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The NEW Ultimate Energy Limit of the Universe

Season 10 Episode 28 | 16m 35s

The James Webb Space Telescope has found a quasar that simultaneously breaks a century-old theoretical limit and may explain the conundrum of gigantic black holes in the early universe.

Aired: 12/04/24
Extras
The universe should've collapsed after the Big Bang, but a light Higgs boson let us exist.
Maybe dark energy doesn't exist?
Dark matter has eluded us for many decades but we may be able to discover more now.
What do you get if you combine something that’s infinitely massive and negative infinitely massive?
What does an electron really look like?
I’d like to invite you to an even higher level of nerdom!
Gravitational tsunamis exist and we’re on the verge of being able to detect them.
Will we ever become a Kardeshev Type-1 civilization and how can we get there?
New data is telling us that Neutron stars may make one of the most popular dark matter candidates.
Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker?
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The universe should've collapsed after the Big Bang, but a light Higgs boson let us exist.
Maybe dark energy doesn't exist?
Dark matter has eluded us for many decades but we may be able to discover more now.
What do you get if you combine something that’s infinitely massive and negative infinitely massive?
What does an electron really look like?
I’d like to invite you to an even higher level of nerdom!
Gravitational tsunamis exist and we’re on the verge of being able to detect them.
Will we ever become a Kardeshev Type-1 civilization and how can we get there?
New data is telling us that Neutron stars may make one of the most popular dark matter candidates.
Is Dark Energy Getting Weaker?