THE CONVERSATION: African scientists and technology could drive future black hole discoveries - Daily Maverick

Astronomers have revealed the first image of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The image was produced by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, an international team made up of over 300 scientists on five continents – includ…

Black holes were predicted by Albert Einsteins General Theory of Relativity over a century ago. They are regions of space so dense that nothing, including light, can escape. Their boundary is known a… [+5494 chars]

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