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Einstein's Black Hole 'Plunging Region' Confirmed by New Observations

Astronomers detect matter plunging into a black hole, validating a century-old prediction of general relativity.

  • NASA's NuSTAR and NICER telescopes provided the crucial X-ray data.
  • The observed black hole is located 10,000 light-years from Earth in the MAXI J1820+070 system.
  • This discovery offers new insights into the behavior of matter near black holes.
  • Researchers aim to build a new observatory to capture the first movie of a black hole.
  • The findings could refine models of black hole dynamics and gravitational forces.
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