Black Holes

What is the Great Red Spot? How long is a day on Venus? Find the answers as you venture into space and explore our plane... (more)

What is the Great Red Spot? How long is a day on Venus? Find the answers as you venture into space and explore our planetary neighborhood. (less)

At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light... (more)

At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly it can bend space, throwing vast jets of radiation millions of light years out into the cosmos. Its kind were the very first inhabitants of the universe, the black holes. Join Professors Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw in exploring our universe's most mysterious inhabitants, how they are formed, why they are essential components of every galaxy, including our own, and what secrets they still hold, waiting to be discovered. (less)

Discusses the history and current state of scientific understanding of black holes, exploring what they are, how they ar... (more)

Discusses the history and current state of scientific understanding of black holes, exploring what they are, how they are formed, potential uses, and what they tell us about the fate of the universe. (less)

General relativity is similar to Newtonian gravitation except in the case of very dense objects such as collapsed stars.... (more)

General relativity is similar to Newtonian gravitation except in the case of very dense objects such as collapsed stars. Learn why they are called black holes. (less)

Five experts (Nima Arkani-Hamed, David Politzer, Roger Penrose, Artur Ekert, and Scott Tremaine) illuminate how BLACK HO... (more)

Five experts (Nima Arkani-Hamed, David Politzer, Roger Penrose, Artur Ekert, and Scott Tremaine) illuminate how BLACK HOLES, once thought impossible and later highly improbable, are now an indispensable part of physics, from redefining our concept of information to observational astrophysics. (less)