How the Universe Works Monsters of the Milky Way (Season 8, Episode 8)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

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How the Universe Works

Monsters of the Milky Way (Season 8, Episode 8)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

The center of the Milky Way is home to strange and deadly phenomena that we don't yet understand, but using the latest science, experts are revealing how the super-massive black hole at our galaxy's core shapes life on Earth.

Producer

Andrew Lessner

Cinematographers

Andrew Cornick | Paul Rudge | Chris Sutcliffe

Editor

John Walker

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Release date

Feb 20, 2020 (United States)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Erik Dellums Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Richard Lintern Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Bank Job (2008)
Katie Bouman Self - Data Scientist Self - Data Scientist See fewer	The Edge of All We Know (2020)
James S. Bullock Self - Astrophysicist (as James Bullock) Self - Astrophysicist (as James Bullock) See fewer	How the Universe Works (2010)
Shep Doeleman Self - Astronomer (archive footage) Self - Astronomer (archive footage) See fewer	The Edge of All We Know (2020)
Alex Filippenko Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	The Universe (2002)
Peter Galison Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	Containment (IV) (2015)
Chiara Mingarelli Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	Nova (1974)
Hakeem Oluseyi Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	The Stars in My Soul
Phil Plait Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer See fewer	Arrival (II) (2016)
Amber Straughn Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine (2023)
Paul M. Sutter Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	UFO (2018)
Michelle Thaller Self - Astronomer Self - Astronomer See fewer	Spaceship Spitzer: The Slowlian Web (2008)
Grant Tremblay Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	Nova (1974)