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The Edge of an Infinite Universe

PBS Space Time · 2 min read

The most consequential idea here is that “boundaries at infinity” aren’t just mathematical conveniences: in certain cosmologies they may function...

Cosmic HorizonsConformal CompactificationPenrose Diagrams

What Happens at the Event Horizon? | Space Time | PBS Digital Studios

PBS Space Time · 3 min read

At the event horizon, black holes don’t just hide information—they reshape what “future” and “escape” even mean. Using Penrose diagrams, the episode...

Penrose DiagramsEvent HorizonSchwarzschild Black Hole

White Holes | Space Time

PBS Space Time · 3 min read

White holes are the time-reversed mirror image of black holes: instead of trapping everything behind an event horizon, they eject everything and...

White HolesGeneral RelativitySchwarzschild Metric

How Time Becomes Space Inside a Black Hole | Space Time

PBS Space Time · 3 min read

Inside a black hole, the usual roles of space and time don’t just get distorted—they swap in a way that forces a one-way future. Outside the event...

Black Hole CausalitySchwarzschild RadiusLight Cones

What’s On The Other Side Of A Black Hole?

PBS Space Time · 3 min read

A black hole’s “point of no return” is often treated like a hard boundary, but the mathematics of spacetime mapping shows it behaves more like a...

Black Hole CoordinatesEvent Horizon MappingPenrose Diagrams

Mapping the Multiverse

PBS Space Time · 2 min read

Rotating black holes don’t just swallow matter—they can act like gateways to a chain of causally disconnected regions of spacetime, complete with...

Kerr SpacetimePenrose DiagramsErgosphere

Can Black Holes Unify General Relativity & Quantum Mechanics?

PBS Space Time · 3 min read

Black holes force a direct collision between general relativity and quantum mechanics: the same quantum information seems to be both destroyed and...

Black Hole Information ParadoxBlack Hole ComplementarityPenrose Diagrams

Escape The Kugelblitz Challenge

PBS Space Time · 2 min read

The episode’s core insight is that realistic black-hole formation is messier than the ideal “eternal” black hole often drawn in textbooks: during...

Penrose DiagramsSchwarzschild CollapseExtended Event Horizon

How to See Black Holes + Kugelblitz Challenge Answer

PBS Space Time · 2 min read

Black holes are no longer just theoretical objects: astronomers can infer their presence and test Einstein’s general relativity by watching how they...

Black Hole ObservationEvent Horizon TelescopeVLBI