The Astronomers (series)
- Production country: US
- Creator: James F. Golway
- Production companies: MPI Home Video, KCET
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 4/12/1991
- Release date of last episode: 4/12/1991
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 6
Series description
This series explores the lives and work of noted modern-day astronomers, taking the viewer into the farthest reaches of outer space in search of black holes, quasars, dark matter, gravity waves, stars and evidence of planets outside our solar system. Intriguing celestial phenomena are examined from the perspectives of the experts: the men and women that are uncovering the secrets of the cosmos. Further, the series focuses not only on professional achievements, but on the scientists' personal lives as well.
