Cosmic Journeys
Season 1 • Episode 5: The Largest Black Holes in the Universe • Watch with subtitles

Episode 5: The Largest Black Holes in the Universe
September 27, 2009 • 24 min
Our Milky Way Galaxy is thought to harbor millions of black holes, the ultra dense remnants of dead stars. But now, in the universe far beyond our galaxy, there's evidence of something far more ominous. A breed of black holes that has reached incomprehensible size and destructive power. Just how large, and violent, and strange can they get?
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