1972 ⟶ Evidence of a Black Hole
Charles Thomas Bolton was the first astronomer to present ir...
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⚫ Evidence of a Black Hole
Charles Thomas Bolton was the first astronomer to present irrefutable evidence of the existence of a black hole.⟶
AstronomyAstrophysicsBlack HoleCharles Thomas BoltonBinary Star SystemX-ray Astronomy1970s
Canada⚫ Suggestion of Black Hole Entropy
Jacob Bekenstein: Black Hole Entropy suggested⟶
PhysicsTheoretical PhysicsBlack HoleEntropyJacob BekensteinThermodynamicsGeneral Relativity1970s
Israel⚫ Prediction of Black Hole Radiation (Hawking Radiation)
Stephen Hawking: Black hole radiation (Hawking radiation) predicted⟶
PhysicsTheoretical PhysicsBlack HoleHawking RadiationStephen HawkingQuantum GravityGeneral Relativity1970s
United Kingdom⚫ Evidence for Supermassive Black Hole at Milky Way's Center
16-year study of stellar orbits around Sagittarius A** provides strong evidence for a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy⟶
AstronomyAstrophysicsBlack HolesMilky WaySagittarius A*Galactic CenterStellar Orbits21st Century ScienceGeneral Relativity
🕳️ First Image of a Black Hole at the Center of Galaxy M87
In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration obtained the first image of a black hole which was at the center of galaxy M87, providing more evidence for the existence of supermassive black holes in accordance with general relativity.⟶
AstronomyBlack HoleEvent Horizon TelescopeM87General RelativitySupermassive Black HoleObservational AstronomyAstrophysics
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Japan⚫ First Image of a Black Hole
First image of a black hole⟶
AstrophysicsBlack HoleEvent Horizon TelescopeM87General RelativityObservational AstronomyRadio Astronomy
United StatesGermanyJapan