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The death of the universe - Renée Hlozek

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The shape, contents and future of the universe are all intricately related. We know that it’s mostly flat; we know that it’s made up of baryonic matter (like stars and planets), but mostly dark matter and dark energy; and we know that it’s expanding constantly, so that all stars will eventually burn out into a cold nothingness. Renée Hlozek expands on the beauty of this dark ending.

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Renée Hlozek
  • Director Mark Fisher
  • Producer Daniel Spencer
  • Narrator Renée Hlozek

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