NEW! Starry Night™ Atlas of the Sky

Atlas of the Sky features dramatic, accurate visualizations of astronomical phenomena that will enrich your students’ celestial explorations. World-renowned researchers provide up-to-date information on specific objects, their origins, orbital dynamics and incredible features. Chaptered for quick reference, this DVD comes with a teaching guide full of discussion questions, cross-curricular activities and correlations to national science standards. It is a wonderful educational resource that will inspire and excite your students about space science. Run time 161 minutes.

LT-110 Starry Night™ Atlas of the Sky DVD $49.95

NEW! Starry Night™ Comet Hunters Asteroid Seekers

Where do comets and asteroids come from? What are they? Meet professional and amateur astronomers who search for comets and asteroids. Hear directly from scientists about why comets are more dangerous than asteroids and how mining asteroids can provide valuable resources. This 2005 Telly Award Winner for Education Video comes with a teaching guide full of discussion questions, cross-curricular activities and correlations to national science standards. Run time 77 minutes.

LT-111 Starry Night™ Comet Hunters Asteroid Seekers DVD $49.95

NEW! Starry Night™ Danger! Solar Storm

What would you do if all mobile phone and beeper networks suddenly went down? No electricity due to fires at power companies? It’s science fact, not fiction. This exciting DVD shows how solar storms can incapacitate our daily lives. Go deep inside NOAA’s Space Environment Center — the first place on Earth to feel the Sun’s wrath — for interviews with solar experts. This 2005 Telly Award Finalist for Multimedia Video comes with a teaching guide full of discussion questions, cross-curricular activities and correlations to national science standards. Run time 55 minutes.

LT-112 Starry Night™ Danger! Solar Storm DVD $49.95

Do we see the Mars that truly is, or the Mars we want to see? Students explore these and other exciting questions about the Red Planet in this dynamic DVD. The main feature is a fascinating movie about our ongoing quest to fully understand the truths and mysteries surrounding Mars. Other components include commentary by guest experts, a Mars art gallery, and short films about Mars explorations. Winner of the 2005 Telly Award for Multimedia Video and recommended by the Parents’ Choice Foundation, this DVD comes with a teaching guide full of discussion questions, cross-curricular activities and correlations to national science standards. Run time 157 minutes.

LT-113 Starry Night™ Eyes on Mars DVD $49.95

NEW! Starry Night™ Searching for SuperStars

Our galaxy is overdue for a nova. It could be a supernova, or if we’re lucky, a hypernova. Do you know what those are? Take a tour of the potential novas in neighboring galaxies and see how they might appear if they exploded. Meet amateur astronomers as well as scientists who discuss how every known molecule is created as a result of the explosions. This 2005 Telly Award Finalist for Education Video comes with a teaching guide full of discussion questions, cross-curricular activities and correlations to national science standards. Run time 55 minutes.

LT-114: Starry Night™ Searching for Superstars DVD $49.95

NEW! Starry Night™ Wheels on Mars

Meet the scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and Cornell University who built the Mars Rovers, and visit the testing sites. Find out what we were expecting to learn compared to what we are actually finding out. Go behind the scenes at Rover Mission Planet. Get a feel for what it’s like to drive the Rovers on the harsh, cold, dry desert world 100 million miles away. This sequel to Eyes on Mars comes with a teaching guide, discussion questions, cross-curricular activities and correlations to national science standards. Run time 98 minutes.

LT-115: Starry Night™ Wheels on Mars DVD $49.95