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July 19, 2010

Black Holes: Peering Into the Heart of Darkness


"We can't actually see a black hole because, by definition, no light comes out from it," says University of Florida astronomer Steve Eikenberry. "What we can see, though, is the material around the black hole. As the material spirals into the black hole, it's kind of like water going down the drain in a sink."

Credit: National Science Foundation


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