The Open Universe

Episode 4: The final voyage in the life of a star


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Relive the story of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar who, as a 19-year old, came to a remarkable realization on board a ship journeying to start his physics scholarship in England. This discovery would lead to a bitter spat with one of the most eminent luminaries in the world of astronomy, and eventually reveal an astonishing feature of time and space – the existence of black holes.
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The Open UniverseBy Sownak Bose & Ana Bonaca