black holes (astronomy)

Discusses how we know about black holes, how they affect matter around them, and what would happen if you got inside one.

An exploration of black holes conducted through a combination of an imaginary journey through the universe and scientific fact, including thought-provoking mysteries, puzzles, and problems on a variety of topics ranging from parallel universes to time travel. Includes computer graphics images, and codes for creating black holes on home computers.

Provides facts about the universe, space exploration, black holes, astronomy and spacecraft using question and answer format.

Anthropologist Philip Engstrand watches his relationship with a female particle-physicist deteriorate when she begins spending her time studying a possible portal to another world.

A group of American scientists descend to the ocean floor to investigate a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently undamaged by its fall, and three hundred years old.

Recounts the rivalry between Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, who developed the first mathematical description of black holes, and Sir Arthur Eddington, one of the greatest astrophysicists of the day, discussing how their theories contradicted and inspired one another.

Looks at what modern scientific research, some conducted with the help of space-based facilities such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, have revealed about black holes and their role in the formation of the universe.

Looks at what scientists have learned about black holes, focusing on the black hole known as Sagittarius A believed to exist at the center of the Milky Way, and discusses the possibility of being able to observe, and thus prove the existence of black holes with the use of technology already in development.

Two scientists must put aside their animosity towards each other in order to save the planet from an evil scientist's plot.

Kate and her grandfather use one of his inventions, combining psychic power with quantum physics, to travel faster than the speed of light on a mission to save the sun from a premature death.