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The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle

What’s Inside a Black Hole?

What’s inside a black hole? Wormholes? Alternate universes? If you fell into a black hole, only one thing’s for sure: its tidal forces would kill you.

whirlpool

Science-based Q&A

Black Hole Facts

Learn what a black hole is, what we mean by “singularity” and “ergosphere,” and why we think black holes are real.

Science-based Q&A

What Will Osiris-REX Discover at Asteroid Bennu?

Osiris-REX recently began a 2-year journey to the asteroid Bennu. The Kavli Foundation spoke with three experts about what the spacecraft may discover.

NGC 5972 and the ghost of quasars past

Science-based Q&A

The Kavli Foundation Q&A: How Do Galaxies Die?

All galaxies are fated to "die" and stop making stars. The reason may lie with the supermassive black hole lurking in their cores.

Gravitational Waves Detected

Astronomy Questions & Answers

The Kavli Foundation Q&A: How are gravitational waves detected?

Courtesy of The Kavli Foundation, read the conversation between two 2016 Kavli Prize laureates as they discuss the struggle to detect gravitational waves and how their discovery is changing our understanding of the universe.

Phases of the Moon

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What are the Phases of the Moon?

The phases of the Moon are determined by the relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun.

Neutron star collision

Cosmology

The Kavli Foundation Q&A: How Did Nature's Heaviest Elements Form?

The Kavli Foundation hosted a Q&A with three astronomers to probe the recent discovery of hard-to-produce heavy elements in a nearby dwarf galaxy. The discovery sheds light on stellar histories and galactic evolution.

Transition disk around a star

Science-based Q&A

Kavli Q&A: How Do Planets Form?

Learn how powerful new telescopes and techniques are enabling scientists to probe planets in the earliest stages of development.

Astronomy Questions & Answers

Ripple Effect: Gravitational Waves Begin to Reveal a Hidden Universe

To mark the start of a new era of astronomy, three principal LIGO researchers speak with The Kavli Foundation on their epic discovery and how it will transform the way we see the cosmos.

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Citizen Science: Projects & Collaboration

The Kavli Foundation Q&A: How Does Citizen Science Drive Discovery?

Crowd-sourcing the universe: Thanks to online portals, legions of volunteer astronomers are turning their eyes to the sky and doing extraordinary science. Three scientists discuss the future of citizen astronomy.

five-planet system

Astronomy Questions & Answers

The Kavli Foundation: Q&A on Earth-sized Exoplanet GJ1132b

A newfound alien world orbiting a small, nearby star could be one of the first exoplanets scientists get to investigate in detail. Three astrophysicists discuss the possibilities.

High-Definition Space Telescope (HDST)

Science-based Q&A

Kavli Foundation Q&A: Searching for Alien Life with a "Super-Hubble" Space Telescope

Watch a Q&A with two astronomers on the promise of Hubble's successor telescope, courtesy of The Kavli Foundation. Scientists have unveiled a bold proposal for a giant new space-based telescope that would be far more powerful than today's observatories. Called the High Definition Space Telescope (HDST), the instrument is essentially…

New Horizons' mission logo

Science-based Q&A

Kavli Foundation Q&A: Pluto Revealed

Three experts joined The Kavli Foundation for a live Q&A to discuss New Horizons' long journey to the distant and fascinating world of Pluto.

exploding white dwarf surrounds star

Astronomy Questions & Answers

The Kavli Foundation Q&A: What Ignites Supernova Explosions?

We finally know the ingredients that fire up a particular kind of supernova. Four researchers explain why a better understanding of how certain stars die can help reveal the evolution of the cosmos and its galaxies.

51 Eridani b - artist's conception

Science-based Q&A

The Kavli Foundation Q&A: Jupiter-like Exoplanet 51 Eridani b

A new exoplanet closely matches what astronomers think Jupiter looked like in its infancy. Astrophysicist Bruce Macintosh of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford discusses why this discovery might help us understand how planets arise.

Science-based Q&A

The Kavli Foundation Q&A: Dwarf Galaxies and the Quest for Dark Matter

Satellite dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way should help scientists better grasp the universe's evolution while also homing in on dark matter's identity.

LSST Concept

Astronomy Questions & Answers

Kavli Foundation Q&A: The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

Courtesy of The Kavli Foundation, Sky & Telescope is featuring an in-depth Q&A with two astrophysicists and a theoretical physicist on what the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will teach us about dark matter and dark energy.

Milky Way Galaxy

Astronomy Questions & Answers

The Kavli Foundation Q&A: Insights Into Cosmic Inflation

Recently, two high-profile experiments released new data and analyses of the universe’s earliest light. Here, three preeminent scientists discuss the latest results, what they mean for the theory of cosmic inflation, and what we can expect to learn about the very early universe in the coming decade.

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Science-based Q&A

The Kavli Foundation Q&A: What Has Planck Taught Us About the Early Universe?

Scientist George Efstathiou weighs in on the latest results from the Planck satellite and what they say about cosmic inflation, the first stars, and more.

Fermi visualization of Milky Way bubbles

Astronomy Questions & Answers

Q&A: Understanding the Fermi Bubbles

Sky & Telescope features a Q&A between The Kavli Foundation and three astrophysicists who discovered two enormous and unexpected structures radiating from the center of our galaxy. They discuss what these mysterious bubbles can tell us about the history of the Milky Way and how they could help in the search for dark matter.