Gaia-related cartoons
Ever wondered where the Universe came from? Or more importantly, where it’s headed? Voiced by David Mitchell, this series of twelve 60 second animations examines different scientific concepts from the big bang to relativity, from black holes to dark matter. The series also explores the possibility of life beyond Earth and considers why David Bowie is still none the wiser about life on Mars. Related to public engagement activities for Gaia, The Open University in the UK has produced some short Gaia-related cartoons, narrated by David Mitchell (a famous UK comedian), as part of a...
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Looking up, above the brigth sky in the darkness where the stars shine high measuring angles and positions, never a mission had so much ambitions. Plotting a map of the Milky Way and bringing our knowledge a step further away, unraveling the Galaxy mistery. This is how Gaia will go down in history. Guiseppe, 30/01/2013 Giuseppe Altavilla completed his PhD at the Astronomy Department of the University of Padua (Italy) at the beginning of 2004. During his PhD he worked on a supernova search at intermediate redshift and on the absolute...
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