Added: Sep 5, 2008
From: Zuke696
Duration: 9:0
This is part 1 of a 6 part episode. To watch the full show go to my channel (Zuke696) then go to my Playlist, find the show then click Play All - Back to the Beginning" explores how the colossal, mind-boggling forces of the early universe made it possible for habitable worlds to emerge. The clues begin with a race among scientists to capture lingering echoes of the big bang's ferocious energy in a microwave "whisper" from deep space. The race pits underdog astronomer Tony Readhead and his improvised detector in the high Andes against NASA scientists and their state-of-the-art satellite probe. Tyson shares his excitement with viewers as computer animation of the big bang's echo emerges on the screen. It's as close as we can get to a "photograph" of the primordial universe. Here we glimpse the seeds from which all the galaxies, stars, and planets eventually grew.
Channel: Tech
Tags: asteroids astronauts astronomy bang big black comets cosmos dark degrasse earth einstein emergence energy galaxies gravity holes hubble jupiter kaku mars matter nasa neil pluto sagan saturn sun tyson universe
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