Horizon Supermassive Black Holes (Season 37, Episode 18)
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Horizon

Supermassive Black Holes (Season 37, Episode 18)

TV Episode | Documentary

Horizon examines supermassive black holes and the recent discovery that they are crucial to the formation of galaxies. Supermassive black holes were originally hypothesized to explain active galaxies and quasars, but later were discovered ...See moreHorizon examines supermassive black holes and the recent discovery that they are crucial to the formation of galaxies. Supermassive black holes were originally hypothesized to explain active galaxies and quasars, but later were discovered to be at the center of many ordinary galaxies including our own. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
John Shrapnel Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Troy (2004)
Andrew Fruchter Self - Space Telescope Science Institute (as Dr. Andrew Fruchter) Self - Space Telescope Science Institute (as Dr. Andrew Fruchter) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Sandra Faber Self - Nuker Team (as Prof Sandra Faber) Self - Nuker Team (as Prof Sandra Faber) See fewer	Nova (1974)
John Kormendy Self - Nuker Team (as Prof John Kormendy) Self - Nuker Team (as Prof John Kormendy) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Alan Dressler Self - Nuker Team (as Dr. Alan Dressler) Self - Nuker Team (as Dr. Alan Dressler) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Doug Richstone Self - Nuker Team (as Prof Doug Richstone) Self - Nuker Team (as Prof Doug Richstone) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Andrea Ghez Self - University of California at Los Angeles (as Prof Andrea Ghez) Self - University of California at Los Angeles (as Prof Andrea Ghez) See fewer	The Edge of All We Know (2020)
John Maggorian Self - Nuker Team (as Dr. John Maggorian) Self - Nuker Team (as Dr. John Maggorian) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Laura Ferrarese Self - Rutgers University (as Prof Laura Ferrarese) Self - Rutgers University (as Prof Laura Ferrarese) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Karl Gebhardt Self - Nuker Team (as Prof Karl Gebhardt) Self - Nuker Team (as Prof Karl Gebhardt) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Joseph Silk Self - University of Oxford (as Prof Joseph Silk) Self - University of Oxford (as Prof Joseph Silk) See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
John Dubinski Self - University of Toronto (as Prof John Dubinski) Self - University of Toronto (as Prof John Dubinski) See fewer	The Universe (2007)