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When Will Time End

Cosmic Journeys · Season 1 · Episode 7
How long will the Universe as we know it survive? The answer depends on whether Stephen Hawking's theory about how black holes decay is right. These strange dense objects are like a clock that tick down to a distant moment when all matter and energy will dissipate into the void.

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Season
1
Episode
7
Air Date
10/Nov/2009
Air Time
Runtime
24 min

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How long will the Universe as we know it survive? The answer depends on whether Stephen Hawking's theory about how black holes decay is right. These strange dense objects are like a clock that tick down to a distant moment when all matter and energy will dissipate into the void.

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