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Could Wormholes Exist?

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:14:18
Publish Date: 2025-05-19 07:00:59
Description: In science fiction, wormholes are hyperspace subway tubes linking one part of a galaxy directly to another, distant point. But could they actually exist? To find out, we talk to theoretical physicist Ron Gamble, who says wormholes aren't just a matter of science fiction — and they have big implications about the shape of space itself.

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