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fossilesque@mander.xyz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

First proof that “plunging regions” exist around black holes in space | University of Oxford

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First proof that “plunging regions” exist around black holes in space | University of Oxford

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fossilesque@mander.xyz to Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago
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An international team led by researchers at Oxford University Physics have proved Einstein was correct about a key prediction concerning black holes. Using X-ray data to test Einstein’s theory of gravity, their study gives the first observational proof that a “plunging-region” exists around black holes: an area where matter stops circling the hole and instead falls straight
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    That picture goes hard.

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