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The Universe video series Meteors: Fire in the Sky: Martian Life: ALH 84001 - Does this Martian meteorite prove that we are not alone?
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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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Man Made Sun
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Scientists are attempting to create a perpetual source of energy using nuclear fusion.
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Asteroid Impact Prevention
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In December 2009, NASA launched an infrared satellite to discover asteroids on a collision course with earth.
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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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Shoemaker-Levy Impact
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The Shoemaker-Levy asteroid impact on Jupiter in 1994 struck with the force of 6 million megatons of TNT.
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Reconstructing the Big Bang
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Scientists are using particle accelerators to re-create the conditions of the early universe.
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Planet Earth
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Over billions of years, Earth has developed essential properties that allowed living organisms to form.
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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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Magnetic Apocalypse
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Solar flares on the sun's surface can catastrophically damage the earth's electrical infrastructure.
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The Large Hadron Collider
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By colliding sub-atomic particles, some physicists believe they can answer fundamental questions about the universe.
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Ancient Eclipses
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The Universe: Comets
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The Universe video series Comets : Prophets of Doom - Could a possible collision with the earth end all life as we know it?
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Fire in the Sky
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The Universe video series Meteors: Fire in the Sky: Martian Life: ALH 84001 - Does this Martian meteorite prove that we are not alone?
