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.
  • Hawking Radiation: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hawking Radiation

    S4 Ep15 |
    Stephen Hawking's most famous prediction: the theory of Hawking Radiation.
  • Should Space be Privatized?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Should Space be Privatized?

    S4 Ep14 |
    Will the future of space exploration be guided by public or private entities?
  • The Death of the Sun: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Death of the Sun

    S4 Ep13 |
    What exactly will happen when the sun dies?
  • What is Energy?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    What is Energy?

    S4 Ep12 |
    Energy is the most powerful and useful concept in all of physics, but what exactly is it?
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    Kronos: Devourer Of Worlds

    S4 Ep11 |
    What happens when a star eats its planets? Find out on today’s Space Time Journal Club.
  • The End of the Habitable Zone: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The End of the Habitable Zone

    S4 Ep10 |
    The Sun is getting brighter and the habitable planets in our solar system are changing.
  • Horizon Radiation: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Horizon Radiation

    S4 Ep9 |
    What is Horizon radiation? How does it apply to the Unruh Effect and Hawking Radiation?
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    What Do Stars Sound Like?

    S4 Ep8 |
    We can now map the interiors of stars by “listening” to their seismic wave harmonies.

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.