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The Mysterious Universe: Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes

By Ellen Jackson, Nic Bishop (Photographer)
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By Ellen Jackson, Nic Bishop (Photographer)
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The universe is rapidly expanding. Of that much scientists are certain. But how fast? And with what implications regarding the fate of the universe?
Ellen Jackson and Nic Bishop follow Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team to Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, where they will study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying stars that explode with the power of billions of hydrogen bombs. Dr. Fillippenko looks for black holes--areas in space with such a strong gravitational ...

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