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.