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#137 – Alex Filippenko: Supernovae, Dark Energy, Aliens & the Expanding Universe

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November 8, 2020

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Episode 137 · November 8, 2020

#137 – Alex Filippenko: Supernovae, Dark Energy, Aliens & the Expanding Universe

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) – Introduction

(06:36) – Universe expansion

(08:00) – Dark energy

#137 – Alex Filippenko: Supernovae, Dark Energy, Aliens & the Expanding Universe

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