In the Shadow of a Black Hole from lars j Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 10 min 53 sec ✓ Published: 10-Apr-2019
Description: The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration — was designed to capture images of a black hole. In coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers revealed that they succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow.nnThis 17-minute film explores the efforts that led to this historic image, from the science of Einstein and Schwarzschild