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Published 15:39 IST, August 6th 2020

Samir Sharma's last tweet was a question about universe to Neil DeGrasse & Janna Levin

Samir Sharma posted his last tweet on May 13, 2020. He had a question about universe and big bang theory for astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Janna Levin.

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Television actor Samir Sharma was found dead at his Mumbai apartment on August 5, Wednesday night. The 44-year-old actor allegedly died by suicide and was found hanging from the ceiling of his kitchen. Samir Sharma’s last tweets were questions about the universe for astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Janna Levin. Take a look at the Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke actor Samir Sharma's Twitter. 

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Samir Sharma questions about the universe in his last tweets

On May 13, Samir Sharma took to his Twitter handle and shared two tweets questioning Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Janna Levin. He asked the scholars, “1/2 Hi, just wondering, Is it possible that beyond the visible universe the universe is expanding faster than the speed of light and is actually going back in time to the big bang and then expanding back again and thus creating infinite such space time loops..” He further added, “ 2/2.. with infinite big bangs and infinite universes with our universe being one of the infinite universes present right here along with the others? .. crudely speaking”. Check out his Twitter posts below.

Samir Sharma shared the above two tweets mentioning both the astrophysicists. Neil DeGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator. Janna Levin is a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University who researches black holes, the cosmology of extra dimensions, and gravitational waves in the shape of spacetime. 

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Samir Sharma also posted another tweet mentioning Dr. Michio Kaku with the same questions about the universe and big bang theory. Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist and Prof. of Physics at the City College and City Univ. of NY. Take a look at Samir Sharma's Twitter. 

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Samir Sharma's death 

Samir Sharma was found hanging from the ceiling of his kitchen on August 5 in his apartment at Malad, Mumbai. As stated by Malad Police Department, Sameer Sharma rented the flat in February 2020, weeks before the Coronavirus lockdown. The society's watchman saw Samir's body during his night round and alerted the society members. Looking at the condition of the body, police believe that he has been dead for a few days. However, no suicide note from the apartment has been recovered as of yet. 

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15:39 IST, August 6th 2020