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Cosmic Encounter

Cosmic Encounter is a science fiction–themed strategy board game designed by "Future Pastimes" (collectively, Peter Olotka, Jack Kittredge and Bill Eberle, with Bill Norton) and originally published by Eon Games in 1977. In it, each player takes the role of a particular alien species, each with a unique power to bend or break one of the rules of the game, trying to establish control over the universe. The game was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame in 1997. Cosmic Encounter is a dynamic and social game, with players being encouraged to interact, argue, form alliances, make deals, double-cross, and occasionally work together to protect the common good. Most editions of the game are designed for three to five players, although official rules exist for playing with as many as eight players. (Wikipedia).

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Cosmic Journeys - Day of the Asteroid

Asteroids racing through the solar system have smashed into Earth before. What are the chances we'll get hit again? Armed with new defensive technologies, scientists are getting ready for the day, a decade, century from now: the Day of the Asteroid.

From playlist The Solar System

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The Search for Earth-Like Planets - Preview

Coming soon... this 30-minute episode of Cosmic Journeys is an updated and expanded version of the old episode. Is Earth one of countless life-bearing worlds strewn about the galaxy? Or is it a rare garden of eden in a barren universe?

From playlist Cosmic Journeys

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Cosmic Journeys - Interstellar Flight

Cosmic Journeys explores the challenges of interstellar flight and the technological possibilities that may one day send us on a long voyage out into the galaxy. What imperatives will define the mission when it launches and finally arrives: exploration and science, or a struggle for surviv

From playlist Cosmic Journeys: Season 1

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Cosmic Journeys - Trailer

Cutting-edge stories about the origins of the universe, black holes, exploding stars, the search for ET life, time and space, the solar system. Television distribution by Janson Media: http://janson.com/rights

From playlist The Solar System

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President Obama's COSMOS Introduction | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

Introducing the series premiere of the new COSMOS, President Obama invites a new generation of explorers to make the next great discovery. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Cosmos: http://bit.ly/NG-Cosmos About Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Hosted by renowned astrophysi

From playlist Outer Space | National Geographic

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Behind the Scenes of the Event Horizon | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

Find out how VFX artists have created a visceral experience while we plunge into a black hole. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Cosmos: http://bit.ly/NG-Cosmos About Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, COSMOS will explor

From playlist Outer Space | National Geographic

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Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Preview | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

Get a first look at the stunning new science series hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Cosmos: http://bit.ly/NG-Cosmos About Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, COSMOS will exp

From playlist Outer Space | National Geographic

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If Aliens Invaded Earth | Alien Encounters (Full Episode)

The Arrival has ended. A swarm of small spacecraft depart their huge mothership, and hover in our atmosphere. The ships open their hatches, and deposit thousands of mysterious pods on the earth's surface. Are they a message, a gift or a weapon? Stream More Episodes of Alien Encounters: ht

From playlist Full Episodes: Alien Encounters

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Secrets Of The Asteroid Belts: Exploring Ceres & Vesta | Cosmic Vistas | Spark

With the Dawn missions exploration of the asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres, asteroids are a hot topic. See what these incredible missions have uncovered. - Season Three of Cosmic Vistas zooms in to focus on some familiar solar bodies within our reach. How well do we really know ou

From playlist Cosmic Vistas Seasons 1-5

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Paul Fiddes - Immortality and Personal Consciousness?

Human beings yearn to live forever. But our only hope is some kind of non-physical reality like a personal God, alternative God, or cosmic consciousness. What would be the nature of such immortality? Click here to watch more interviews on immortality and personal consciousness http://bit.

From playlist Understanding Consciousness - Closer To Truth - Core Topic

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In the Company of Scholars Lecture Series: "Unveiling the Dark Side of the Universe"

General Relativity established that the geometry, contents, and fate of the universe are inextricably linked. This relationship, predicted by the theory, has been extensively tested. We now know that the two major constituents of our universe are dark matter and dark energy. Direct evidenc

From playlist In The Company Of Scholars

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Collisionless Dynamics and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, Part 1 - Volker Springel

Collisionless Dynamics and Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, Part 1 Volker Springel Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics July 13, 2009

From playlist PiTP 2009

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What is the Cosmic Microwave Background?

The Cosmic Microwave Background, or CMB, is the remnant of the primordial fireball of the Big Bang. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln explains how it came to be. This is the first of a three part series, with follow on videos describing how what secrets the CMB has told us and what

From playlist Videos by Don Lincoln

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How Cosmic Dust Reveals the Secrets of the Universe

Every year, roughly 10 particles of space dust land on each square meter of Earth’s surface. Matthew Genge, a planetary scientist at Imperial College London, specializes in these alien dust grains, known as micrometeorites. They float here from space rocks hundreds of millions of miles awa

From playlist Inside the Mind of a Scientist

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Art Trip: Houston | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios

Pre-order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes new assignments!) here: http://bit.ly/2kplj2h Go to http://prudential.com/savemore and learn more about how you can better plan for your retirement. We take an art pilgrimage to Houston, Texas, and visit the likes of the Rothko Chapel,

From playlist Art Trip

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Mapping the Heavens to Understand Dark Matter and Black Holes

From time immemorial humans have been charting the night sky to make sense of the cosmos—from the mapping of stars for navigation to today’s digital surveys of galaxies to understand dark matter. In this 60-minute-long presentation Dr. Priya Natarajan, author of the book “Mapping the Heav

From playlist Lecture Series

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Saturn's Perfect Hexagon | NASA's Unexplained Files (Full Episode)

What could make a NASA astronaut report seeing a flying saucer in the skies above a US Air Force test range? How have the swirling gases of Saturn formed a perfect Hexagon that has hovered above the planet's pole for 30 years? Stream More Full Episodes of NASA's Unexplained Files: https:/

From playlist Free Science Channel Episodes

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Behind the Scenes: Cosmos as a Global Journey | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey

The producers discuss the tremendous amount of locations they shot across the globe to create the new look and feel of Cosmos. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Cosmos: http://bit.ly/NG-Cosmos About Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey: Hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil de

From playlist Outer Space | National Geographic

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