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Human Elements

Watching A Star Die

The world of science is full of facts and figures, but behind the study are the people. In the end, it becomes a question not of how they do science — but why?

Watching A Star Die

Season 1 Episode 5 | 4m 36s | CC

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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