Take a mind-blowing voyage to the most powerful and mysterious objects in the universe. (Aired January 10, 2018) Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3P9TdDL | #novapbs Black holes are the most enigmatic and exotic objects in the universe. They’re also the most powerful, with gravity so strong it can trap light. And they’re destructive, swallowing entire planets, even giant stars. Anything that falls into them vanishes…gone forever. Now, astrophysicists are realizing that black holes may be essential to how our universe evolved—their influence possibly leading to life on Earth and, ultimately, us. In this two-hour special, astrophysicist and author Janna Levin takes viewers on a journey to the frontiers of black hole science. Along the way, we meet leading astronomers and physicists on the verge of finding new answers to provocative questions about these shadowy monsters: Where do they come from? What’s inside? What happens if you fall into one? And what can they tell us about the nature of space, time, and gravity? Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:10:23 What Is A Black Hole? 00:18:45 How Does A Black Hole Form? 00:24:40 What Would Happen If You Traveled Into A Black Hole? 00:29:58 The First Detection of A Black Hole: Cygnus X-1 00:50:47 The Relationship of Supermassive Black Holes and Galaxies 01:12:21 How Do Black Holes Grow? 01:30:56 New Technologies Giving New View of Black Holes 01:50:02 Conclusion © 2018 WGBH Educational Foundation All rights reserved This program was produced by GBH, which is solely responsible for its content. This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://pbs.org/donate/ Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA's newsletter here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/newsletter/ FOLLOW US: NOVA YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/novaonline Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NOVApbs Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@novapbs PBS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PBS/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PBS/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PBS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbs Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ #blackhole #spacedocumentary #supernova #blackholemysteries #blackholetv #blackholemysteries #astrophysics #astrophysicist #astronomy #physics #einstein #gravity #eventhorizontelescope #galaxy #jameswebbspacetelescope #ligonierministries What is a black hole, what is inside a black hole, gravitational field, star life cycle, death of a star, cygnus x-1, quasar, what is a quasar, supermassive black hole facing earth, milky way galaxy supermassive black hole, supermassive black hole earth, event horizon black hole, LIGO
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It's only been 5 years since this aired, and already so much has changed. The successful deployment of James Webb, the finished picture of our black hole, etc. All on the heels of gravitational wave detection. We really are living in a great time for astrophysics and astronomy.
You're watching this so you can go to sleep, aren't you.
NOVA is one of my favorite programs. It is one of the reasons amongst the many, great programs that my wife and I have enjoyed and has moved us to donate to the PBS stations for over 50 years.
I've learned and been more fascinated with science from watching Nova than anything at school
Dr Levin is tremendous. I’ve been following her work since I was in grade school. The way she explains gravity and things related to it makes everything click. If this world valued scholars as much as it valued athletes and celebrities, Dr Levin would be legendary.
Grew up watching NOVA as a kid, great childhood
Did anyone else feel and say "wow this is adult magic school bus" as we warped in our ship lol. 😂
Shoutout to the camera man, grabbing these dangerous shots for us 🙏
Making such knowledge understandable to the average human is a miracle unto itself Love Nova PBS
10mm sockets and wrenches are attracted to black holes.
Black hole documentaries give me peace because it's one thing that has been proven to exist in our universe but not completely understood... fascinating
This is best universe documentary ever, since I found this documentary about 1 year ago, I have seen this almost every night as I go to sleep. I just can’t get enough of it. This is science at its best
I love Dr Levin. I wish she was in more shows like this
What an amazing documentary. You guys explained this so well literally anyone can understand. Great job
It’s a bit scary that we didn’t even know that was coming at us. Very interesting. Love NOVA❤!
I completely believe black holes exist on Earth! The dryer is one of them😵💫
The astronomer completely missed an opportunity to quote the Eagles - "You can check in any time you like, but you can never leave"
About time they posted this presentation on YT - it's only been like five years since PBS first debut it. I tried to watch this show with my daughter a few years ago and had to jump through a bunch of hoops on PBS's website to get access to it. *_TRUST !!_*
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I find it hard to believe that someone came up with naming "black hole" in reference to some jail cell incident 200 hundred years prior to discovering black holes...