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The scale of the universe: Earth's solar system and beyond
The scale of the universe: Earth's solar system and beyond
Scale of the universe.
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The scale of the universe: Earth's solar system and beyond
Hear about the speculation and different types of multiverse models
Learn more about the Nice model of solar system evolution and how samples brought back from the Moon fit within it
Hear about the band of dust and debris left by comets, which are visible as meteors (shooting stars)
Explore Karl Schwarzschild's point of no return and the event horizons
Explore the question Does the universe have a purpose? with Neil deGrasse Tyson
How did Ptolemy explain retrograde motion?
Listen to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson narrate a brief history of the formation of the universe, from the big bang to the present
Aristotle's theory of the solar system explained
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