[Question] Tell me the latest catching news about black holes

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around recent developments and news related to black holes, including specific events like the LIGO "Chirp" and updates from the Event Horizon Telescope. Participants express their interest in the topic and seek information on the latest findings and news in the field.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a strong interest in black holes and requests the latest news on the topic.
  • Another participant suggests searching for news on the forum and external sites, providing links to relevant threads and resources.
  • A participant mentions the excitement surrounding the LIGO "Chirp" and asks for more information about it.
  • There are mentions of upcoming pictures from the Event Horizon Telescope, with one participant expressing enthusiasm about this development.
  • Some participants discuss the logistics of data transport for the Event Horizon Telescope, questioning the necessity of physically transporting data instead of using standard data transmission methods.
  • Another participant speculates that the large volume of data and the remote location of some sites may necessitate physical transport due to potential connectivity issues.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share an interest in black holes and express excitement about recent developments, but there is no consensus on the details of the data transport methods used by the Event Horizon Telescope or the specifics of the LIGO "Chirp."

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes assumptions about the nature of data transport and the challenges faced by the Event Horizon Telescope, but these points remain unresolved and speculative.

BlackholeGirl
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Hello,

Thank you for opening this thread.

I am strongly interested in the universe, especially black hole.
Though I am only eighteen years old, the more I read books about a black hole, the more my interest is getting powerful.

Therefore, I want to know the latest and exciting news about black holes.
If you have, please feel free to post it.

Thanks.
 
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Hi, BlackholeGirl, I would suggest you search for e.g. "black hole news" on this forum (search button is on the upper right side on the forum page), and you could also search for "black hole" on e.g. the news site phys.org. (a search example is here).

EDIT: And here is a thread with more links to science/physics news sites:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threa...ions-on-physics-nothing-too-technical.918501/

EDIT 2: Bonus: and here is a post which may interest you, even though it's not fresh news:
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/our-beautiful-universe.800540/#post-5027918
 
Thank you, Mr./Ms. DennisN
They are very helpful:)
 
BlackholeGirl said:
I want to know the latest and exciting news about black holes.
The LIGO "Chirp" was pretty exciting news... What can you tell us about it? :smile:
 
JLowe said:
Pictures from the Event Horizon Telescope should be releasing soon, I consider that pretty exciting.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_Telescope

Someone else may have more details.
That sounds like an interesting project. it's new to me.
I don't get the bit about physically transporting data between the sites using disks or whatever flown on aircraft.
Cannot see how this could be useful instead of normal data transmission.
 
I didn't understand it either, but I believe it is a LOT of data, and some of it at the South Pole, where they needed to wait for favorable weather conditions to transport it.

Perhaps it's too much data to send wirelessly, or perhaps some of the sites don't have good wireless connections. I have no idea why they went that route.
 

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