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The Sky at Night•Season 16•Episode 12

Collapsing Stars

Oct 30, 1972

Are there such things as 'black holes in space' - old stars which have collapsed in on themselves and lost their light? Patrick Moore discusses with Professor Samuel Tolansky, FRS, the possible existence of 'collapsars,' and the problems it would help to solve.

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Season 16 Episodes13

The Great Bear

X-Ray Stars

Mars - A Dynamic World

What Do You Want to Know?

Fifteenth Anniversary

The Tenth Planet?

Midsummer and Megaliths

Jupiter - The Colossal Planet

The Andromeda Galaxy

An Exploded Planet?

Mars

Collapsing Stars

Tycho's Star

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Episode Summary

"Collapsing Stars" is episode 12 of The Sky at Night season 16. It aired on October 30, 1972.

Next: E13 · Tycho's Star Best of Season 16