The Universe
The Universe: Science Fiction, Science Fact (45:12)
Warp speed, transporters, wormholes and lasers are all staples of science fiction books, movies and TV. Could this Star Trek world of tomorrow become the futuristic world of today?
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The Universe: Science Fiction, Science Fact
The Universe: Science Fiction, Science FactVideo Clip (45:12)
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Warp speed, transporters, wormholes and lasers are all staples of science fiction books, movies and TV. Could this Star Trek world of tomorrow become the futuristic world of today?
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The Universe: Pulsars and Quasars
The Universe: Pulsars and QuasarsVideo Clip (45:13)
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Explore two very different cosmic phenomena which are so strange, their existences seem almost impossible.
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The Universe: Liquid Universe
The Universe: Liquid UniverseVideo Clip (45:12)
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From scalding iron rains to freezing methane lakes, explore the mysterious liquids of our universe.
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The Universe: The Search for Cosmic Clusters
The Universe: The Search for Cosmic ClustersVideo Clip (45:13)
Video Clip (45:13)
Find out why clusters of stars and galaxies are uniquely important in the quest to understand the universe.
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The Universe: Space Wars
The Universe: Space WarsVideo Clip (45:12)
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Find out how future space-based weapons will work and how much damage they could do.
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The Universe: The Hunt for Ringed Planets
The Universe: The Hunt for Ringed PlanetsVideo Clip (45:12)
Video Clip (45:12)
Planets with rings are more than just spectacles for telescopes; they might reveal the secrets of human origins.
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The Universe: It Fell From Space
The Universe: It Fell From SpaceVideo Clip (44:35)
Video Clip (44:35)
Every year thousands of objects, both natural and manmade, plummet through our atmosphere and crash into the Earth.
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The Universe: 10 Ways to Destroy the Earth
The Universe: 10 Ways to Destroy the EarthVideo Clip (45:12)
Video Clip (45:12)
Scientists examine ten different ways the earth could be destroyed by the dangerous physics of the universe.
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The Universe: Biggest Blasts
The Universe: Biggest BlastsVideo Clip (45:18)
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From supernova explosions and gamma ray bursts to the blast that started it all, the Big Bang.
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The Universe: The Day the Moon Was Gone
The Universe: The Day the Moon Was GoneVideo Clip (44:39)
Video Clip (44:39)
Earth would be a very different place if the moon suddenly disappeared, with sea currents shifting, freakish weather erupting and human evolution spinning out of control.
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The Universe: Death Stars
The Universe: Death StarsVideo Clip (44:35)
Video Clip (44:35)
It's the final stage of life for a star before it explodes into a supernova or a deadly gamma ray burst—a violent ending that brings death to everything in its path.
