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Telescopes
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Telescopes.
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Talks about Telescopes
06:00
Jessie Christiansen
What the discovery of exoplanets reveals about the universe
6 minutes
26:58
Heidi Hammel and Nadia Drake
The marvels and mysteries revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope
26 minutes 58 seconds
14:55
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
The search for the invisible matter that shapes the universe
14 minutes 55 seconds
07:18
Maria Popova
Humanity's search for cosmic truth and poetic beauty
7 minutes 18 seconds
08:47
John C. Mather
How the James Webb Space Telescope will unfold the universe
8 minutes 47 seconds
07:08
Erika Hamden
What it takes to launch a telescope
7 minutes 8 seconds
11:20
Sheperd Doeleman
Inside the black hole image that made history
11 minutes 20 seconds
15:15
Natasha Hurley-Walker
How radio telescopes show us unseen galaxies
15 minutes 15 seconds
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12:41
Katie Bouman
How to take a picture of a black hole
12 minutes 41 seconds
13:36
Tabetha Boyajian
The most mysterious star in the universe
13 minutes 36 seconds
05:15
Aomawa Shields
How we'll find life on other planets
5 minutes 15 seconds
15:28
Wendy Freedman
This telescope might show us the beginning of the universe
15 minutes 28 seconds
16:05
Sara Seager
The search for planets beyond our solar system
16 minutes 5 seconds
04:09
Jedidah Isler
How I fell in love with quasars, blazars and our incredible universe
4 minutes 9 seconds
04:48
Wilton L. Virgo
How does your smartphone know your location?
4 minutes 48 seconds
17:30
Andrew Connolly
What's the next window into our universe?
17 minutes 30 seconds
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