Inside a Black Hole

In honor of NASA’s “Black Hole Week” (May 6-10, 2024), Closer To Truth has curated a special playlist that explores these mysterious cosmic objects. Watch interviews with experts like Kip Thorne, Carlo Rovelli, Frank Wilczek, and many more and discover new findings on dark matter and energy.

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Carlo Rovelli on White Holes

Authors Series, CTT Chat

52:47

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Visit the ‘dark side’ of the universe. Black holes cannot be seen because gravity is so strong that not even light can escape. Dark matter cannot be seen because...

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Max Tegmark

Topic Series

8:20

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Visit the ‘dark side’ of the universe. Black holes cannot be seen because gravity is so strong that not even light can escape. Dark matter cannot be seen because...

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Laura Mersini-Houghton

Topic Series

7:41

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Cover image for Why are Black Holes Astonishing?

They warp space and time, squeeze matter to a vanishing point, and trap light so that it cannot escape. How can black holes perform such stupendous tricks, and what can we...

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Why are Black Holes Astonishing?

Episode 09

Season 02

26:46

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Black holes are the most incredible form of mass-energy in the universe, where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape its relentless drawing power....

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Anthony Aguirre

Topic Series

7:03

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Visit the ‘dark side’ of the universe. Black holes cannot be seen because gravity is so strong that not even light can escape. Dark matter cannot be seen because...

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Kip Thorne

Topic Series

6:59

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Cover image for Sean Carroll on the Biggest Ideas in the Universe

Sean Carroll talks about about his terrific new book, The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion. He also dives into the importance of equations in popular...

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Sean Carroll on the Biggest Ideas in the Universe

Authors Series, CTT Chat

1:12:58

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Black holes warp space and time, squeeze matter to a vanishing point, and trap light so that it cannot escape. Black holes, with masses millions or billions times that of our...

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Leonard Susskind

Topic Series

13:29

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Black holes are the most incredible form of mass-energy in the universe, where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape its relentless drawing power....

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Seth Lloyd

Topic Series

6:05

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Dark energy, the repulsive energy of empty space, was one of the most unexpected and astonishing discoveries in recent science. Most scientists had expected that the...

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Alan Guth

Topic Series

8:35

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Visit the ‘dark side’ of the universe. Black holes cannot be seen because gravity is so strong that not even light can escape. Dark matter cannot be seen because...

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Frank Wilczek

Topic Series

8:52

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