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The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions

The Alchemy of Neutron Star Collisions

Season 5 Episode 23
11:24
How Black Holes Kill Galaxies

How Black Holes Kill Galaxies

Season 5 Episode 24
11:20
The Quantum Internet

The Quantum Internet

Season 5 Episode 26
11:35
Did Time Start at the Big Bang?

Did Time Start at the Big Bang?

Season 5 Episode 27
12:30
What Caused the Big Bang?

What Caused the Big Bang?

Season 5 Episode 28
13:12
What Happened Before the Big Bang?

What Happened Before the Big Bang?

Season 5 Episode 29
10:23
How To Become an Astrophysicist

How To Become an Astrophysicist

Season 5 Episode 30
12:45
Is Earth's Magnetic Field Reversing?

Is Earth's Magnetic Field Reversing?

Season 5 Episode 31
12:46
Could We Terraform Mars?

Could We Terraform Mars?

Season 5 Episode 32
15:33
Is Pluto a Planet?

Is Pluto a Planet?

Season 5 Episode 33
14:03
How Many Universes Are There?

How Many Universes Are There?

Season 5 Episode 34
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The Cosmic Dark Ages

Season 5 Episode 22

We live in the stelliferous era. Somewhere between 10 and 1000 billion trillion stars fill the observable universe with light. But there was a time before the first star ignited. A time we call the cosmic dark ages.

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14:28
We learn more about Modified Newtonian Dynamics aka MOND.
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14:28
ACTION is the concept in physics that may be more fundamental than energy and entropy.
Will Constructor Theory Rewrite Physics?
11:41
Constructor Theory is the ability to see the deepest underlying facts about the world.
New Results in Quantum Tunneling vs. The Speed of Light
13:00
New efforts in quantum tunneling show that superluminal motion may be possible.
Why Magnetic Monopoles Should Exist
14:15
The idea of magnetic monopoles remains one of physics’ most tantalizing maybes.
How Electron Spin Makes Matter Possible
15:10
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Neutron Stars: The Most Extreme Objects in the Universe
14:14
We take a journey to the center of a neutron star, a place where matter exists in states.
First Detection of Light from Behind a Black Hole
12:21
Our cleverest astronomers have figured out ways to catch light that skims black holes.
How Vacuum Decay Would Destroy The Universe
13:01
Of all the possible ends of the universe, vacuum decay would be the most thorough.
How to Communicate Across the Quantum Multiverse
13:43
It may very well be possible to communicate between worlds.
How An Extreme New Star Could Change All Cosmology
14:30
A newly discovered white dwarf may change our understanding of all cosmology.
How Magnetism Shapes The Universe
13:26
We explore the range and distance magnetism can take us.
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