When Black Holes Collide

Black holes are fascinating in so many ways- especially when you put two of them together. Their resonance and orbit physically ripples space itself, emitting waves that can travel through space for billions of years. Since 2016, we have been able to detect these gravitational wave events, and earlier this month, we detected a record-breaking one. SOUNDTRACK:- Wander - Emitt Fenn (YouTube Audio Library)- A Slow Dream - Emily A. Sprague (YouTube Audio Library)- Nexus Dawn - CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTrZx2KM6JA&t- Last Night I Dreamt I Saw True Love In Your Eyes - Chris Zabriskie: https://soundcloud.com/chriszabriskie/last-night-i-dreamt-i-saw-true- Passing a Foreign Moon - I Think I Can Help You (YouTube Audio Library)- Thin Places - Jesse Gallagher (YouTube Audio Library)- Running Out of Time - CO.AG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P13lnycYaeI- Sound of the Earth EM White Noise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB2AK-odiocCO.AG's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvAAll tracks by Chris Zabriskie licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/CHAPTERS:00:00: Introduction01:08: What is a Black Hole?04:07: Types of Black Hole05:26: Misconceptions About Black Holes08:46: Anatomy of Black Holes12:26: Inside the Black Hole14:09: Intermediate Mass Black Holes15:17: Black Hole Mergers17:09: Gravitational Wave Signals 19:12: The Pair Instability Gap23:03: The Big Crunch