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An older person sits on a chair against a white backdrop, with a colorful outer space scene digitally added around the background.
1hr 3mins
Full Interview
Why the search for alien life is about patience, not belief
Astronomer Jill Tarter explains why SETI is really about technology, patience, and learning how to tell alien signals from our own.
Jill Tarter
Series of six images displaying the diffraction patterns of light as it passes through various shaped apertures.
6mins
Great Question
A 7-minute guide to the relationship between quantum mechanics and black holes
“You’re not meant to understand what I just said, because I don’t understand what I just said…” Physicist Brian Cox on one of the most complex theories in space science.
Brian Cox
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