Death star / A DOX production for NOVA/WGBH and Channel 4 ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; directed by David McNab ; produced for NOVA by Sarah Holt, Susan K. Lewis ; produced by David Sington ; producer and art director, Donna Cox.

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"First detected in 1967, intense outer-space gamma ray bursts stumped astronomers for nearly three decades before an international alliance finally unlocked their secrets ... See how these celestial phenomena can teach us about the dawn of the universe. And hear a controversial theory of how a gamma...

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Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors: Dox Distribution (Firm)
WGBH Video (Firm)
Other Authors: McNab, David (Director)
Holt, Sarah
Sington, David
Lewis, Susan K. (Susan Kopman)
Cox, Donna
Keach, Stacy
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned ; Audio descriptions for the visually impaired.
Published: [Boston] : WGBH Boston Video, ©2006, 2002.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Gamma ray bursts.
Gamma ray astronomy.
Cosmology.
Documentary films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Deathstar.
Other Uniform Title:Nova (Television program)
Format: Video DVD
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