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.
  • The Higgs Mechanism Explained: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Higgs Mechanism Explained

    S1 Ep37 |
    What is the Higgs field and why is it a fundamental part of our universe?
  • How to Build a Blackhole: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    How to Build a Blackhole

    S1 Ep36 |
    Let’s build a black hole!
  • 5 Ways to Stop a Killer Asteroid: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    5 Ways to Stop a Killer Asteroid

    S1 Ep35 |
    Asteroids incoming!
  • Why Haven't We Found Alien Life?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Why Haven't We Found Alien Life?

    S1 Ep34 |
    Seems like Aliens SHOULD Be Out There!
  • What Happens At The Edge Of The Universe?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    What Happens At The Edge Of The Universe?

    S1 Ep33 |
    Lots of people believe the Universe is infinite, but are they wrong?
  • Do Events Inside Black Holes Happen?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Do Events Inside Black Holes Happen?

    S1 Ep32 |
    Black holes are mammoths in the world of science AND sci-fi.
  • What Physics Teachers Get Wrong About Tides!: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    What Physics Teachers Get Wrong About Tides!

    S1 Ep31 |
    We all know tides have something to do with gravity from the Moon and Sun.
  • General Relativity & Curved Spacetime Explained!: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    General Relativity & Curved Spacetime Explained!

    S1 Ep30 |
    Is gravity even a force at all?

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.