Dr. Becky
883K subscribers
Real science, from a real scientist. I'm an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford making videos explaining the Universe. I like to focus on how we know things, not just what we know. And especially, the things we still don't know. If you've ever wondered about something in space and couldn't find an answer online - you can ask me! My day job is to do research into how supermassive black holes can affect the galaxies that they live in. In particular, I look at whether the energy output from the disk of material orbiting around a growing supermassive black hole can stop a galaxy from forming stars. I have also written two books: "A Brief History of Black Holes" "Space: 10 Things You Should Know" "Space at the Speed of Light" is the US title of Space: 10 Things You Should Know
A star so close to the Milky Way’s black hole it feels its spin
Dr. Becky · 238K views · 1 day ago
Hubble spots a DECAGON pattern at Saturn’s south pole | Night Sky News September 2026
Dr. Becky · 188K views · 8 days ago
The new observatory so big it can’t be built on Earth
Dr. Becky · 227K views · 4 weeks ago
A 12 billion year old fossil found inside the Milky Way
Dr. Becky · 201K views · 2 weeks ago
SUPERMASSIVE stars: fact or fiction?
Dr. Becky · 122K views · 1 year ago
Has JWST shown the Universe is TWICE as old as we think?!
Dr. Becky · 1M views · 3 years ago
NASA's mind-blowing new space telescope
Dr. Becky · 303K views · 1 month ago
FINALLY: evidence for Hawking's AREA THEOREM of black holes
Dr. Becky · 257K views · 1 year ago
Have we FINALLY found a rocky exoplanet with an atmosphere?! | Night Sky News August 2026
Dr. Becky · 188K views · 1 month ago
The heat death of the Universe might not be inevitable…
Dr. Becky · 287K views · 1 month ago
The TOP 5 most dangerous places in the Universe
Dr. Becky · 84K views · 2 months ago
FIVE Moon mysteries Artemis can't help us solve
Dr. Becky · 194K views · 5 months ago
Is the famous black hole image "wrong"?
Dr. Becky · 321K views · 1 year ago