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The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See

The UFO Movie THEY Don't Want You to See

Sun, 20 Aug 2023

In an age when misinformation, alternative facts, and conspiracy theories have become mainstream, UFOs have risen to become one of the most-talked about pop culture phenomena. With all of this noise, how can we expect anyone to know how much of this is true? What is in our skies? What do we know, and how do we know it? And most importantly: Are we being visited?

Cosmic Dawn

Cosmic Dawn

Wed, 11 Jun 2025

For over three decades, NASA and an international team of scientists and engineers pushed the limits of technology, innovation, and perseverance to build and launch the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space observatory ever created. Cosmic Dawn brings audiences behind the scenes with the Webb film crew, and never-before-heard testimonies revealing the real story of how this telescope overcame all odds.

Quanta

Quanta

Wed, 18 Nov 2020

A physicist's life-long work comes to fruition when he is reluctantly partnered with a gifted young assistant. Ego divides them when they receive an unknown signal from space.

400 Years of the Telescope

400 Years of the Telescope

Tue, 06 Jan 2009

A documentary chronicling the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo. Featuring interviews with leading scientists discussing Galileo's first use of the telescope to the latest discoveries in cosmology.

L'Exoconférence

L'Exoconférence

Tue, 06 Oct 2015

After his show That remains my joy! Alexandre Astier returns to the stage ventures where we do not expect it and raises the question of extraterrestrial life.

Exoplanets: Thousands of New Worlds

Exoplanets: Thousands of New Worlds

Sat, 24 Oct 2015

An outward look into the universe, as scientists challenge traditional planetary thinking, and reveal the existence of unknown worlds: exoplanets.

The Secret Life of the Sun

The Secret Life of the Sun

Sun, 23 Jun 2013

Kate Humble and Helen Czerski reveal the inner workings of the sun and investigate why scientists think changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerful effects on our climate.

From the Atoms to the Stars

From the Atoms to the Stars

Fri, 29 Sep 2017

An incredible travel through space and time between the walls of the Paris Observatory, which is celebrating its 350th birthday. Place of discoveries such as speed of light or Neptune’s existence, it is still today one of the oldest operating observatories and the greatest hub in the world for astronomy and astrophysics researches, second only to Harvard.

Black Suns: An Astrophysics Adventure

Black Suns: An Astrophysics Adventure

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BLACK SUNS: AN ASTROPHYSICS ADVENTURE is a documentary about chasing eclipses and science dreams. It chronicles the lives of two globetrotting African American astrophysicists, Dr. Alphonse Sterling and Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, as they follow the two solar eclipses that occurred in 2012. Dr. Alphonse Sterling of NASA, stationed in Japan, had early success in the US, but left his home country to further cultivate his wide-ranging interests. Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi of the Florida Institute of Technology, is a scientist who beat the odds of poverty, and a poor early education, to get where he is today. The film is hosted by award-winning cultural astronomer Dr. Jarita Holbrook.

Infinite

Infinite

Tue, 07 Apr 2015

An aspiring astronomer happens upon a radio frequency and meets a thought-to-be-dead astronaut trapped in space.

Infinitude

Infinitude

Fri, 12 Feb 2016

Infinitude is a meditation on the cosmic evolution of matter and energy over time. Experimental filmmaking techniques such as time-lapse, high-speed, and stop-motion photography were used to photograph handmade props, fluid dynamics, and angular momentum. Infinitude is a handmade representation of the exponential growth of complexity in the cosmos.

Zdánlivé pohyby planet

Zdánlivé pohyby planet

Fri, 01 Jan 1965