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PBS Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth. Host Matt O'Dowd breaks down both the basic and incredibly complex sides of space and time.

Tardigrades can survive almost anything—even most of Mars. But one Martian chemical stops even them.
The Higgs boson may open a portal to hidden particles that could explain dark matter.
The universe expands faster. “Dark energy” may not be constant after all.
500+ pterosaur fossils found at Solnhofen may be hiding a dark secret distorting our view of them.
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A raw portrait of a young blind woman’s struggle for survival and independence.
Why are our teeth so sensitive? The answer originates in the armored skin of ancient fish.
For flowering plants to take over, they first helped burn the old world—and then put the fires out.
There’s a new generation of experiments that may unlock the gravity particle.
Ancient weeds mimicked crops, tricking farmers into domesticating friends—and enemies—by mistake.