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Origins of the Universe 101 | National Geographic (video)
How old is the universe, and how did it begin? Throughout history, countless myths and scientific theories have tried to explain the universe’s origins. The most widely accepted explanation is the big bang theory. Learn about the explosion that started it all and how the universe grew from the size of an atom to encompass…
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The Most Astounding Fact – Neil deGrasse Tyson (video)
Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, “What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?” This is his answer.
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SPACE MESSENGERS VIDEO RESOURCE: Vimeo Channel
Video production and animation by OMAi Space Messengers is a ‘mixed reality’ installation that explores the impact of science and technologies on our societies, our planet and our universe. In a choreographed site specific large-scale projection, ‘space’ messages and voices of the youth are displayed along with their body silhouettes on to buildings. Animated earth/space…
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Video: Navajo Story of Stars
Navajo leaders and NASA scientists share perspectives on the stars.
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Video: Exploding Universe
“Out of devastating events in the cosmos comes new creation. Explosive phenomena are responsible for the way we see the universe today, and not all of them happen on a grand scale. As the universe has transformed into the structure we live in now, even the most elementary particles have endured. This show follows the…
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Video: Dakota Star Knowledge-“We Come From the Stars”
“An animation I created for We Are Water MN. It is narrated by Jim Rock, UMD Alworth Planetarium Program Director and Dakota Astronomer as he shares his traditional knowledge of the connections with sky and earth. He also speaks of the burial mounds and sacred Wakan Tipi cave in Saint Paul, Minnesota, which speak to…
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Resource: Star Stories
“Our Universes, an inaugural exhibition of the National Museum of the American Indian, focuses on indigenous cosmologies—worldviews and philosophies related to the creation and order of the universe—and the spiritual relationship between humankind and the natural world. Organized around the solar year, the exhibition introduces visitors to indigenous peoples from across the Western Hemisphere who…
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BioSTEAM Artist: Lakota Cosmology Meets Particle Physics- Converging Worldviews
“What happens when a physicist from CERN, a Lakota water protector, a Tewa educator and a new media artist meet with 26 Taos fourth graders? Perhaps, opposing worldviews will converge to create a new balance in the universe!”
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SPACE MESSENGERS VIDEO RESOURCE: Vimeo Channel
Video production and animation by OMAi Space Messengers is a ‘mixed reality’ installation that explores the impact of science and technologies on our societies, our planet and our universe. In a choreographed site specific large-scale projection, ‘space’ messages and voices of the youth are displayed along with their body silhouettes on to buildings. Animated earth/space…
