Space scientist: John Zarnecki - Audio
10 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 15 years ago -Are we alone in the universe? How did our solar system evolve? These are the kind of questions that inspire John Zarnecki, Professor of Space Science in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The Open University. In the course of his 30 year career, Zarnecki has taken part in several high profile space probe missions. In this album, he recalls the landing of the Huygens probe on Titan, explains why space has become essential for communication and navigation today and describes technology developed by the space programme that's set to improve our lives on Earth.
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Space scientist: John Zarnecki
July 18, 2009 03:40 - 52 seconds - 826 KBA brief introduction to this album.
Transcript -- Space scientist: John Zarnecki
July 18, 2009 03:40 - 18.3 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A brief introduction to this album.
Big questions about our universe
July 18, 2009 03:39 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MBZarnecki talks about the projects and ideas that drive him: sending scientific instruments into outer space, how our solar system evolved, and whether life exists on other planets.
Transcript -- Big questions about our universe
July 18, 2009 03:39 - 21.3 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Zarnecki talks about the projects and ideas that drive him: sending scientific instruments into outer space, how our solar system evolved, and whether life exists on other planets.
Huygens Space Probe landing
July 18, 2009 03:38 - 7 minutes - 7.22 MBIn 2005, a probe landed on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Zarnecki describes how it felt to gather real time data one and a half billion kilometres away from Earth.
Transcript -- Huygens Space Probe landing
July 18, 2009 03:38 - 26.5 KB application/pdfTranscript -- In 2005, a probe landed on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Zarnecki describes how it felt to gather real time data one and a half billion kilometres away from Earth.
Applying space technology on Earth
July 18, 2009 03:37 - 3 minutes - 3.2 MBHow instruments devised to analyse the atmosphere on Mars are now being adapted to detect tuberculosis in Africa.
Transcript -- Applying space technology on Earth
July 18, 2009 03:37 - 20.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How instruments devised to analyse the atmosphere on Mars are now being adapted to detect tuberculosis in Africa.
International space research
July 18, 2009 03:36 - 3 minutes - 3.58 MBUsing the internet to create a live observatory for students worldwide, and Zarnecki's dream to provide instruments for the next Chinese lunar mission.
Transcript -- International space research
July 18, 2009 03:36 - 21.3 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Using the internet to create a live observatory for students worldwide, and Zarnecki's dream to provide instruments for the next Chinese lunar mission.