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Ask A Spaceman Ep. 275: Why Can't the Universe Be Cyclic?

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Jul 7, 202633:54Science & Medicine

Hosted by Dr. Paul M. Sutter. What are the weaknesses of inflation theory? How did the ekpyrotic theory attempt to improve it? How did it open up its own can of worms? I discuss these questions and more in today's Ask a...

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Ask A Spaceman Ep. 275: Why Can't the Universe Be Cyclic? is an episode from The 365 Days of Astronomy by 365DaysOfAstronomy.org. Hosted by Dr. Paul M. Sutter. What are the weaknesses of inflation theory? How did the ekpyrotic theory attemp...

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