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What Happens After the Universe Ends?

What Happens After the Universe Ends?

Season 6 Episode 19
14:34
Building Black Holes in a Lab

Building Black Holes in a Lab

Season 6 Episode 20
13:12
Dissolving an Event Horizon

Dissolving an Event Horizon

Season 6 Episode 21
11:32
How Stars Destroy Each Other

How Stars Destroy Each Other

Season 6 Episode 24
10:41
How Do We Know What Stars Are Made Of?

How Do We Know What Stars Are Made Of?

Season 6 Episode 26
11:13
The Truth About Beauty in Physics

The Truth About Beauty in Physics

Season 6 Episode 27
13:29
Could Life Evolve Inside Stars?

Could Life Evolve Inside Stars?

Season 6 Episode 28
10:47
Solving Quantum Cryptography

Solving Quantum Cryptography

Season 6 Episode 29
14:39
Venus May Have Life!

Venus May Have Life!

Season 6 Episode 30
13:01
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Can Viruses Travel Between Planets?

Season 6 Episode 18

In the midst of a pandemic, we sure are thinking about viruses a lot. That’s right, even astrophysicists are pondering these bizarre little critters. In fact, astrovirology, although very new, is actually an emerging subfield of astrobiology. And that’s because it turns out viruses don’t just influence organisms - they’re incredibly important on a planetary scale. Perhaps an interplanetary scale.