What is a black hole? Astro-Investigates Episode 1

Black holes - what are they really? Learn this and more with “Astro-Investigates,” a new video series that explores and explains big astrophysics topics with the help of NASA scientists. Caltech/IPAC's Keith Miller (Editor/Director/Co-Producer) and Robert Hurt (Science Visualizations/Co-Producer) are working with NASA/JPL on this new and exciting series!

In this first episode, you’ll hear from:

• Joanna Piotrowska - Astrophysicist at Caltech
• Varoujan Gorjian - NASA Research Astronomer at JPL and Caltech/IPAC
• Daniel Stern - NASA Astrophysicist
• Michele Vallisneri - NASA Theoretical physicist

Host and Co-Producer: Chelsea Gohd (JPL).

To learn more about black holes and NASA missions studying these mysterious objects, visit the NASA Science black holes webpage.