A Bundle of Phyz: STARS + THE BIG BANG

This might seem like a bit of a detour from the more traditional physics topics covered in the previous bundles. But "Stars and the Origin of the Universe" is Segment 6 of Physics of the Universe in the NGSS Three-Course Model. And there are no Conceptual Physics Alive or Mechanical Universe episodes in this realm.

This bundle opens with NOVA's "Secrets of the Sun," and The Universe's "Life and Death of a Star." We close our stories of stars with NOVA's "Universe Revealed: Age of Stars".

Earth Science 6: Astronomy Beyond the Solar System

Earth Science 6: Astronomy Beyond the Solar System on Teachers Pay Teachers

P R O G R A M S

1. LIFE AND DEATH OF A STAR

Ignited by the power of the atom, burning with light, heat and wrath, stars are anything but peaceful. They collide, devour each other, and explode in enormous supernovas.

2. INVISIBLE UNIVERSE REVEALED 

Twenty-five years ago, NASA launched one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope. In honor of Hubble's landmark anniversary, NOVA tells the remarkable story of the telescope that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos. But Hubble's early days nearly doomed it to failure: a one-millimeter engineering blunder had turned the billion-dollar telescope into an object of ridicule. It fell to five heroic astronauts in a daring mission to return Hubble to the cutting edge of science. This single telescope has helped astronomers pinpoint the age of the universe, revealed the birthplace of stars and planets, advanced our understanding of dark energy and cosmic expansion, and uncovered black holes lurking at the heart of galaxies. Join NOVA for the story of this magnificent machine and its astonishing discoveries.