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Black Hole Breakthroughs

Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:13:48
Publish Date: 2016-10-21 21:55:07
Description:

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Scientific discovery can happen in two ways: “Eureka!” moments of sudden understanding, where researchers glean unexpected insight into new phenomena. Or, a slower, less glamorous hunt for truth that happens day-after-day, for years. But both methods can lead to new understandings that pushes the field forward for future breakthroughs.

In this episode: the sudden realization that led to the discovery of the first ever black hole, and another more methodical search for the moment that a star dies and a black hole is born.

Guests:
Jeremy Schnittman
Paul Murdin
Christopher Kochanek

Image:
Created by Jeremy Schnittman; a simulation of a black hole accretion disk, and also inspired by “Interstellar”.

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