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Discovering the Big Bang
The belief that our cosmos has always existed, eternal and unchanging, is
overturned by a chance discovery.
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A 30-Year Search
After studying the big bang's residual glow for decades, scientists develop a
baby picture of the universe, but it's too blurry to reveal critical
information.
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Race for a Sharper Image
Two teams with radically different approaches set off on a quest to put the
early universe in focus, but technological hurdles abound.
running time 8:21
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The Picture Emerges
The first detailed images of the young universe are pieced together, solving
age-old mysteries.
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Forging the Elements
Scientists now know how the universe began to accumulate the building blocks of
life.
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A Universe Hospitable to Life
By decoding spectra of light from distant galaxies, astronomers can tell
whether the conditions that allow life to emerge are widespread through the
cosmos.
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