This film is produced by Tsentrnauchfilm Association by order of the USSR State Committee for Public Education, and celebrates Soviet accomplishments in planetary exploration.

00:07 Animation of a satellite hurling through outer space and approaching Uranus.

00:20 Animation showing the unique sideways rotation of Uranus. The satellite orbits and transmits color photos to Earth.

00:35 Images of Uranus and Neptune, their atmosphere, Neptune’s rings.

00:49 Animation of the satellite orbiting Neptune.

01:01 Animation and stills of comets and astroids flying past a planet.

01:05 A satellite trails the fiery Galley comet in flight.

01:11 Animation shows the orbit of the planets in line with the trajectory of the comet.

01:14 Animation of sun’s solar heat.

01:16 Animation of the satellite following the comet.

01:33 Animation of the planets rotation around the sun in comparison to the 70-year orbit of Comet Galley.

01:49 Images of billions of stars

02:07 The sun shines bright over the sea.

02:13 Animation of sun emitting its light rays.

02:23 The doors of a dome observatory open revealing a telescope.

02:29 Heatwaves blur images of the sun.

02:56 Animation of hydrogen atoms colliding, turning into one helium atom, releasing energy and turning into visible light.

03:24 Heatwaves blur images of the sun.

03:30 Animation of space station observing the sun.

03:38 Animation/photos of the sun’s heat blasts.

03:48 Cut out diagram of the sun’s layers and core.

03:53 Animation of the sun emitting light particles and the interaction of the sun’s magnetic field with the orbit of all planets.

04:18 Animation of the sun in the galaxy among billions of stars.

04:32 Photo of an infrared telescope hurtling through space on satellite IRAS.

04:42 Scientists and engineers work on the telescope.

04:43 Animation of the telescope floating above Earth.

04:50 Various images of a cosmic belt of dust and gas clouds.

05:13 Photo of starfields and animation of stars forming and a new planet being created.

05:30 Actual photo of a PTM disk received by a satellite.

05:37 Animation of a star building in mass and then dying.

05:47 An Earth-bound radio telescope points to the night sky.

05:51 Animation of star growing, developing a core, the core shrinking as the shell of the star discharges.

06:10 Control operators study the discharge on monitors.

06:18 Continued animation of the shell of a star – a planetary nebulae discharging while an astronomer on Earth studies the event on a monitor.

06:33 The star turns from a white dwarf to a neutron star as an animated satellite moves closer to take photos.

06:43 An Earth-bound radio telescope points to the night sky.

06:47 Animation of satellite Astron traveling through space.

06:57 Images of a cluster of neutron stars emitting nebulae and remnants of a supernova explosion.

07:11 Image of the Crab nebulae, a supernova remnant that broke out in the year 104 and was described by Chinese astronomers.

07:31 Images of supernovas.

07:39 Animation of a supernova cloud exploding.

07:44 Comparison photos of a supernova close up and far away.

07:51 Animation of chemical gases emerging from a supernova explosion.

08:04 Animation of the American telescope Einstein in space.

08:12 Supernova explodes.

08:25 Satellite images of supernova remnants on a computer screen.

08:27 A scientist at a computer studies the screen.

08:29 Satellite images of supernova remnants on a computer screen.

08:32 Images of supernovas, stars, nebulae

08:47 Illustration of black hole.

08:53 Image of stars and galaxies.

09:00 A computer screen displays satellite images of galaxies and supernovas.

09:22 Animation of a satellite hurtling through space.

09:38 Animation of Hubble Space telescope flying through space.

10:00 Images of star fields and of the sun’s looping flames.

10:27 titles: The End of the Film. (C) STATE FORMATION OF THE USSR 1990

10:34 END

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