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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 Fact

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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 Quasars

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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 Universe

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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 Clusters

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    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 Wars

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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 Planets

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    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 Space

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    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 Earth

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    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 Blasts

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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 Gone

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    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 Stars

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    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.

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