Black Holes: The Secret Origin

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another exciting episode of the acclaimed documentary series “How the Universe Works”.

In this instalment of “How the Universe Works” will focus on the origin of Supermassive Black Holes.

Through The Wormhole –The Riddle of Black Holes

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the second episode of “Through the Wormhole” hosted by veteran actor Morgan Freeman.

In this installment we explore the most elusive object ever conceived by modern physics and try to unravel the riddle presented by black holes.

The Universe - The Most Dangerous Places in the Universe

Magstar

Today on Far Future Horizons we will be taking a tour of the cosmic hot zones -- black holes, galaxy mergers, gamma ray bursts and magnetars. Super black holes can literally lasso Earth out of the solar system.

Galactic Cannibalism

A clash between two galaxies can result in a ritual called galactic cannibalism. Magnetars are a cosmic magnetic force so strong it could wipe out data on every credit card.

Monster Black Holes

Today on Far Future Horizons we are going on an odyssey into nature’s ultimate abyss – a Monster Black Hole.

We will explore where they are found, how they begin, and how it may be possible to harness and use the power they produce.

Black Hole Odyssey

Today on Far Future Horizons we join Dr Michio Kaku for another exciting installment of Sci Fi Science which will take us on an odyssey into the belly of the ultimate gravitational beast – a Supermassive galactic black hole.

In science fiction, the most destructive force in the entire universe is also the key to travelling to a whole host of mind-blowing destinations. 

Violent Universe

Cygnus X-1 Copyright David A. Hardy


One of the first suspected examples of a black hole was Cygnus X-1. In 1972 a massive blue supergiant star in Cygnus was found to have an invisible companion which emitted X-rays.  This was calculated to be 14 times as massive as the Sun – too massive to be a neutron star, so a black hole is the most likely explanation. Here it is seen pulling material away from its companion and becoming strongly heated; hence the X-rays. Excess gas is ejected in two very active jets above and below the disc.  (Digital, from Futures.)

Today on Far Future Horizons we take a breathtaking journey into the future, five billion years from now, to see the ultimate fate of the Solar System and other violent and destructive events which shape our Universe.

A Sky Full of Ghosts

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the fourth episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson.

The title of this installment is “A Sky Full of Ghosts”. This episode explores how light, time and gravity affects our perception of the universe.

How Small is the Universe?

Today on Far Future Horizons we join the acclaimed BBC documentary series Horizon on an odyssey that will plunge us down  a cosmic rabbit-hole in search of the smallest thing in the Universe.

The Science of Interstellar

"We've always defined ourselves by the ability to overcome the impossible. And we count these moments. These moments when we dare to aim higher, to break barriers, to reach for the stars, to make the unknown known. We count these moments as our proudest achievements. But we lost all that. Or perhaps we've just forgotten that we are still pioneers. And we've barely begun. And that our greatest accomplishments cannot be behind us, because our destiny lies above us." ~ The Character Cooper in The Motion Picture Interstellar (2014) 

Today on Far Future Horizons we proudly present – The Science of Interstellar.

Hyperspace – Black Holes

Today on Far Future Horizons  we present the third episode of the highly acclaimed six part BBC documentary series Space (Hyperspace in the United States) hosted and narrated by veteran actor Sam Neill.

Our species is ignorant in bliss as we go about our lives unawares that in the depths of the cosmos lurk nature’s ultimate doom’s day weapons, powerful enough to tear apart our Solar System and leave our Earth a shattered burned out ruin.

Swallowed by a Black Hole

Today on Far Future Horizons prepared to be Swallowed by a Black Hole.

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.

Into the Belly of the Gravitational Beast

Today on Far Future Horizons we will embark on a voyage that will take us into the belly of a gravitational beast the –  Supermassive Blackhole.

Black Holes - The Other Side of Infinity

Today on Far Future Horizons we present “Black Holes: The Other Side Of Infinity” and together we will take a voyage to the far side of forever deep into the belly of the Gravitational Beast - a Supermassive Black hole with Academy-Award nominated actor Liam Neeson.

This cutting-edge production was produced by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in association with NOVA. It features high-resolution visualizations of black holes and other cosmic phenomena based on data generated by telescope observations and ultra-high end computer simulations.

So buckle up your seat belts and prepare yourself for a breathtaking odyssey through space and time, with striking immersive animations of the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and a simulated flight to the super-massive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy.

Black Holes - The Ultimate Abyss

Today on Far Future Horizons with the help of astronomers, astrophysicists and computer animators we are going to embark on an odyssey into the ultimate gravitational abyss of the Cosmos - the black hole, in which matter is crushed into a pinpoint of infinite density and smallness and from which not even light can escape.

Down the Cosmic Rabbit Hole: Voyages to Elsewheres and Elsewhens

While I was growing up in the 1970s a new idea in Astrophysics had just come into vogue. The notion that the very fabric of our universe, the space-time continuum, can be ripped apart and be torn asunder to reveal portals that can take us to other parts of our universe or even other universes separate from our own. We were introduced to various new exotic celestial denizens that occupied this Cosmos along side planets, stars and galaxies the likes of which we had never heard of before – Black Holes, White Holes and Wormholes long before Michio Kaku became a household name.

I still have fond memories of reading books in my early adolescence with such thought provoking and imagination stirring titles as “Black Holes and Warped Spacetime” by William J. Kaufmann, “The Iron Sun: Crossing the Universe Through Black Holes” and “The Next Ten Thousand Years” by Adrian Berry all of which introduced the notion that cosmic portals exist that can take us on far off trips to elsewhere and elsewhens in our cosmos and beyond.

Today the notion of voyaging through such cosmic gateways that can zip you across vast distances in the twinkle of an eye or take you on voyages to parallel universes or on journeys across vast eons of time are the mainstays of twenty first century physics. It is almost as if the Physics of Star Trek has arrived a century earlier than expected.