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Extinction by Gamma-Ray Burst

Extinction by Gamma-Ray Burst

Season 4 Episode 7
9:48
What Do Stars Sound Like?

What Do Stars Sound Like?

Season 4 Episode 8
9:14
Horizon Radiation

Horizon Radiation

Season 4 Episode 9
12:03
The End of the Habitable Zone

The End of the Habitable Zone

Season 4 Episode 10
9:55
Kronos: Devourer Of Worlds

Kronos: Devourer Of Worlds

Season 4 Episode 11
7:42
What is Energy?

What is Energy?

Season 4 Episode 12
11:20
The Death of the Sun

The Death of the Sun

Season 4 Episode 13
9:01
The Trebuchet Challenge

The Trebuchet Challenge

Season 4 Episode 14
8:25
Should Space be Privatized?

Should Space be Privatized?

Season 4 Episode 15
9:16
Hawking Radiation

Hawking Radiation

Season 4 Episode 16
12:00
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Citizen Science

Season 4 Episode 4

The professional astronomer or astrophysicist is a pretty recent phenomenon. In the past, astronomy was often performed by nobility and extremely enthusiastic amateurs. Although it seems like the scientific exploration of our universe is now in the hands of full-time career astro-professionals, a ton of really valuable science is still done by people with proper day jobs.

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Learn more about the time when the moon didn’t exist, and then hours later suddenly did.
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What If Humanity Is Among The First Spacefaring Civilization
15:30
Let’s see how if alien civilizations will ever reach us.
Why Did Quantum Entanglement Win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
14:40
Quantum Entanglement reveals that the universe is stranger than we thought.
The Equation That Explains (Nearly) Everything!
15:29
We explain how The Standard Model of particle physics works!
The Real Possibility of Mapping Alien Planets!
14:59
This is the craziest proposal for an astrophysics mission that has a chance at happening.
Why Is 1/137 One of the Greatest Unsolved Problems
14:37
In physics, the Fine Structure Constant is one the strangest numbers.
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