Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know

Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know

Documentary · 2020 · 1h 39m

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6.6/10 · TMDB

The quest to understand the most mysterious object in the universe.

Overview

Black holes stand at the limit of what we can know. To explore that edge of knowledge, the Event Horizon Telescope links observatories across the world to simulate an earth-sized instrument. With this tool the team pursues the first-ever picture of a black hole, resulting in an image seen by billions of people in April 2019. Meanwhile, Hawking and his team attack the black hole paradox at the heart of theoretical physics—Do predictive laws still function, even in these massive distortions of space and time? Weaving them together is a third strand, philosophical and exploratory using expressive animation. “Edge” is about practicing science at the highest level, a film where observation, theory, and philosophy combine to grasp these most mysterious objects.

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Cast & crew

Sheperd DoelemanSelf
Stephen HawkingSelf
Sasha HacoSelf
Andrew StromingerSelf
Malcolm PerrySelf
Gopal NarayananSelf
Lindy BlackburnSelf

Information

Release date
18 March 2020
Director
Peter Galison
Genres
Documentary, Science Fiction, Mystery
Runtime
1h 39m
Country of origin
United States

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