In 2020, astronomers identified a nearby star system that appeared to contain something phenomenal: the closest black hole to Earth! Now, new research from some of those same astronomers suggests that ...
How astronomers used gravitational lensing, a space-time trick predicted by Einstein, to detect a black hole measuring 30 billion times the mass of the sun.
The behind-the-scenes footage revisits the meticulous creation of the film’s prophetic black hole visuals. Nolan recalled his initial reluctance to involve Thorne directly with the visual ...