Narrators: Stacy Keach (Death star), Liev Schreiber (Runaway universe). Originally broadcast on television as segments of Nova 1987-2002. Features: printable materials for educators for Runaway universe, access to Nova website, described video on Death star and Runaway universe, scene selection.
Contents:
Death star (2002) / produced by David Sington ; directed by David McNab -- Death of a star (1987) / produced and written by Thomas Levenson -- Runaway universe (2000) / produced and directed by Thomas Lucas ; written by Thomas Lucas, Michael Winship, Julia Cort.
Summary:
Examines the death of stars, some a billion, billion times brighter than our sun, and how they can affect life in surrounding galaxies, and follows two rival astronomy teams as they search for dying stars and grapple with the mystery of dark energy.
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