The Sky at Night · SEASON 27
Pioneering the Heliosphere
Episode 7 · 1983-07-03
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Two rocket probes, Pioneers 10 and 11, are on their way out of the solar system. They are sending back new information about the heliosphere, that part of space in which the influence of the sun is dominant. Patrick Moore and Iain Nicolson talk about the outer heliosphere, and also the search for a possible planet moving beyond the paths of Neptune and Pluto.
Season 27 episodes
1. The Winter Sky1983-09-09
2. A New Frontier1983-02-06
3. Mauna Kea - Half-way to Space1983-03-06
4. The Quickest Pulsar1983-04-10
5. Neutrino Hunting1983-05-08
6. Speckles of Light1983-06-05
7. Pioneering the Heliosphere1983-07-03
8. Illuminating Quasars1983-07-31
9. Unlocking the Secrets of Vega1983-09-04
10. The Autumn Sky1983-09-25
11. The Mount Wilson Observatory1983-10-23
12. Discoveries in Space1983-11-20
13. The Black Hole Weigh-In1983-12-11
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