Take a mind-blowing voyage to the most powerful and mysterious objects in the universe. (Aired January 10, 2018)

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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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