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Theories of the multiverse suggest that life-containing universes are incredibly rare. We live in one of these, whether by cosmological natural selection or by the consequences of a theory yet to be formulated.
An exploration of a time when there were no stars or galaxies, and the universe was transparent - how were the first indications of the state of the universe in the dark ages discovered?
Professor Silk will explore the origin of this paradigm shift in our cosmic horizon, and discuss the origin of the acceleration as a phenomenon that we call dark energy.
A retelling of one of the most staggering scientific discoveries of modern times: that the universe is expanding, and that proof for it can be found in the discovery of the recession of the galaxies.
The story of supermassive black holes lurk in the very centres of galaxies and the gravity wave experiments being planned to search for traces of their formation.
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