PBS Space Time

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

Episodes

  • How Gaia Changed Astronomy Forever

    New Gaia mission data has dramatically changed how we understand our own galaxy.
  • The Star at the End of Time

    How long will life persist as the stars begin to die?
  • Black Hole Swarms

    We can now see that the Milky Way is swarming with tens of thousands of black holes.
  • Using Stars to See Gravitational Waves

    We’re going to need a gravitational wave observatory - in fact, we've already built one.
  • The Physics of Life (ft. It's Okay to be Smart & PBS Eons!)

    How did our chaotic universe generate the extreme complexity we see in life?
  • The Unruh Effect

    A black hole can never catch up to you, but the Unruh radiation it generates sure can.
  • The Andromeda-Milky Way Collision

    The Andromeda galaxy will inevitably collide with our own Milky Way. Will that be the end?
  • Scientists Have Detected the First Stars

    What do the first stars, dark matter, and superior siege engines have in common?

Specials

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.