Matt O'Dowd explores whether early quasars explain galaxies that look surprisingly mature in James Webb's view of the young universe.
On YouTube, PBS Space Time has 3,540,000 subscribers and 568,212,085 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,364,348 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Is There Only ONE Electron In the Universe?", with 1,479,928 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 841 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 24 of 87 in category "Science and experiments".
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 10,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 6,715,899 in the last 30 days
Apple Podcasts: The podcast
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YouTube: What happened lately
October 23, 2026 5.5x its usual first day Ghost Particles Are Exposing Hidden Black Holes. … The video opened at a pace of 428,338 views a day, 5.5 times a normal first day on this channel (78,163).
Matt O'Dowd's only new upload is already the channel's most-watched Short.
The episode's final chapter turns to the most powerful magnetic fields in the universe, where the effect may finally have been seen.
The video drawing the most views now
How Black Holes EAT Entire Galaxies
- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 84,414
- Video views, pace per day
- 45,188
- Views on its first day
- 72,372
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Science and experiments | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 841 of 5,393 | 24 of 87 |
| By views gained this week | 2,355 of 5,274 | 31 of 87 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 2,175 of 5,043 | 31 of 81 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.3% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Science and experiments
Views gained this week in the category Science and experiments
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 3,530,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 3,540,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 561,563,803 views → November 11, 2026: 568,212,085 views · average: 229,251 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
How Black Holes EAT Entire Galaxies | November 9, 2026 | 1:57 short | 84,414 | 45,188 | 72,372 | 3,473 | 107 |
So You Want To Understand Black Holes... | November 5, 2026 | 1:58:16 | 398,343 | 37,483 | 166,025 | 4,696 | 402 |
The Hidden Structure of The Universe | November 4, 2026 | 2:09 short | 141,672 | 6,889 | 69,589 | 5,703 | 179 |
Can We Turn The Solar System Into A Spaceship? | November 2, 2026 | 2:22 short | 236,709 | 3,255 | 99,944 | 8,938 | 743 |
String Theory Explained In Two Minutes! | October 29, 2026 | 1:45 short | 202,472 | 953 | 118,432 | 7,149 | 469 |
We Found Galaxies Too OLD For The Universe! | October 26, 2026 | 1:36 short | 189,042 | 866 | 93,097 | 7,985 | 459 |
Ghost Particles Are Exposing Hidden Black Holes. They Just … | October 22, 2026 | 19:06 | 980,130 | 5,045 | 422,863 | 20,042 | 1,251 |
How Many Times Can Space Be Divided? | October 21, 2026 | 0:53 short | 139,912 | 856 | 77,260 | 5,003 | 228 |
There Are 1 Quadrillion Stars Behind This Grain of Sand | October 19, 2026 | 1:56 short | 110,906 | 258 | 59,394 | 5,225 | 217 |
Is There Only ONE Electron In the Universe? | October 15, 2026 | 1:40 short | 1,479,928 | 7,149 | 337,888 | 41,539 | 1,810 |
Why Does -1/12 Keep Appearing Everywhere In Physics? | October 8, 2026 | 16:00 | 829,646 | 1,380 | - | 14,313 | 1,213 |
Is a Moving Arrow NOT Actually Moving? | October 7, 2026 | 1:34 short | 154,314 | 204 | - | 4,156 | 244 |
Are You Made of Light? | October 5, 2026 | 1:28 short | 124,552 | 244 | - | 5,344 | 298 |
Are You A Disembodied Brain? | September 30, 2026 | 2:26 short | 126,294 | 80 | - | 5,256 | 391 |
What If You Travel To The Edge of The Universe? | September 28, 2026 | 1:27 short | 255,121 | 1,588 | - | 8,597 | 516 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 27.0 in the category: 30.1
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.6 in the category: 1.1
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 81,321 views
- short vs long
- 12 short (up to 3 minutes), 3 long
average views per short video: 270,444
average views per long video: 736,039
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
What Happens At The Edge Of The Universe? | Space Time | PB… | September 30, 2015 | 9:37 | 8,697,961 |
The Speed of Light is NOT About Light | October 7, 2015 | 12:46 | 7,124,330 |
5 REAL Possibilities for Interstellar Travel | October 15, 2015 | 13:03 | 7,112,441 |
The Quantum Experiment that Broke Reality | Space Time | PB… | July 27, 2016 | 13:32 | 7,084,553 |
The Real Meaning of E=mc² | May 20, 2015 | 10:24 | 6,519,864 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Is There Only ONE Electron In the Universe? | October 15, 2026 | 1:40 | 493,689 |
What If You Travel To The Edge of The Universe? | September 28, 2026 | 1:27 | 225,225 |
Is a Moving Arrow NOT Actually Moving? | October 7, 2026 | 1:34 | 132,136 |
Are You A Disembodied Brain? | September 30, 2026 | 2:26 | 121,487 |
Are You Made of Light? | October 5, 2026 | 1:28 | 106,451 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Video taking offGhost Particles Are Exposing Hidden Black Holes. … The video opened at a pace of 428,338 views a day, 5.5 times a normal first day on this channel (78,163).
- MilestoneIs There Only ONE Electron In the Universe? The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 602,806 views a day, 2.7 times a normal day (222,745).
Stories
Matt O'Dowd explores whether early quasars explain galaxies that look surprisingly mature in James Webb's view of the young universe.
Matt O'Dowd's only new upload is already the channel's most-watched Short.
The episode's final chapter turns to the most powerful magnetic fields in the universe, where the effect may finally have been seen.




















