How the Universe Works (2010 – ...)

2010 • 11 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 3 — Black Holes: The Secret Origin

Name: Episode 3 — Black Holes: The Secret Origin
Released: 2016-12-06
Duration: 42 min

Season 5 • How the Universe Works

Released: 2016-12-06 • Documentary

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Recent discoveries could explain how supermassive black holes grow so big, one of the universe's most mysterious questions. Neither dark matter nor cannibalism can fully explain these monsters, but the latest science might finally provide an answer.

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Season 5 · Episode 3 · Streaming in USA

Episodes

Episode 1
Most Amazing Discoveries
2016-11-22

Episode 2
Mystery of Planet 9
2016-11-29

Episode 3
Black Holes: The Secret Origin
2016-12-06

Episode 4
Secret History of Pluto
2017-01-03

Episode 5
Stars That Kill
2017-01-10

Episode 6
The Universe's Deadliest
2017-01-17

Episode 7
Life and Death on the Red Planet
2017-01-24

Episode 8
The Dark Matter Enigma
2017-01-31

Episode 9
Strangest Alien Worlds
2017-02-07

Information

Episode air date	06.12.2016
Episode runtime	42 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	8.3
IMDb series rating	8.9
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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