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Clip: Season 45 Episode 1 | 4m 22s
Chung-Pei Ma is both a gifted violinist and one of the world’s foremost black hole hunters.
Aired: 12/06/17
Video has closed captioning.National corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Draper. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the David H. Koch Fund for Science, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS viewers.
Black Hole Hunter: Andrea Ghez
Andrea Ghez asks: Is there a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy?
Black Hole Hunter: Janna Levin
As a kid, Janna Levin loved cosmology—now, she’s an award-winning author and host.
Take a mind-blowing voyage to the most powerful and mysterious objects in the universe.
Take a mind-blowing voyage to the most powerful and mysterious objects in the universe.
Black Hole Hunter: Priyamvda Natarajan
Theoretical astrophysicist Priya Natarajan maps the cosmos.
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Peer into the deep unknowns of the universe to explore its mysteries.
NOVA Wonders Can We Make Life?
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NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain?
How does today's artificial intelligence actually work-and is it truly intelligent?
Hunt for clues in the universes to answer one of humanity’s biggest questions.
NOVA Wonders What's Living in You?
Discover how a world of microbes living in and on you can make you sick.
Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the story of the first manned mission to the moon.
See the world through the eyes of nature’s fastest animal—the peregrine falcon.
Follow engineers and woodworkers as they rebuild an iconic American covered bridge.
Follow the harrowing operation to rescue 12 boys stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand.
Discover the feats of engineering that made the Concorde the first supersonic airliner.
