2019 ⟶ First Image of a Black Hole Using Multiple Telescopes
The first image of a black hole is captured, using eight dif...
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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⚫ LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Merger
The LIGO team detects gravitational waves from a black hole merger⟶
AstrophysicsGravitational WavesLIGOBlack HolesMergerGeneral RelativityObservational Astronomy
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Switzerland🔭 First Image of a Black Hole Using Multiple Telescopes
The first image of a black hole is captured, using eight different telescopes taking simultaneous pictures, timed with extremely precise atomic clocks.⟶
AstrophysicsBlack HoleEvent Horizon TelescopeObservational AstronomyGeneral RelativityRadio AstronomyTelescopes
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Germany
Japan🕳️ 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
United StatesGermanyJapan⚫ First Image of a Black Hole
First image of a black hole⟶
AstrophysicsBlack HoleEvent Horizon TelescopeM87General RelativityObservational AstronomyRadio Astronomy
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