Horizon
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Season 47 · Episode 4 ·
Who's Afraid of a Big Black Hole?
Black holes are one of the most destructive forces in the universe, capable of tearing a planet apart and swallowing an entire star. Yet scientists now believe they could hold the key to answering the ultimate question - what was there before the Big Bang? The trouble is that researching them is next to impossible. Black holes are by definition invisible and there's no scientific theory able to explain them. Despite these obvious obstacles, Horizon meets the astronomers attempting to image a black hole for the very first time and the theoretical physicists getting ever closer to unlocking their mysteries. It's a story that takes us into the heart of a black hole and to the very edge of what
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Episode 4 of season 47 of Horizon: “Who's Afraid of a Big Black Hole?”. Aired 2009-11-03. Watch it online free on ZapFlix.