Black holes are some of the most enigmatic objects in the universe. They are immense amounts of matter densely packed into an impossibly tiny area, creating a gravitational force so strong that not even light can escape. That means one cannot observe them directly, which makes learning their secrets a tricky endeavor.
But researchers and theorists have made huge strides over the past 10 years when it comes to better understanding these elusive celestial phenomena. In the last five years alone, we have "heard" two black holes collide, gotten closer to understanding how they might store information and seen the first-ever image of a black hole.
Not to change the topic here:
From the image of a black hole to 'artificial embryos', 2019 was the year of many firsts in
Why jumping into Black Hole is so unforgettable for Raiders players | NBCS Bay Area
Raiders running back Jalen Richard drifted into the left flat and caught a screen pass from quarterback Derek Carr a few yards from pay dirt. Three receivers were engaged and blocking well before him, allowing Richard to squiggle through traffic and into Oakland Coliseum's southern end zone.
It was a big moment for the 2016 Raiders, looking to enhance playoff positioning with a Week 16 home win over Indianapolis. It was a big moment for Richard, an undrafted rookie who found himself a major contributor in a playoff push. He didn't stop to celebrate with his teammates. No way, not after his first touchdown in the East Bay.
Tech It Out: Gigantic black hole that should not exist in our galaxy - CGTN
In this edition of Tech it Out, we visit the China-led telescope Lamost, where astronomers have found a gigantic black hole that should not exist in our galaxy. Also on Science Saturday, we review the major science news of past two weeks, ranging from Boeing's space mission to the world's oldest fossil forest.
Many things are taking place:
Imaging the Unimaginable - WHYY
1) An image of the shadow of a black hole resembles an ‘orange doughnut.’ A supermassive Black Hole was seen in silhouette against the background of its surrounding accretion disk.
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3) The New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto in 2016, then flew past an even more distant object on New Year’s Day 2019 – a double-lobed Kuiper Belt object now known as Arrokoth. Its shape resembles the BB-8 droid from the recent ‘Star Wars’ chapters. It features a small circle atop a larger circle, except it’s flattened.
Black hole image, 1kg redefinition, Greenland's lost ice — 2019 science stories to remember
Astronomy advanced by leaps and bounds in 2019, but the biggest story of the year was arguably the first image of a black hole. Scientists working on the Event Horizon Telescope produced the first ever image of what was thought to be an unseeable object for a very long time.
The black hole is in the centre of the Messier 87 galaxy — 55 million light years away. The telescope itself is a network of telescopes spread across four continents, effectively making up one giant telescope. Read more on The New York Times .
Scientists Have Just Discovered The Biggest Black Hole Ever & It’s Mindblowing
Though black holes are constantly offering scientists new space discoveries, astrophysicists are reeling after finding the largest black hole ever measured, per Astronomy . It was calculated as being 40 billion times the sun’s mass. It is so massive that another way to think about the size of this black hole is that it is equal to around two-thirds of the mass of all the stars in the Milky Way.
The black hole resides in Holm 15A, the brightest galaxy inside the Abell 85 cluster. It is a whopping 700 million light years from Earth.
A new type of black hole has been discovered, astronomers say - CNN
(CNN) Astronomers studying black holes in our galaxy, the Milky Way, have discovered what they believe to be a new type of black hole. This previously unknown class of black holes could be smaller than others that were previously dubbed the smallest black holes.
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