Length: 10:10
Description: Journey to the heart of the M87 supermassive black hole - the first and only black hole ever photographed - and explore the mystery of how it grew so large, what lies inside, and how it controls the entire galaxy.
Showing posts with label How the Universe Works. Show all posts
Showing posts with label How the Universe Works. Show all posts
Friday, January 23, 2026
Friday, January 9, 2026
How the Universe Works - The Gravitational Waves of Colliding Blackholes!
Length: 8:18
Description: Gravitational waves are helping scientists explore the cosmos in revolutionary, new ways, and the discoveries they make are revealing the universe's greatest mysteries.
Friday, December 26, 2025
How the Universe Works - Are Neutrinos Responsible for the Entire Cosmos?!
Length: 9:14
Description: Neutrinos are the most mysterious particles in the universe, and they power some of the most explosive events in the cosmos; new discoveries reveal how these ghosts pass through objects undetected and why they could be the reason we exist.
Monday, December 15, 2025
How the Universe Works - Cosmic Explosions
Length: 1:01:29
Description: Witness the most powerful forces in the universe in this special compilation. From the Big Bang and supernovas to volcanic eruptions and cosmic megaflares, discover the explosive events that shape planets, stars, and galaxies.
Friday, December 12, 2025
How the Universe Works - Supernovas, the Universe's Ticking Time-Bombs
Length: 8:47
Description: Our galaxy is full of stars ready to explode into supernovas, a stellar detonation powerful enough to destroy all life on Earth; it's an event that hasn't occurred in 400 years, and the search is on to locate which star may be next.
Friday, December 5, 2025
How the Universe Works - Ice Giants, Comets, & Pluto
Length: 1:00:34
Description: Explore the coldest reaches of our solar system. Witness the violent rise of Uranus and Neptune, uncover Pluto's shadowy past, and chase comets as they race through space carrying clues from the dawn of time.
Timecodes:
00:30 – Uranus and Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants
13:07 – Secret History of Pluto
25:55 – Mission to a Comet
40:04 – Comets: Frozen Wanderers
Friday, November 28, 2025
How the Universe Works - This Blackhole is Dining on Stars!
Length: 9:06
Description: White dwarfs are small, dead stars with a dangerous side, capable of exploding into supernovas and destroying planets; new research suggests these mysterious phenomena may be the key to understanding the universe itself.
Friday, November 14, 2025
How the Universe Works - Strange Alien Worlds Right Next Door?!
Length: 8:02
Description: An explosion in the discovery of exoplanets is challenging everything we know about our universe; experts use cutting-edge astronomy to investigate these mysterious alien worlds and how they defy the laws of physics.
Monday, November 10, 2025
How the Universe Works - Experience the Universe's Violent Extremes
Length: 1:04:04
Description: From volcanoes to megastorms, watch as we travel through the universe's vast and violent extremes.
Extreme Orbits - 00:00 - 10:04
Extreme Planets - 10:04 - 18:28
Extreme Stars - 18:28 - 28:56
Journey from the Center of the Sun - 28:56 - 42:03
Megaflares - 42:03 - 50:36
Megastorms - 50:36 - 57:46
Volcanoes - 57:46 - 1:04:04
Monday, November 3, 2025
How the Universe Works - The Origin of Our Genetic Code
Length: 9:11
Description: The hidden kingdom of microscopic alien organisms shapes the universe as much as galaxies, stars, and planets; new discoveries reveal how bacteria, viruses, and other alien micro-organisms built life on Earth and influence humanity's future in the cosmos.
Saturday, October 25, 2025
How the Universe Works - Searching the Deepest Corners of Space
Length: 1:03:38
Description: Watch as experts dive into mankind's search into the deepest reaches of space and the secrets of the universe.
Secret World of Nebulas - 00:00 - 07:56
Cassini's Final Secrets - 07:56 - 18:05
When NASA Met Jupiter - 18:05 - 26:19
NASA's Journey to Mars - 26:19 - 33:57
Mission to a Comet - 33:57 - 40:58
Gravitational Waves Revealed - 40:58 - 49:15
Secret of the Cosmic Web - 49:15 - 57:24
A Robot's Guide to Mars - 57:24 - 1:03:38
Friday, October 17, 2025
How the Universe Works - The Most Magnetic Place in the Universe
Length: 8:46
Description: A brand-new NASA mission to the Sun reveals cutting-edge discoveries about Earth's star; as the Parker Solar Probe dives through the Sun's atmosphere, what it finds challenges everything we know about this strange place.
Friday, October 3, 2025
How the Universe Works - The First Ever Supermassive Black Hole
Length: 8:05
Description: New discoveries reveal an astonishing supermassive black hole that was born during the earliest days of the cosmos, and finding out how this giant grew so large so quickly may help to explain the very formation of the universe itself.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
How the Universe Works - The End of the Earth and Cosmos' Infinite Death Cycle
Length: 1:02:15
Description: Colliding supermassive black holes, the end of the Earth, devastating solar flares and more. Learn about the dark and infinite death cycle of our universe!
Edge of the Universe - 00:00 - 09:36
Secrets of Time Travel - 09:36 - 19:18
Secrets of the Sun - 19:18 - 28:37
Dark Matter - 28:37 - 35:27
End of the Earth - 35:27 - 44:36
Most Violent Event in the Universe - 44:36 - 53:05
The White Dwarf - 53:05 - 1:02:16
Friday, September 19, 2025
How the Universe Works - Comets: The Time Capsules of the Universe
Length: 8:49
Description: Experts embark on a ground-breaking mission to land on a comet and reveal its galactic mysteries.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
How the Universe Works - Explore Our Solar System's Secrets
Length: 1:03:57
Description: Explore the history and mysteries of the planets in our solar system: Mercury shows signs of a violent past, Venus reveals what could happen if Earth took a wrong turn, and Mars may have once supported life!
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Friday, September 5, 2025
How the Universe Works - When Galaxies Go to War
Length: 8:30
Description: Galaxies are locked in continual combat across the universe, and our own Milky Way will face its biggest opponent ever - the Andromeda Galaxy - in a titanic and deadly struggle that could create a new and unrecognizable super galaxy.
Friday, August 22, 2025
How the Universe Works - Can One Asteroid Wipe Out All Life on Earth?!
Length: 9:00
Description: If a massive asteroid collides with Earth, it could end life on the planet as we know it. New discoveries and cutting-edge tech reveal how close the planet is to apocalypse and what it would take for the world's leading space agencies to stop it.
Saturday, August 9, 2025
How the Universe Works - The Beginning and End of the Universe
Length: 1:09:49
Description: Watch experts talk about everything from the big bang to the universe's likely extinction in this deep dive into the start and end of life as we know it.
Birth of the Earth - 08:52 - 18:33
Did the Big Bang Really Happen? - 18:33 - 27:25
End of the Universe - 27:25 - 34:53
Extinction - 34:53 - 44:17
Forces of Mass Construction - 44:17 - 52:04
The First Oceans - 52:04 - 1:02:44
Dawn of Life - 1:02:44 - 1:09:50
Friday, August 8, 2025
How the Universe Works - The Cosmic Violence That Created the Earth
Length: 9:28
Description: The Earth and its moon may have shared a birth, and both could have been home to life.