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Chris Lintott visits an observatory aboard a jumbo jet, which carries an infra-red telescope able to observe space from the vantage point of 40,000 feet above sea level. Plus, a look at how planets form and why fewer newly formed stars are being recorded.

Release Date: 1957-04-24
Seasons: 1 2 7 19 1957 1963 1975 1982 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
TMDb: 8.3/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 30

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