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The Big Bang: started from inflation, now we’re here

For tens of thousands of years, humans have pondered eternal questions like “How does our world even exist?” and “Where did we come from?” Now, more than ever, scientists

Dec 2 2021
33 min

Black holes: to the event horizon and beyond

Black holes: they’re dense, elusive, light-absorbing pockets of spacetime that are critical to our understanding of the universe. But black holes are difficult to peer in

Nov 25 2021
31 min

The hitchhiker’s guide to exoplanets and alien life

If television shows and movies are any indication, we humans spend a lot of our time subconsciously preparing for UFOs carrying maleficent aliens to descend on Earth. But

Nov 18 2021
30 min

How to make a Milky Way: the ultimate galactic recipe

When our ancestors looked up into the night sky, they too saw a great, glimmering band of light splitting the darkness. In Southeast Asia, people called it “the Silver Ri

Nov 11 2021
25 min

Fusion: Can we recreate the renewable power of stars down on Earth?

The process that powers our sun was still a mystery about 100 years ago. Bit by bit, scientists have worked out that the fusion of hydrogen at a star’s core can generate

Nov 4 2021
27 min

This is NOVA Now Universe Revealed

This is NOVA Now Universe Revealed, hosted by Alok Patel, a physician, science communicator, and somewhat of a space nerd. In this special 5-part series, blast off with u

Oct 29 2021
2 min