by Gary S. Berger | Aug 17, 2024 | Original Essay
First Direct Image of a Black Hole Black holes are regions of spacetime where gravity is so intense that nothing can escape, not even light. The boundary where the curvature of spacetime inevitably leads into the black hole is known as the event horizon. Our knowledge...
by Gary S. Berger | Aug 6, 2024 | Original Essay
In May 2024, astronomers observed a “waterfall” region of space where light and matter plunge irrevocably into the abyss of a black hole. General relativity theory states that when particles are close enough to a black hole, they cannot follow circular orbits and...
