Life Behind the Stars

Life Behind the Stars

51m 41s

After many years with a haunting phrase echoing in his head a scientist decides to tell a fascinating story. He wants to find a link between the stars that make up our universe and life on Earth. A journey through some of the best research centres in the world looking for that amazing link between life and the rest of the Universe. He will find that the death of distant stars baths the space with small particles. They have the ability not only to change life on our planet but also to create the basic blocks for life in the cold and dark interstellar medium.

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