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Black Hole Apocalypse
Season 45
Episode 1
Black holes are the most enigmatic and exotic objects in the universe. They’re also the most powerful, with gravity so strong it can actually trap light. And they’re destructive. Anything that falls into them vanishes…gone forever. But now, astrophysicists are realizing that black holes may be essential to understanding how our universe unfolded—possibly leading to life on Earth and us.
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- Thursday Jul 9, 1:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Jul 12, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Jul 13, 1:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Jul 13, 7:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Jul 14, 3:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Jul 14, 4:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Jul 14, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Jul 15, 1:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Jul 15, 5:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Jul 15, 7:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Jul 15, 1:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Saturday Jul 18, 6:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
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