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• Stars, Energy and Black Holes   Why do stars shine? How many stars are there? Can we learn to generate energy more efficiently, like stars do? What happens when stars die in cataclysmic explosions and leave behind exotic remnants like black holes.   more information Stellar Nursery • NASA Hubble Colliding Galaxies Vassar, NASA Hubble • Our Universe   What came before and what is our future? What do we know about the universe? What do we think it all means? What's expanding? What isn't?   more information • Einstein for Everyone   How did he overcome rejection to become the world’s most famous scientist? What were his greatest contributions to science? How do these impact our daily lives? In plain English, what do his theories really mean? more information •  Can Life be Merely an Accident?   What are the odds of a habitable universe? What are the odds of the atoms essential for life? What are the odds of a habitable planet like Earth? What are the odds of a human genetic code? more information