Have you ever wondered how we know that black holes exist even if we cannot see them? After all, they are effectively black and do not send out any detectable information.
Luckily, scientists have come a long way in developing tools and techniques to make the unobservable black hole observable.
If the recent technological breakthroughs, including the detection of gravitational waves and the first direct image of a black hole’s shadow, are just a glimpse of what the Universe has in store for us, then science might indeed hold the key to open doors to worlds that only our imagination could have embraced.
Read all about black holes in my latest article "Catch Me If You Can, Said the Black Hole".
Have a great time reading!
Olivier
Luckily, scientists have come a long way in developing tools and techniques to make the unobservable black hole observable.
If the recent technological breakthroughs, including the detection of gravitational waves and the first direct image of a black hole’s shadow, are just a glimpse of what the Universe has in store for us, then science might indeed hold the key to open doors to worlds that only our imagination could have embraced.
Read all about black holes in my latest article "Catch Me If You Can, Said the Black Hole".
Have a great time reading!
Olivier
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(Source images: pixabay and opticalillusions)
