S2E8: Bring Me That Event Horizon

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Black holes are one of the most mysterious and strangest objects in all of space. Once purely theoretical according to general relativity, astronomers now have compelling observational evidence, including direct imaging of the accretion disk around a black hole. In this episode, we’ll get into what a black hole is, how they’re formed, how scientists detect them, and some of the strange physics behind them.