How the Universe Works S9E9 — Birth of Monster Black Holes

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How the Universe Works•Season 9•Episode 9

Birth of Monster Black Holes

8.3/10 · 57 votesMay 19, 202142 min

Ranked #10 of 11 in Season 9•−0.2 vs season avg

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New discoveries reveal an astonishing supermassive black hole that was born during the earliest days of the cosmos, and finding out how this giant grew so large so quickly may help to explain the very formation of the universe itself.

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Seasons11

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Season 9 Episodes11

E1 9.1

Journey to a Black Hole

E2 8.5

Mission to a Comet

E3 8.6

Secrets Of The Sun

E4 7.9

Aliens of the Microcosmos

E5 8.5

Curse of the White Dwarf

E6 8.4

War of the Galaxies

E7 8.6

The Next Supernova

E8 8.5

Secret Lives Of Neutrinos

E9 8.3Now viewing

Birth of Monster Black Holes

E10 8.6

Gravitational Waves Revealed

E11 8.4

Mystery of Alien Worlds

Cast1

Mike Rowe

Narrator

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Episode Summary

"Birth of Monster Black Holes" is episode 9 of How the Universe Works season 9. It scored 8.3/10 from 57 votes, ranking #10 of 11 episodes this season (season average 8.5). It aired on May 19, 2021.

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