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  • Interstellar Neighborhood
    Interstellar Neighborhood

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    Our corner of the Milky Way galaxy is in an ideal area to sustain life.

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  • Creation of the Moon
    Creation of the Moon

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    About 400 billion years ago, a catastrophic planetary impact created the moon and stabilized earth's orbit.

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  • What Put the Bang in the Big Bang?
    What Put the Bang in the Big Bang?

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    Find out what most physicists believe caused the "bang" when the universe came into being.

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  • The Next Asteroid Impact?
    The Next Asteroid Impact?

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    Astronomers have found an asteroid that could impact earth in the year 2036.

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  • Backyard Astronomer: May
    Backyard Astronomer: May

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    In this "The Universe" video, Backyard Astronomer discusses the fertile night sky in May. As Halley's comet passes through our solar system, it releases particles that cause two different meteor showers: the Orionids shower and the Eta Aquarids.

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  • Can Antimatter Naturally Occur?
    Can Antimatter Naturally Occur?

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    Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko explores whether antimatter can naturally occur in the universe and explains what exactly a positron is.

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Full Episodes

  • The Universe: Deep Freeze
    The Universe: Deep Freeze

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    Far-off frozen places bring strange new mysteries. Join us as we travel in search of the lowest temperatures in the universe and the ultimate deep freeze.

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  • The Universe: Alien Planets
    The Universe: Alien Planets

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    It's a journey to the furthest reaches of the cosmos, a deep space trip to explore Alien Planets.

    Full Episode (44:39)

  • The Universe: Alien Moons
    The Universe: Alien Moons

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    The Universe takes us into some of the differences between our moon, alien moons, and other steller beings.

    Full Episode (44:10)

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