Telescopes may capture first glimpse of a black hole
Clip: 11/25/2014 | 6m 4s
How a global network of telescopes may give us first glimpse of a black hole
Even though black holes are vital to our understanding of the universe, no one has ever seen one -- yet. To change this, a team of scientists in northern Chile, is using a network of telescopes around the globe to capture an image of a black hole for the first time to prove Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. Rebecca Jacobson reports.
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Telescopes may capture first glimpse of a black hole
Clip: 11/25/2014 | 6m 4s
Even though black holes are vital to our understanding of the universe, no one has ever seen one -- yet. To change this, a team of scientists in northern Chile, is using a network of telescopes around the globe to capture an image of a black hole for the first time to prove Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. Rebecca Jacobson reports.
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