Create accountLogin

Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
mstdn.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
A general-purpose Mastodon server with a 500 character limit. All languages are welcome.

Administered by:

Server stats:

17K
active users

mstdn.social: AboutStatusProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.3.3

Public
Prof. Sam Lawler

Today in astrobiology I'm talking about ways that we have purposely tried to talk to aliens. Some great resources I'm going to share with my class:

All the greetings on Voyager's Golden Record: soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/golde

All the sounds: soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/golde

List of music: voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-re

The Arecibo message: seti.org/seti-institute/projec

SoundCloudGolden Record: Greetings to the UniverseHello, we’re NASA. You may have seen our astronauts, rocket launches, or Mars rovers — but have you heard our sounds? From interviews with astronauts and engineers to stories that take you on a tour o
Public
Prof. Sam Lawler

But what I'd really like to find is the Reading Rainbow episode that COMPLETELY BLEW MY MIND and made me an astronomer: imdb.com/title/tt0683450/

LeVar Burton talks about how this broadcast will go out to the stars, and directly addresses aliens, talking about all the neat things on our planet, and how we've imagined aliens in movies, and there's a visit to Arecibo.

(I watched it on a VHS in my parent's pack-rat collection a few years ago, but it would be great to find a digital version...)

IMDb"Reading Rainbow" Space Case (TV Episode 1986) | Animation, Comedy, Drama27m | TV-Y
Public *
Judgment Dave

@sundogplanets NP, also on ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resour

This site allows you to download a HD version if you sign in as a teacher or student.

PBS LearningMediaSpace Case | Reading Rainbow Stories | PBS LearningMediaExperience an alien encounter in this story about a creature from outer space who visits Earth on Halloween. LeVar Burton visits the Lick Observatory in California, where astronomers use a gigantic telescope to scan the skies. The featured book, Space Case, is read aloud by actor Michael Winslow. LeVar sends a special invitation to all the aliens that might be watching. After watching, use the provided classroom guide, activities, and discussion questions to further explore the topics covered in this book.
Public
powersoffour

@davesdogmaggie @sundogplanets dang I got here too late, and the one I found was (weirdly) FLV!

Gonna have to watch this with my kids tonight. We watched the one where he went to an all-night diner in NYC and it was mind-blowing.

(I went into astronomy because of the book Contact, but I might save that one for a while.)

ExploreLive feeds
About