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S5 E56

Could This Elusive Particle Reshape the Standard Model?

Physicists are on the hunt for a mysterious particle that could totally change our understanding of the universe.

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S5 E22

Scientists Discovered Major “Hole” in Standard Model of Particle Physics

The long-awaited results from Fermilab's Muon g-2 experiment confirm that the Standard Model — you know, the one that aims to explain the forces that shape our universe — may need some major reworking.

Focal Point

S6 E14

The Z Machine Recreates a Dying Star on Earth

These astrophysicists are recreating the interior of a star using the most powerful x-ray source on Earth.

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S5 E16

NASA Engineered a Box to Create the Fifth State of Matter in Space

Atomic physicists at NASA are working to create an exotic state of matter...in space. And it turns out, the International Space Station is the perfect home base for these experiments.

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S3 E102

How Big Is a Proton? This Decade-Long Debate May Have Just Been Solved

Scientists thought they knew the approximate size of a proton until a 2010 experiment came back with a very different number, creating the proton-radius puzzle.

How Close Are We

S4 E6

How Close Are We to Finding a Parallel Universe?

Many believe that our universe might be part of a multiverse, but how close are we really to finding a parallel universe?

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S3 E95

What Quantum Matter Fireballs Can Tell Us About Evolution of the Universe

The HADES machine is creating quantum matter fireballs with temperatures up to 800 billion degrees Celsius, in an effort to study quarks.

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S3 E82

First Photo of Quantum Entanglement Could Disprove Einstein’s Theory

Einstein dubbed the idea of quantum entanglement as "spooky action at a distance." Now for the first time ever, scientists have taken a picture of it.

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S3 E80

Scientists Were Hunting for Dark Matter... and Then This Happened

These scientists discovered the longest half-life ever recorded.

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S3 E77

Why Is It So Hard to Figure Out How Fast the Universe Is Expanding?

Scientists have long been aware of the universe's expansion. However, there is much debate between scientists on how fast the universe is expanding.

How Close Are We

S4 E1

How Close Are We to Mining in Space?

Asteroids hold untold riches when it comes to “untapped resources.” We are getting closer to harvesting celestial objects, but how close are we to mining asteroids?

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S3 E68

This New Discovery Could Reveal the Secret to How Galaxies Die

A quasar, or quasi-stellar radio source, was thought to be the signal for a galaxy on the brink of death. However, a recent discovery of cold quasars suggests otherwise.