Tag: Avery Broderick

Nation & World
CfA researchers discover black holes aren’t so black

Common wisdom holds that we can never see a black hole because nothing can escape it – not even light. Fortunately, black holes aren’t completely black. As gas is pulled…

October 6, 2005

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Nation & World
Black holes aren’t so black

As gas is pulled into a black hole by its strong gravitational force, the gas heats up and radiates. That radiation can be used to illuminate the black hole and…

October 3, 2005

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