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Ep. 4: When The Stars Turned On

Crash Course Pods: The Universe

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Exploring the Universe through Redshift and Galaxy Formation

The chapter delves into the challenges and advancements in 21 centimeter astronomy, exploring the efforts to disentangle cosmic signals from interference and study early galaxies. It discusses the fascinating process of reionization driven by early stars and the observation of bright objects like quasars during this period. The conversation shifts to the James Webb Space Telescope and the significance of redshift in understanding the expanding universe and galaxy formation.

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