Black Hole Apocalypse: What's Inside a Black Hole? | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
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Published 2023-08-24
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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
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All Comments (21)
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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.
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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.
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Grew up watching NOVA as a kid, great childhood
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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.
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I've learned and been more fascinated with science from watching Nova than anything at school
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Great job to the crew and cameraman for going near a black hole 👏 thank you
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Preventing the loss of cultural & technological knowledge is critical in many aspects of our lives
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I love Dr Levin. I wish she was in more shows like this
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Never argue with a black hole. They’re extremely dense.
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We got black holes all over the world, if you are a guitarist trust me you know those hundreds of lost picks are going somewhere.
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the fact that Janna Levin is brilliant...........only adds to her allure.
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It’s a bit scary that we didn’t even know that was coming at us. Very interesting. Love NOVA❤!
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Just hearing Janna levines voice narrating the beginning n I’m hooked til the end…. She’s so great
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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
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Did anyone else feel and say "wow this is adult magic school bus" as we warped in our ship lol. 😂
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Another NOVA masterpiece. Thank you PBS for these amazing documentaries. Janna is one of the most influential scientists who is extremely intelligent. Thank you for spreading the beauty of science, Janna!
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I love this documentary! You have to watch it over and over though to come close on grasping the material.
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I love learning about black holes 🕳️❤️😃😉🙂😊😀 they are awesome 💯😎
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Black holes are one of my favorite topics😌
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I remember taking a class with professor Levi at Columbia University. Lot of respect. Props to PBS and NOVA for showcasing female scientists!
