What is a black hole?

A region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.

How do black holes affect light?

Black holes trap light due to intense gravity.

The event horizon marks the point of no return for objects falling into a black hole.

Telescopes worldwide synchronize to capture light waves around black holes.

Supercomputers analyze telescope data to create images of black holes.

Einstein's theory of gravity explains how matter deforms space-time and vice versa, influencing the movement of objects, such as Earth orbiting the Sun due to the Sun's impact on space.
Telescopes synchronized globally with atomic clocks captured the first image of a black hole by analyzing data through a supercomputer, showcasing light orbits, hot gas, and jets of light emitted from the black hole, confirming Einstein's predicted geometry.

What is a black hole?
A region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.
How do black holes affect light?
Black holes trap light due to intense gravity.
What is the significance of the event horizon around a black hole?
The event horizon marks the point of no return for objects falling into a black hole.
How are black holes imaged by telescopes?
Telescopes worldwide synchronize to capture light waves around black holes.
What is the role of supercomputers in imaging black holes?
Supercomputers analyze telescope data to create images of black holes.

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Einstein's theory of gravity deforms space-time, with matter deforming space-time and space-time influencing matter's movement.
Sufficient matter in a small area can create a black hole where even light cannot escape due to gravity.
Earth orbits the Sun due to the Sun changing the shape of space, causing the Earth to fall around it.
A computer simulation shows the event horizon around a black hole, revealing light orbits and hot gas drawn to the black hole due to friction.
The galaxy M87, 55 million light-years away, contains a six-and-a-half-billion-solar-mass black hole at its core.
To image a black hole, telescopes worldwide were synchronized with atomic clocks to capture light waves, requiring ideal weather conditions.
Data from telescopes worldwide was collected and analyzed using a supercomputer to create an image of the black hole.
The image captured the last orbit of photons around the black hole, showcasing Einstein's predicted geometry.
Black holes have jets of light emanating from their poles, illuminating space-time, with the black hole in M87 spinning and boosting light towards observers.