (10%) What Happened on the Moon
Actor: What Happened on the Moon Description"If some of the film was spoiled, it's remotely possible they [NASA] may have shot some scenes in a studio environment to avoid embarrassment." - David Groves, PhD. This compelling video throws into serious doubt the authenticity of the Apollo missions and features information that challenges the declared abilities of NASA to successfully send a man to the Moon and return him safely to Earth. New evidence clearly suggests that NASA hoaxed pictures allegedly taken on the lunar surface. These findings are supported by analysis and the testimony of experts from various disciplines, including photographer/filmmaker David S. Percy ARPS and physicist David Groves PhD. Hear what NASA has to say in response to these disturbing findings.
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