Radiolab: DIY Universe

Can you make your own universe? We usually think of the universe as 'everything that exists,' so how could you make another one?

 

Colliding Galaxies

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Tracking Down New Earths

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The Atacama desert of Chile is the driest place on earth. Blistering heat and strong winds make life untenable. The altitude makes the air almost unbreathable.  And yet, it was the perfect location for what they had in mind: seeing farther into the universe than any human had yet seen.

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There is a simple rule in the world of optical telescopes: bigger mirrors see farther. In May of 1998, largest mirrors ever built were turned towards the night sky. Photons, from stars billions of light years away, hit the mirror