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Monster of the Milky Way
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Program Overview
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NOVA explores the nature of black holes and follows scientists as
they seek to understand the supermassive black hole at the center of
our galaxy.
The program:
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explains how a black hole forms and provides simulations
revealing what might be the nature of space surrounding and
inside a black hole.
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details the nature of the event horizon that surrounds the black
hole—nothing within the horizon, including light, can
escape its gravity.
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chronicles how astronomers found evidence supporting the
existence of black holes and details the methods they used to
infer the presence of these unobservable objects.
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follows astronomers who race to confirm the existence of a
supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
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notes that astronomers have already found evidence that suggest
there may be supermassive black holes at the centers of nearly
all large galaxies throughout the universe.
suggests how these black holes may have formed. -
reviews how black holes may affect the matter surrounding them
and explores theories about how they evolve.
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recounts how, since 2002, astronomers worldwide have been able
to observe the galactic center's black hole flaring up.
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considers what may happen to the galactic center's black hole
when it eventually encounters a larger black hole found in the
nearby Andromeda galaxy.
Taping Rights: Can be used up to one year after the program
is taped off the air.
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