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Death Star
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/gamma/

Description:
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program that "probes the deep mysteries of gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful celestial explosions since the big bang." Features articles from astrophysicists, an interactive tour of the electromagnetic spectrum, and information about other extraterrestrial wonders such as "pulsars and quasars, antimatter and dark matter, [and] brown dwarfs and white dwarfs." Includes a teacher's guide and related resources.

Publisher:
WGBH; PBS

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Radiation

LII Database Information:
Record 8861 created by Sybil Finemel on 05/30/2004
Last modification on 06/08/2004
Published: 05/30/2004  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8861