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The Mysterious Quasar at the Beginning of the Universe

Season 1 Episode 1 | 7m 48s

In this first episode of the PBSDS mini-series, STELLAR, Space Time host Matt O'Dowd travels to the top of Mauna Kea to visit the Gemini North telescope and see just how they found this ancient Quasar and it’s massive black hole.

Aired: 06/12/19
Funding for STELLAR is provided by Draper with additional support from public television viewers like you.
Extras
One of the fundamental questions humanity has always asked is how big is our Universe?
Looking up at the stars makes you wonder: what and who is out there?
In Search of Life on Mars and Jupiter’s Moon
Stellar is a miniseries that explores frontiers in space science and exploration.
It Takes A Village To See A Black Hole
We’ve been waiting to verify the existence of Gravitational Waves for over 100 years!
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One of the fundamental questions humanity has always asked is how big is our Universe?
Looking up at the stars makes you wonder: what and who is out there?
In Search of Life on Mars and Jupiter’s Moon
It Takes A Village To See A Black Hole
We’ve been waiting to verify the existence of Gravitational Waves for over 100 years!