Event horizon

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope will hunt for small black holes left over from the Big Bang

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Black Hole Week is in full swing and to celebrate, NASA has explained how its next big astronomical instrument, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, will hunt for small black holes dating back to the Big Bang. When we think of black holes, we tend to imagine enormous cosmic monsters, such as stellar-mass black holes … Read more

Fall into a black hole in stunning NASA animation (video)

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If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you were unlucky enough to fall into a black hole, NASA has the answer. A visualization created on a NASA supercomputer to celebrate the start of black hole week on Monday (May 6) takes viewers on a one-way journey beyond a black hole’s event horizon. This outer … Read more

What is a white hole? Does the cosmic phenomenon exist?

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Black holes have long been in the spotlight as celestial bodies from which nothing, not even light, can escape. However, theoretical physicists propose a less understood but equally fascinating counterpart: the white hole. Unlike black holes, which attract matter, white holes repel matter. What are white holes? In astrophysics, a white hole represents a theoretical … Read more

Photo is believed to be the first image of a supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way in polarized light. Here’s the science

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Event Horizon telescope Claim: A photo shared online in March 2024 shows the first image in polarized light of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way. Judgement: Rating: true Context: The photo showed the first image in polarized light of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way … Read more