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NOVA S32E4 — Origins: Back to the Beginning

NOVA•Season 32•Episode 4

Origins: Back to the Beginning

Sep 29, 200455 min

"Origins: Back to the Beginning" explores how the colossal, mind-boggling forces of the early universe made it possible for habitable worlds to emerge. The clues begin with a race among scientists to capture lingering echoes of the big bang's ferocious energy in a microwave "whisper"

Directed byThomas Levenson

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Episode Summary

"Origins: Back to the Beginning" is episode 4 of NOVA season 32. Directed by Thomas Levenson, it aired on September 29, 2004.

Next: E5 · The Most Dangerous Woman in America Best of Season 32