AaS! 59: Do Black Holes Exist?

Ask a Spaceman!

Paul M. Sutter

Astrophysics, Science, Cosmos, Holes, Black, Astronomy, Natural Sciences, Universe, Cosmology, Space, Physics

4.8 • 853 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2017

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Do black holes exist, or are they merely theoretical constructs? What’s the evidence? And what about the singularity, surely that doesn’t happen, right? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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0:00.0	You know what time.
0:09.3	It is this time for Ask a Space Man.
0:11.2	I'm your host, Paul Sutter.
0:12.3	You've got questions and I've got answers.
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0:37.2	There's YouTube too. Do not forget YouTube.
0:39.8	YouTube.com slash Paul Matt Sutter is the place to be if you're interested in space.
0:45.5	We have one simple goal with this show. Complete knowledge of time and space. And on the road to complete
0:53.3	knowledge of time and space is, well, I have to, I've
0:58.3	just set up this question. Before I get to the question, I want you to know from the bottom of my
1:07.2	heart, I cannot emphasize this strongly enough. I did not intend to do another black hole episode so soon.
1:17.3	Black holes are awesome, but I try to space them out, and you can decide if that was,
1:22.8	that pun was intended or not.
1:25.0	I try to space them out because this show isn't Ask a Space Man
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