NASA
Hubble Confirms Largest Comet Nucleus Ever Seen
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever found. And, it’s big! With a diameter of approximately 80 miles across, it’s about 50 times larger than typical comets. Its 500-trillion-ton mass...
Financial Times
Mastering the art of sustainable architecture
In a nation where space is at a premium, the Dutch are leaders in creating environmentally friendly buildings. From repurposed redundant structures to modular, transportable studios and floating neighbourhoods, the FT’s Helen Barrett...
NASA
Hubble Trivia: 8) When Was the Last Space Shuttle Servicing Mission to Hubble?
The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own! The question is: When was the last space shuttle servicing mission to Hubble? You might be...
NASA
Hubble Finds Evidence of Mid-Sized Black Hole
Astronomers have found the best evidence for a black hole of an elusive class known as “intermediate-mass,” which betrayed its existence by tearing apart a wayward star that passed too close. This exciting discovery opens the door to the...
NASA
Milky Way Marvels : Hubble’s Universe
30 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope unlocked a window on the universe. Through that window we’ve seen the wonders of our Milky Way and expanded our vision across the galaxy. From the birth and death of stars to the baby pictures of...
NASA
The Outer Planets: Hubble’s Continuing Legacy
What is OPAL? OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) is a project to obtain long time baseline observations of the outer planets in order to understand their atmospheric dynamics and evolution as gas giants. The yearly observations from...
NASA
Tour Stunning Hubble Nebulae Images
Over the years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken hundreds of images of different kinds of incredible nebulae in our universe. A nebula is a giant cloud of dust and gas in space. There are different types of nebulae, ranging from...
NASA
Hubble’s Servicing Mission 3B
Servicing Mission 3B was actually the fourth visit to Hubble. NASA split the original Servicing Mission 3 into two parts and conducted 3A in December of 1999. During SM3B a new science instrument would be installed: the Advanced Camera...
Bridgeman Arts
1970s: View of dinosaur skeleton
1970s: View of dinosaur skeleton. Students in classroom watch man who is holding a snake. Young students and adult crowd around glass display case and look at snake.
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1930s, Paiute culture
1930s: Paiute woman carrying a baby on cradle board. Paiute children at a schoolhouse.
Sky News
Gerry Adams Outside Sinn Fein Offices in Belfast 1995
CLEAN: Exterior shots of Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams outside the the original Bobby Sands mural at the corner of Sevastapol Street and the Falls Road, mural painted on the offices of Sinn Fein, and reads Bobby Sands' words 'Everyone...
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bombs dropping from plane, battlefield scenes, WWI
bombs dropping from plane, battlefield scenes, WWI
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German camel corps in the German East Africa colony during WWI
German camel corps in the German East Africa colony during WWI
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German aviation WWI
Aerial reconnaissance, German Air Force members, bombing, Manfred von Richtofen, Emperor Wilhelm II
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Construction of the R100 airship, 1927
Construction of the R100 airship by the Airship Guarantee Company Ltd.
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Montage of early flight, pioneers and aircraft
Clip from Flight Fighters of the Fifties, a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s.
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WWI, Knighthood, Quentin Roosevelt's grave, aircraft and aerial warfare
WWI, Knighthood, Quentin Roosevelt's grave, aircraft and aerial warfare
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WWI naval warfare, submarine attack, German airship
WWI naval warfare, submarine attack, German airship
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They Made News, Part 1 - Cameramen who filmed WW2 battles in Middle East and Iwo Jima. Montage of C20th newsreel footage.
From a programme of unique interviews with top newsreel cameramen who were at the greatest events of the 20th century. The film is in rough cut stage (cutting copy) and is intercut with footage illustrating the cameramen's stories.
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Spitfires and biplanes
Pilots flying Spitfires in South Africa and biplanes in Brooklands, England
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WWI battle scenes on the Italian Front
WWI battle scenes on the Italian Front, 1914-1918.
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Forced Labour, prisoners of war and rationing, WWI
Forced Labour, prisoners of war and rationing, WWI