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We Thought All Black Holes Came From Stars. We May Have Been Wrong.

Aug 4, 202619 min
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LIGO may have detected a black hole that shouldn't exist, potentially revealing the first evidence of primordial black holes formed in the earliest moments after the Big Bang. But the bigger story is how a decade of gravitational-wave astronomy has transformed from proving Einstein right

Season 2026 Episodes16

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Matthew O’Dowd

Matthew O’Dowd

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Episode Summary

"We Thought All Black Holes Came From Stars. We May Have Been Wrong." is episode 14 of PBS Space Time season 2026. It aired on August 4, 2026.