EPISODE · Jul 27, 2016 · 17 MIN
Starts With A Bang #10: The Last Star In The Universe
from Starts With A Bang podcast · host Ethan Siegel
While there are presently more than ~10^23 stars in the Universe shining today, each one of them is fated to live only for a finite amount of time. While more and more will continue to form, we're already past the point of peak star formation in the Universe. How long will we have until, for the last time, the Universe's last star goes out? Find out on this edition of the Starts With A Bang podcast!
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While there are presently more than ~10^23 stars in the Universe shining today, each one of them is fated to live only for a finite amount of time. While more and more will continue to form, we're already past the point of peak star formation in the Universe. How long will we have until, for the last time, the Universe's last star goes out? Find out on this edition of the Starts With A Bang podcast!
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