How to Build a Blackhole

Black holes have mystified physicists for decades, but with the help of quantum mechanics, we are beginning to make serious progress in understanding these strange objects. This week on Space Time, Matt dives deeper into the physical process of creating a black hole, and what that can tell us about how black holes behave.

Season 2 Episode 10 Length 10:58 Premiere: 12/09/15

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S2 E48 Length 11:10 Premiere Date 10/26/16

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S2 E47 Length 06:18 Premiere Date 10/19/16

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S2 E45 Length 06:19 Premiere Date 10/05/16

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S2 E44 Length 09:33 Premiere Date 09/29/16

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S2 E42 Length 09:48 Premiere Date 09/14/16

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S2 E41 Length 08:21 Premiere Date 09/07/16

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S2 E40 Length 10:14 Premiere Date 08/24/16

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S2 E39 Length 10:06 Premiere Date 08/10/16

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S2 E38 Length 10:34 Premiere Date 08/03/16

The Quantum Experiment that Broke Reality

S2 E37 Length 10:27 Premiere Date 07/27/16

The Future of Gravitational Waves

S2 E36 Length 05:49 Premiere Date 07/20/16

Juno to Reveal Jupiter's Violent Past

S2 E35 Length 10:15 Premiere Date 07/06/16

Planck's Constant and The Origin of Quantum Mechanics

S2 E34 Length 11:02 Premiere Date 06/22/16

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S2 E31 Length 09:52 Premiere Date 06/01/16

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S2 E30 Length 12:10 Premiere Date 05/25/16

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S2 E29 Length 12:04 Premiere Date 05/18/16

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S2 E28 Length 09:50 Premiere Date 04/27/16

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S2 E27 Length 09:33 Premiere Date 04/20/16

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S2 E26 Length 13:10 Premiere Date 04/13/16

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S2 E24 Length 10:38 Premiere Date 04/06/16

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S2 E23 Length 08:51 Premiere Date 04/04/16

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S2 E21 Length 10:17 Premiere Date 03/23/16

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S2 E18 Length 08:54 Premiere Date 02/24/16

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S2 E14 Length 09:21 Premiere Date 01/27/16

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The True Nature of Matter and Mass

S2 E12 Length 08:34 Premiere Date 01/06/16

The Higgs Mechanism Explained

S2 E11 Length 07:49 Premiere Date 12/16/15