Horizon travels to the South Pole to tell the inside story of the greatest scientific quest of our time. In March 2014, a team of astronomers stunned the scientific world when they announced that their BICEP2 telescope at the South Pole had possibly detected a signal of “gravitational waves” from the early universe. This is the inside story of the hunt for gravitational waves from the beginning of time. How the BICEP2 team came close to making one of the greatest discoveries of the century – and what happened when it all began to unravel...
| Title | Horizon - Season 52 Episode 8 : Aftershock: The Hunt for Gravitational Waves |
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| Alternative Titles | BBC Horizon |
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| First Air Date | 1964-02-04 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-10-06 |
| Number of Episodes | 1173 |
| Number of Seasons | 61 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | BBC Two, |
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| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 1 Should I Eat Meat? The Big Health Dilemma Should I Eat Meat? The Big Health Dilemma
2014-08-18Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 2 Should I Eat Meat? How to Feed the Planet Should I Eat Meat? How to Feed the Planet
2014-08-20Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 3 Allergies: Modern Life and Me Allergies: Modern Life and Me
2014-08-27Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 4 Inside the Dark Web Inside the Dark Web
2014-09-03Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 5 Ebola - The search for a cure Ebola - The search for a cure
2014-09-10Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 6 Is your Brain Male or Female? Is your Brain Male or Female?
2014-09-29Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 7 Secrets of the Solar System Secrets of the Solar System
2015-03-03Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 8 Aftershock: The Hunt for Gravitational Waves Aftershock: The Hunt for Gravitational Waves
2015-03-10Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 9 Dancing in the Dark - The End of Physics? Dancing in the Dark - The End of Physics?
2015-03-17Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 10 70 Million Animal Mummies: Egypt's Dark Secret 70 Million Animal Mummies: Egypt's Dark Secret
2015-05-11Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 11 Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad? Is Binge Drinking Really That Bad?
2015-05-20Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 12 The Trouble with Space Junk The Trouble with Space Junk
2015-08-05Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 13 Are Health Tests Really A Good Idea? Are Health Tests Really A Good Idea?
2015-08-12Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 14 First Britons First Britons
2015-08-19Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 15 OCD: A Monster In My Mind OCD: A Monster In My Mind
2015-08-26Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 16 Which Universe Are We In? Which Universe Are We In?
2015-09-02Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 17 Cosmic Dawn: The Real Moment of Creation Cosmic Dawn: The Real Moment of Creation
2015-09-09Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
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Horizon Season 52 :Episode 18 Are Video Games Really That Bad? Are Video Games Really That Bad?
2015-09-16Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
