PBS Space Time

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

Episodes

  • The Misunderstood Nature of Entropy

    Entropy is an intriguing and widely misunderstood concept.
  • Quantum Invariance & The Origin of The Standard Model

    Learn about the standard model of particle physics, the most accurate physical theory yet.
  • Will A New Neutrino Change The Standard Model?

    One paper reports on a new particle outside the standard model: the sterile neutrino.
  • How Asteroid Mining Will Save Earth

    Forget oil. There’s another natural resource that’s never been touched, Asteroids.
  • The Black Hole Information Paradox

    Nothing can escape from below the event horizon- not matter, light, or even information.
  • What Survives Inside A Black Hole?

    Nothing can escape from below the event horizon- not matter, light, or even information.
  • Why Quantum Information is Never Destroyed

    Is the entire history of the universe perfectly knowable? Or has information been lost?
  • Noether's Theorem and The Symmetries of Reality

    Flawed conservation laws are consequences of a much deeper principle: Noether’s theorem.

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.