Horizon
Season 50 Episode 14 - Swallowed by a Black Hole
This summer, the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way is getting ready to feast. A gas cloud three times the size of our planet has strayed within the gravitational reach of our nearest supermassive black hole. And across the globe, telescopes are being trained on the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, some 27,000 light years from Earth, in the expectation of observing this unique cosmic spectacle. For cosmic detectives across the Earth, it is a unique opportunity. For the first time in the history of science, they hope to observe in action the awesome spectacle of a feeding supermassive black hole.
Episodes in Season 50
The Truth About Looking Young
60 min
Mission to Mars
60 min
Eat, Fast and Live Longer
60 min
How Big Is the Universe?
60 min
How Small Is the Universe?
60 min
Defeating the Superbugs
60 min
The Creative Brain: How Insight Works
60 min
How to Avoid Mistakes in Surgery
60 min
The Truth about Taste
60 min
The Age of Big Data
60 min
The Secret Life of the Cat
60 min
Little Cat Diaries
60 min
Fracking: The New Energy Rush
60 min
Swallowed by a Black Hole
60 min
What Makes us Human?
60 min
The Truth About Personality
60 min
