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The Universe

2007 Ended 45m episodes

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From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in a wondrous yet deadly adventure through space and time.

Cast:: David Ackroyd, Erik Thompson
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America
Network:: History, H2

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Backyard Astronomer

2005-12-03 · 54m

This bonus episode talks about astronomy and viewing the planets in our solar system.

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Beyond the Big Bang

2005-12-03 · 90m

Over 13 billion tears ago, from a point smaller than the size of a single atom the universe was born, and it continues to expand with every passing second. BEYOND THE BIG BANG tells the story of how mathematicians and physicists postulated, and then tested this amazing model of the cosmos' origins. Interviews with some of the top minds in science combined with stunning, computer generated recreations of the very first seconds of the universe, come toegther in a beautiful exploration that dares to answer the question: How did the universe begin?

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