PBS Space Time

Blast off into the cosmos with astrophysicist Matt O'Dowd.

Episodes

  • How Do We Know What Stars Are Made Of?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How Do We Know What Stars Are Made Of?

    S6 Ep26 |
    This how we finally figured them out.
  • Solving the Three Body Problem: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Solving the Three Body Problem

    S6 Ep1 |
    The three body problem is famous for being impossible to solve.
  • How To Capture Black Holes: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How To Capture Black Holes

    S5 Ep45 |
    How about black holes being captured by the screaming vortex of a quasar?
  • Do Black Holes Create New Universes?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Do Black Holes Create New Universes?

    S5 Ep43 |
    Do black holes create new universes?
  • How to Capture Ghost Particles: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How to Capture Ghost Particles

    S5 Ep44 |
    Why is there something rather than nothing?
  • The Doomsday Argument: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Doomsday Argument

    S5 Ep42 |
    A simple statistical argument tells us that the doom of our species is much, much closer.
  • Is The Universe Finite?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Is The Universe Finite?

    S5 Ep41 |
    Our universe may actually be finite in size.
  • Can You Observe a Typical Universe?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Can You Observe a Typical Universe?

    S5 Ep40 |
    How do you correctly use the anthropic principle?
  • Does Life Need a Multiverse to Exist?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Does Life Need a Multiverse to Exist?

    S5 Ep39 |
    Does life need a multiverse to exist?

Specials

  • Strange Stars: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Strange Stars

    These stars may be the most massive stellar remnant just shy of forming a black hole.

About PBS Space Time

PBS Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth. Host Matt O'Dowd breaks down the both the basic and incredibly complex sides of space and time.