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Ep. 5: Black Holes

Crash Course Pods: The Universe

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Exploring the Growth and Phenomena of Black Holes

The chapter dives into the intriguing aspects of black holes, discussing their growth and behavior such as the theory of Hawking radiation leading to potential 'explosions' towards the end of their life. It also touches on the correlation between supermassive black holes and galaxies, the brightness of matter falling into black holes creating quasars, and the phenomenon of black holes accreting matter and emitting jets of radiation.

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