Thursday, April 11, 2019

The Impossible!

A picture taken of an invisible object in an obscured corner of a distant galaxy with light we cannot see by a telescope that doesn't exist:

At Last, a Black Hole's Image Revealed

And it looks.... exactly as predicted by a 1916 theory by some dude from Switzerland.

Best explainer video by my celebrity squish, Dr. Derek Muller:


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  1. Forgot to mention that a favorite astronomy field trip destination (MIT's Haystack Observatory) played a pivotal role:

    https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/10/little-known-mit-facility-northwest-boston-played-key-role-picture-black-hole/DdFNuBuk9F4pDQLJvlZoRK/story.html

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