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.
  • Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why We Might Be Alone in the Universe

    S5 Ep38 |
    Why does it appear, that humanity is the lone intelligence in the universe?
  • Loop Quantum Gravity Explained: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Loop Quantum Gravity Explained

    S5 Ep36 |
    What exactly is it?
  • Black Hole Harmonics: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Black Hole Harmonics

    S5 Ep35 |
    We’ll explore the papers that claim to have detected black hole harmonics.
  • How Many Universes Are There?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How Many Universes Are There?

    S5 Ep34 |
    The universe is big, but it’s peanuts compared to the eternally inflating multiverse
  • Is Pluto a Planet?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Is Pluto a Planet?

    S5 Ep33 |
    You know what a planet is, right? A big round thing that orbits a star. Uh, not so fast.
  • Could We Terraform Mars?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Could We Terraform Mars?

    S5 Ep32 |
    Could we terraform Mars?
  • Is Earth's Magnetic Field Reversing?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Is Earth's Magnetic Field Reversing?

    S5 Ep31 |
    Is Earth's Magnetic Field Reversing?
  • How To Become an Astrophysicist: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How To Become an Astrophysicist

    S5 Ep30 |
    Are you thinking about becoming (or ever just wondered how one becomes) an Astrophysicist?

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.