What is a black hole? How do we find them? A black hole is one of the strangest types of objects in the Universe.

Imagine a region of space from which even light cannot escape. That is what many scientists, including Einstein, imagined long before we showed that they actually exist. There is even a huge one right in the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. In this amazing program, produced by the Melbourne Planetarium, we take a look at what black holes really are, how they form, and how the wonderful physics of how black holes distort space and time. We even take a look at what would happen if we got too close to one - and it's something that we don't recommend!

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Conditions of entry

You must arrive 15 minutes before the shows start time

• For our safety and yours, wearing a face mask is a condition of entry for our Planetarium sessions
• Children aged under 12 years are exempt from face mask requirements
• Check in at the Information Desk to collect tickets before heading around to the Planetarium foyer
• Uncollected Eventbrite tickets will be forfeited if arrival is less than 15 minutes before hand
• The Planetarium is closed Mondays and public holidays (with the exception of Mondays that fall within school holidays)
• A family ticket offers admission for two adults and two children, or one adult and three children. If more than a family of four are seeking entry under a family ticket, another adult/child ticket will need to be purchased
• Please note that refunds are not available for Planetarium bookings