Human Elements
Watching A Star Die | Bites
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Emily Levesque studies the moment of mystery when a star dies.
Emily Levesque studies the moment of mystery when a star dies — the millisecond when its bright light explodes into a supernova or collapses into a black hole. By peeking through high-powered telescopes and analyzing reams of data, Emily can go back in time to discover what happened in the universe millions of years ago.
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Human Elements is a local public television program presented by Cascade PBS
Human Elements
Watching A Star Die | Bites
Clip: Season 1 | 1m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Emily Levesque studies the moment of mystery when a star dies — the millisecond when its bright light explodes into a supernova or collapses into a black hole. By peeking through high-powered telescopes and analyzing reams of data, Emily can go back in time to discover what happened in the universe millions of years ago.
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