Astronomer Adam Reiss on supernovas, Doc Cheatham on 1963 and civil rights, Topdog/Underdog reviewed, Camelot Requiem

Summary: May 6, 2013 Astronomers at Johns Hopkins have discovered a supernova that exploded 10 billion years ago--the oldest ever spotted. Named after President Woodrow Wilson, the supernova could give us insights into how the early universe functioned. We talk with Nobel laureate Adam Riess, the physicist who's leading the team. 1963 was a pivitol year in the civil rights movement--and in American history, generally. Activist Doc Cheatham is sharing a presentation on the year with different groups in Baltimore. Today, he shares his knowledge with us. Brother against brother: Maryland Morning theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews Topdog/Underdog at Everyman Theatre. A new opera, Camelot Requiem, will dramatize the immediate aftermath of President John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963. Tom Hall talks with the librettist Caitlin Vincent and composer Joshua Bornfield about the opera.