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Summary:IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE BIG BANG. AND EVER SINCE THAT FIERY BIRTH, OUR UNIVERSE HAS BEEN EXPANDING - GROWING STEADILY COLDER AND EMPTIER. THE UNIVERSE IS RUNNING DOWN. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN RESUSCITATE IT? THE ANSWER IS GRAVITY: THE FORCE THAT ATTRACTS OBJECTS TOGETHER. AND AS HEATHER COUPER EXPLAINS, YOU CAN'T DESTROY GRAVITY; IT'S EVEN THERE AFTER A STAR HAS DIED. WHAT'S LEFT OF A DEAD STAR COLLAPSES INTO A SUPERDENSE OBJECT WITH IMMENSELY STRONG GRAVITY. IN TODAY'S PROGRAMME, HEATHER GOES IN SEARCH OF THESE STAR CORPSES: WHITE DWARFS, NEUTRON STARS - DISCOVERED ONLY IN 1967 - AND BLACK HOLES . BLACK HOLES HAVE A GORY REPUTATION. BUT MIGHT THEY IN FACT BE THE SAVIOURS OF OUR UNIVERSE?
Description:WITH THE USE OF THE LATEST COMPUTER GRAPHICS,HEATHER COUPER TAKES US BEYOND 'THE PLANETS' TO EXPLORE THE STARS. IN THIS SERIES,WE MEET THE INHABITANTS OF OUR OWN STAR CITY - THE GALAXY.