The first image of a black hole was captured in 2019 by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration. Before that, the first observational evidence was discovered in 1964 with the detection of the X-ray source Cygnus X-1, which was later interpreted as material accreting onto a black hole from a companion star. In 1971, Cygnus X-1 was proposed as the first robust observational evidence of a black hole by astronomers Tom Bolton and Louise Webster.
I’m taking this time to catch up with the paired videos for recent WWB editions, and to restructure the WWB into seasions of 8 weeks: 40 tidbits consisting of 32 1-Minute Hot Topics and 8 quotes. Each week featureing a tidbit in science, philosophy, critical, thinking, and history as well as a weekly quote. Follow the TST YouTube channel to catch all new videos. –Mike
1START: Science >
3Critical Thinking >
4History!
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