Decoding the Universe

Season 1

Trace ground-breaking discoveries that have transformed our picture of the universe over the past 50 years, shedding light on everything from exoplanets to supermassive black holes to the size and ultimate fate of the cosmos. And follow the teams trying to solve two of the biggest mysteries in cosmology today: What are dark matter and dark energy?

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S1 E1 - Cosmos
May 21, 2024
53min
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How big is the universe? Will it ever end? Why is so much of it made of mysterious dark matter and energy? See how mind-bending discoveries over the past 50 years have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
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S1 E2 - Quantum
November 5, 2024
53min
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When we look at the world at the tiniest scales in the subatomic realm, things get weird - very weird. Take a wild ride through the quantum world, from the discoveries that reveal its strange rules to the amazing technologies it unlocks--with more powerful possibilities to come.
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