The Universe
Matter or Energy: Which is More Plentiful? (1:01)
Which is more abundant in the universe, matter or energy?
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Ask The Universe
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Other Dimensions
Other DimensionsVideo Clip (1:00)
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Are there extra dimensions? If so, could there be space trapped inside?
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Can Antimatter Naturally Occur?
Can Antimatter Naturally Occur?Video Clip (0:58)
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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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Matter or Energy: Which is More Plentiful?
Matter or Energy: Which is More Plentiful?Video Clip (1:01)
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Which is more abundant in the universe, matter or energy?
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What is the Volume of the Known Universe?
What is the Volume of the Known Universe?Video Clip (1:00)
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Ever wonder how immense the universe really is? Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko puts it in perspective.
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What Put the Bang in the Big Bang?
What Put the Bang in the Big Bang?Video Clip (1:09)
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Find out what most physicists believe caused the "bang" when the universe came into being.
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Faster Than Light Expansion
Faster Than Light ExpansionVideo Clip (1:06)
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Is it possible for the universe to expand faster than the speed of light, or would that violate Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
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Where Do Quasars Originate?
Where Do Quasars Originate?Video Clip (1:01)
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Accelerating nearly as fast as the speed of light, where exactly do quasar jets form?
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Exploding Star Chemicals
Exploding Star ChemicalsVideo Clip (1:02)
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Are heavy chemical elements produced by star explosions? If so, how do we know this?
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Solar Eclipses
Solar EclipsesVideo Clip (1:02)
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Will solar eclipses eventually become a thing of the past? If so, when?
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What is a White Hole?
What is a White Hole?Video Clip (0:57)
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We've all heard of black holes, but what exactly is a white hole?
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What is Dark Energy?
What is Dark Energy?Video Clip (0:59)
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What role does dark energy play in the universe? Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko describes a discovery that changed our understanding of how the universe works.
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Age of The Universe
Age of The UniverseVideo Clip (1:05)
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The universe is approximately 14 billion years old, but how have scientists determined this number? Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko fills us in.
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What Does "Expansion" Apply To?
What Does "Expansion" Apply To?Video Clip (1:00)
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Does the expansion of the universe apply to our bodies, Earth and the solar system? Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko explains.









