Astronomy Movies

An UFO that could be the Russian satellite Sputnik falls on a hillbilly's hencoop.

Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4,000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether...

Kate Humble and Helen Czerski reveal the inner workings of the sun and investigate why scientists think changes in the sun's behaviour may have...

Shot on 16mm celluloid across parts of New Zealand and Samoa, interdisciplinary artist Sam Hamilton’s ten-part experimental magnum opus makes...

Three billion miles away a grand-piano-sized spacecraft is speeding through the outer solar system at nearly 1,000 miles per minute. After nearly a...

Documentary about the Griffith Observatory, shown at their Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater

A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.

This film tells the surprising story of how the Allegheny Observatory has been a world leader in the study of the stars since the 1860s....

A short documentary interviewing a renown astronomer and astrophysicist.

A team of international scientists attempt to document the first-ever image of a black hole.

Reviews the evidence supporting the assertion of the existence of extraterrestrial life. Reveals some research techniques in this field.

At the edge of our solar system supposedly lies an immense planet. Five to ten times the size of the Earth. Several international teams of scientists...

This documentary examines theories behind the creation of gamma ray bursts, destructive explosions in space that can wipe out entire star systems.