Overview: Join astrophysicist and novelist Janna Levin on a mind-blowing voyage to the frontiers of black hole science, which is shining new light on the most powerful and mysterious objects in the universe.

DVD Verdict: For those not in the know, Black Holes are the most enigmatic, mysterious, and exotic objects in the universe. They're also the most powerful, with gravity so strong it can actually capture light.

And they're the most destructive, swallowing dust, gas, planets, even giant stars. Anything that falls into them vanishes ... gone forever!

Indeed, because no light can escape, black holes are invisible. However, space telescopes with special instruments can help find black holes. They can observe the behavior of material and stars that are very close to black holes.

Here in 'NOVA: Black Hole Apocalypse,' we learn just how Black Holes form along with the damage they can bring to our universe. So, how are they formed? Primordial black holes are thought to have formed in the early universe, soon after the big bang.

Stellar black holes form when the center of a very massive star collapses in upon itself. This collapse also causes a supernova, or an exploding star, that blasts part of the star into space.

Scientists think supermassive black holes formed at the same time as the galaxy they are in. The size of the supermassive black hole is related to the size and mass of the galaxy it is in.

But now, astrophysicists are realizing that black holes are essential to understanding how our universe unfolded - maybe to explaining our very existence.

In this simply MIND-BLOWING 2-hour special, astrophysicist and novelist Janna Levin takes viewers on a journey to the frontiers of black hole science.

Along the way, we meet leading astronomers and physicists on the edge of finding new answers to provocative questions about these shadowy monsters: Where do they come from? What's inside them? What happens if you fall into one? And what can they tell us about the nature of space, time, and gravity? This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.78:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs.