The Sky at Night · SEASON 16

Collapsing Stars

Episode 12 · 1972-10-30

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Episode overview

Are there such things as 'black holes in space' - old stars which have collapsed in on themselves and lost their light? Patrick Moore discusses with Professor Samuel Tolansky, FRS, the possible existence of 'collapsars,' and the problems it would help to solve.

Season 16 episodes

1. The Great Bear1972-01-05 2. X-Ray Stars1972-02-02 3. Mars - A Dynamic World1972-03-01 4. What Do You Want to Know?1972-03-27 5. Fifteenth Anniversary1972-04-12 6. The Tenth Planet?1972-05-24 7. Midsummer and Megaliths1972-06-21 8. Jupiter - The Colossal Planet1972-07-19 9. The Andromeda Galaxy1972-08-16 10. An Exploded Planet?1972-09-18 11. Mars1972-10-02 12. Collapsing Stars1972-10-30 13. Tycho's Star1972-12-04