Episode 12— The Most Dangerous Place in the Universe
Aired August 21, 2007 · 45 min
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The episode explores extreme cosmic phenomena, including black holes, galaxy mergers, gamma-ray bursts, and magnetars, each capable of immense destruction. It explains how supermassive black holes can influence entire galaxies, how galaxy collisions lead to a process known as galactic cannibalism, and how magnetars generate magnetic fields powerful enough to disrupt technology on Earth.
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Erik Thompson
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Feryal Ozel
as Self - University of Arizona
Clifford V Johnson
as Self - Univ. of Southern California
Brian Cameron
as Self - CalTech
Andrew J S Hamilton
as Self - Univ. of Colorado, Boulder
Andrea Ghez
as Self - Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Joshua Barnes
as Self - University of Hawai'i
Glenn Piner
as Self - Whittier College
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