Cosmic Queries – Origins of the Universe, with Janna Levin
10 April - 49 minsHow did the universe get to be this way? On this episode of StarTalk, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical cosmologist, Janna Levin, to help us break down the building blocks of the universe and how it started.
Originally Aired March 8, 2021.
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