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So You Want To Understand Black Holes...
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- A compilation episode drawing on a decade of Space Time content about black holes.
- Covers how black holes form.
- Looks at the theoretical diagrams used to describe black holes.
- Explores implications of black holes for understanding space time and astrophysics.
Why watch · It offers a single overview of black hole formation and theory drawn from years of the channel's episodes.
- Black holes
- General relativity
- Astrophysics
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Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Black holes are not just the strangest objects in the universe, they're the sharpest test we have of how reality actually works. This new compilation episode explores deeper topics in the mystery of black holes. We look back through a decade of content to understand their formation and the theoretical diagrams that describe them, offering a journey through the profound implications of these celestial objects for our understanding of space time and astrophysics. Previous Black Hole Compilation https://youtu.be/t_AMURAIcF0 Check out the Space Time Merch Store https://www.pbsspacetime.com/shop Sign up for the mailing list to get episode notifications and hear special announcements! https://mailchi.mp/1a6eb8f2717d/spacetime Search the Entire Space Time Library Here: https://search.pbsspacetime.com/ Hosted by Matt O'Dowd Written by Matt O'Dowd Post Production by Leonardo Scholzer Directed by Andrew Kornhaber Associate Producer: Bahar Gholipour Executive Producer: Andrew Kornhaber Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: Mike Martin Spacetime is a production of Kornhaber Brown for PBS Digital Studios. This program is produced by Kornhaber Brown, which is solely responsible for its content. © 2026 PBS. All rights reserved. End Credits Music by J.R.S. Schattenberg: https://www.youtube.com/user/MultiDroideka Space Time Was Made Possible In Part By: Big Bang Alexander Tamas Filip Rolenec Juan Benet Kenneth See Mark Rosenthal MATTHEW OCKO Morgan Hough Peter Barrett Vinnie Falco Supernova Ethan Cohen Grace Biaelcki Justin Lloyd Mark Heising Rad Antonov Stephen Wilcox Tristan Lucian Claudius Aurelius Tyacke Hypernova Alex Kern Ben Delo chuck zegar Dean Galvin Donal Botkin D. Rollere Gregory Forfa Jeff White John R. Slavik Paul C. Pedersen Pala Massimiliano Patrick O’hara Scott Gorlick Scott Gray Spencer Jones Vlad Shipulin Zachary Haberman Антон Кочков Gamma Ray Burst Alex Gan Aaron Pinto Almog Cohen Arko Provo Mukherjee Austin Richards Ayden Miller Bert Whetstone Brandon Lattin Brandon R Cal Harrington Cal Stephens Chris Liao Collin Dutrow Craig Falls Craig Stonaha Dan Warren Daniel Donahue Daniel Jennings Darrell Stewart David Giltinan David Johnston Diana S Polijar Donovan King Doug Richardson Doyle Vann Eric Kiebler Eric Raschke Eric Schrenker Faraz Khan Frederic