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		Early Clues Astronomers detect something intensely strange going on at the very core of our galaxy. running time 4:31

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		Nature's Most Bizarre Creature Even for leading physicists, what happens at the center of a black hole remains a mystery. running time 6:56

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		Tracking the Monster Does the Milky Way harbor a supermassive black hole? How big could it be? running time 6:51

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		Inside Black Holes Physicists describe what it would be like to journey past the "event horizon" and into a black hole. running time 6:24

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		Actors on the Galactic Stage How did every big galaxy in the universe wind up with a black hole at its center? running time 10:09

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		Our Very Own Monster Two teams attempt to gauge our black hole's appetite for consuming more matter. running time 7:06

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		Fate of the Milky Way What would it take for the monster of the Milky Way to come out of retirement? running time 6:20

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